This chapter uses an historical case study approach to convey some sense of the kinds of research social scientists do at the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). It describes CIFOR's work in developing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management, which led to the cre...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Dounias, E.
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Goloubinoff, M.
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López, C.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Understanding forests-people links: the voice of social scientists]
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Understanding forests-people links: the voice of social scientists
Local people in South-east Asia are often cited as skilled forest managers. It is barely acknowledged that an essential part of this forest management does not concern natural forests, but forests that have been planted, often after the removal of pre-existing natural forests; forests that are cu...
Michon, G.
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Aulong, S.
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Berenger, E.
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Clement, I.
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Goloubinoff, M.
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Katz, E.
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Sellato, B.
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[Domesticating forests: how farmers manage forest resources]
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Domesticating forests: how farmers manage forest resources
La relación entre el hombre y el clima tiene una large historia. Sin embargo ha sido poco estudiada desde el punto de vista de las ciencias humanas. Por lo regular, los factores climáticos y la relación hombre-clima se describen brevemente en los estudios etnográficos, pero a este tema se han ded...