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This chapter is based on the premise that the forest landscape we want to manage and restore is the product of dynamic forces operating as direct or indirect causes of change. The chapter highlights the importance of understanding and addressing the forces responsible for landscape change to ensu...


Jong, W. de[Understanding forest landscape dynamics]Understanding forest landscape dynamics

Growing trees outside forests can generate rural income and rehabilitate degraded lands. The characteristics of existing smallholder tree growing in the Amazon and how much it contributes to livelihoods, however, remains largely unknown. Field surveys in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador were con...


Hoch, L.Pokorny B.Jong, W. de[How successful is tree growing for smallholders in the Amazon?]How successful is tree growing for smallholders in the Amazon?

This paper describes a participatory mapping method field tested with agro-extractive settlements in the Bolivian Amazon. A regional transition from customary to formal property rights resulting from sweeping 1996 land tenure reforms has led to confusion and conflicts over resource rights, a prob...


Cronkleton, P.Albornoz, M.A.Barnes, G.Evans, K.Jong, W. de[Social geomatics: participatory forest mapping to mediate resource conflict in the Bolivian Amazon]Social geomatics: participatory forest mapping to mediate resource conflict in the Bolivian Amazon

The Amazon basin and its rich forest has inspired much debate about its natural treasures, potential for economic development and the rights of its populations to exclusive benefits. This debate started in the 1970s and has continued ever since. The chapter points to some of the current key socia...


Jong, W. deBorner, J.Pacheco, P.Pokorny, B.Sabogal, C.Benneker, C.Cano, W.Cornejo, C.Evans, K.Ruiz, S.Zenteno, M.[Amazon forests at the crossroads: pressures, responses and challenges]Amazon forests at the crossroads: pressures, responses and challenges

At a time when the international community is devoting significant attention to the issue of governance as a key factor in global environmental decline, this book provies a timely insight into the relationships between extreme conflict, the international trade in forest products, and the social, ...


Jong, W. deDonovan, D.Ken-Ichi, Abe[Extreme conflict and tropical forests]Extreme conflict and tropical forests

Understanding what farmers need in potato varieties and assessing available genetic resources at the farmer and district levels is important for the conservation and improvement of potato in Ethiopia. A survey was conducted in six major potato growing districts representing different agro-ecologi...


Kolech, S.A.Halseth, D.Jong, W. dePerry, K.Wolfe, D.Tiruneh, F.M.Schulz, S.[Potato variety diversity, determinants and Implications for potato breeding strategy in Ethiopia.]Potato variety diversity, determinants and Implications for potato breeding strategy in Ethiopia.
Cano-Cardona, W.Rijt, A. van deJong, W. dePacheco, P.[Aprovechamiento y mercados de la madera en el norte amazónico de Bolivia]Aprovechamiento y mercados de la madera en el norte amazónico de Bolivia
Jong, W. dePacheco, P.[Integrating multiple environmental regimes: Land and forest policies under broader democratic reforms in the Bolivian tropical lowlands]Integrating multiple environmental regimes: Land and forest policies under broader democratic reforms in the Bolivian tropical lowlands
Mejía, E.Cano, W.Jong, W. dePacheco, P.Tapia, S.Morocho, J.[Actores, aprovechamiento de madera y mercados en la Amazonía peruana]Actores, aprovechamiento de madera y mercados en la Amazonía peruana

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