The ongoing expansion of oil palm plantations in the humid tropics, especially in Southeast Asia, is generating considerable concern and debate. Amid industry and environmental campaigners’ claims, it can be hard to perceive reality. Is oil palm a valuable route to sustainable development or a co...
Sheil, Douglas
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Casson, A.
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Meijaard, E.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Gaskell, J.
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Sunderland-Groves, J.
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Wertz, K.
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Kanninen, M.
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[The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?]
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The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?
The most prominent international responses to climate change focus on mitigation (reducing the accumulation of greenhouse gases) rather than adaptation (reducing the vulnerability of society and ecosystems). However, with climate change now inevitable, adaptation is gaining importance in the poli...
Locatelli, Bruno
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Kanninen, M.
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Brockhaus, M.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Santoso, H.
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[Face à un avenir incertain: comment les forêts et les populations peuvent s’adapter au changement climatique]
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Face à un avenir incertain: comment les forêts et les populations peuvent s’adapter au changement climatique
One of the first steps in estimating the potential for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) initiatives is the proper estimation of the carbon components. There are still considerable uncertainties about carbon stocks in tropical rain forest, coming essentially from...
Laumonier, Y.
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Kanninen, M.
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Munandar, A.W.
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[Landscape-scale variation in the structure and biomass of the hill dipterocarp forest of Sumatra: Implications for carbon stock assessments]
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Landscape-scale variation in the structure and biomass of the hill dipterocarp forest of Sumatra: Implications for carbon stock assessments
Iskandar, H.
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Santosa, K.D.
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Kanninen, M.
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Gunarso, P.
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[Inisiatif pemanfaatan limbah kayu sebagai sumber penghasilan di tingkat masyarakat]
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Inisiatif pemanfaatan limbah kayu sebagai sumber penghasilan di tingkat masyarakat
Deforestation, forest degradation, and land-use change are a major source of carbon emissions. The Copenhagen Accord recognised the crucial role of reducing emissions from deforestation, emphasized the role of forests in climate change mitigation, and called for the immediate establishment of a R...
Kanninen, M.
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Brockhaus, M.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Nabuurs, G.J.
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[Harnessing forests for climate change mitigation through REDD+: challenges and opportunities]
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Harnessing forests for climate change mitigation through REDD+: challenges and opportunities
This infobrief provides an early snapshot of 17 REDD+ pilots under development in Indonesia in mid 2009. There is great variety in and experimentation by the proponents of REDD+ pilots. Three key dimensions useful for categorising early pilots are: 1) degree of spatial planning and heterogeneity ...
Madeira, E.M.
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Sills, E.
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Brockhaus, M.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Kanninen, M.
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[What is a REDD+ pilot?: a preliminary typology based on early actions in Indonesia]
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What is a REDD+ pilot?: a preliminary typology based on early actions in Indonesia
This paper examines the relationship between farmers’ socio-economic characteristics, silvicultural activity and the quality of their mahogany and kadam plantation stands in two independent case study villages in South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. Data on farmers’ socio-economic characteristic...
Kallio, M.H.
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Krisnawati, H.
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Rohadi, D.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Mahogany and Kadam planting farmers in South Kalimantan: the link between Silvicultural activity and stand quality]
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Mahogany and Kadam planting farmers in South Kalimantan: the link between Silvicultural activity and stand quality
Locatelli, Bruno
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Kanninen, M.
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[Servicios ecosistémicos y adaptación al cambio climático]
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Servicios ecosistémicos y adaptación al cambio climático
The formulation and implementation of an adaptation strategy is of growing concern to governments. The adaptation policy framework (APF) sets out indicative activities and features of an adaptation strategy. Understanding the extent to which existing practices can support adaptation in societies ...
Kalame, F.B.
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Aidoo, R.
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Nkem, J.
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Kanninen, M.
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Luukkanen, O.
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Idinoba, M.
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[The modified taungya system in Ghana’s transitional zone: a win–win practice for forestry and adaptation to climate change?]
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The modified taungya system in Ghana’s transitional zone: a win–win practice for forestry and adaptation to climate change?
Mery, G.
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Alfaro, R.I.
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Kanninen, M.
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Lobovikov, M.
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[Forests in the global balance - changing paradigms]
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Forests in the global balance - changing paradigms