Under natural resource ecosystems shared across communities and nations, the distribution among stakeholders of risks and vulnerability to climate change is likely to be uneven on account of the nature of their stakes in the ecosystems, the degree of their dependence and the extent of degradation...
Nkem, J.
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Idinoba, M.
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Santoso, H.
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Pérez, C.J.
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Forner, C.
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Locatelli, Bruno
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Kanninen, M.
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[Prioritisation for Adaptation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems]
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Prioritisation for Adaptation in Tropical Forest Ecosystems
Terrestrial carbon resources are major drivers of development in West Africa. The distribution of these resources co-varies with ecosystem type and rainfall along a strong Northeast-Southwest climatic gradient. Soil organic carbon, a strong indicator of soil quality, has been severely depleted in...
Marks, E.
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Aflakpui, G.K.S.
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Nkem, J.
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Poch, R.M.
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Khouma, M.
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Kokou, K.
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Sagoe, R.
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Sebasti`a, M.T.
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[Conservation of soil organic carbon, biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services along climatic gradients in West Africa]
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Conservation of soil organic carbon, biodiversity and the provision of other ecosystem services along climatic gradients in West Africa
Tropical forest ecosystems represent a common heritage with livelihood portfolios shared by a great majority of people especially in developing countries but are now threatened by climate change. In spite of their contribution to poverty alleviation and food security, and also for climate change ...
Nkem, J.
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Santoso, H.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Brockhaus, M.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Using tropical forest ecosystem goods and services for planning climate change adaptation with implications for food security and poverty reduction]
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Using tropical forest ecosystem goods and services for planning climate change adaptation with implications for food security and poverty reduction
Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkem, J.
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Bele, Y.
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Masumbuko, E.M.
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Desemboli, B.B.
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[Preliminary integration of forest and adaptation to climate change into the forestry landscape of Central Africa]
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Preliminary integration of forest and adaptation to climate change into the forestry landscape of Central Africa
Idinoba, M.
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Kalame, F.B.
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Nkem, J.
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Blay, D.
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Coulibaly, Y.
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[Climate change and non-wood forest products: vulnerability and adaptation in West Africa]
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Climate change and non-wood forest products: vulnerability and adaptation in West Africa
Gyampoh, B.A.
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Amisah, S.
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Idinoba, M.
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Nkem, J.
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[Using traditional knowledge to cope with climate change in rural Ghana]
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Using traditional knowledge to cope with climate change in rural Ghana
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?
This paper discusses the discourses on climate change adaptation and mitigation that are currently at the forefront in the Congo Basin. On mitigation, the forests have enormous opportunities to contribute to the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) mechanism. But t...
Somorin, O.A.
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Brown, H.C.P.
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Visseren-Hamakers, I.J.
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Sonwa, D.J.
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Arts, Bas
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Nkem, J.
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[The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)]
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The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+)
West African savannas are depicted in the climate change literature as the “burn center” of the planet. This paper suggests that this representation is based on a misunderstanding of burning intensity and the nature of savanna environments. It is argued that burning is not as destructive as perce...
Moussa, K.
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Bassett, T.J.
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Nkem, J.
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[Changing fire regimes in the Cote d’Ivoire savanna: implications for greenhouse emissions and carbon sequestration]
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Changing fire regimes in the Cote d’Ivoire savanna: implications for greenhouse emissions and carbon sequestration
Two methods of intensifying crop production in ‘no-external-input’ slash and burn crop fallow rotation systems: increased crop density and increased cropping frequency, were tested on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon. Two common fallow types, secondary forest (forest fallow) and young...
Hauser, S.
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Norgrove, L.
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Nkem, J.
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[Groundnut/maize/cassava intercrop yield response to fallow age, cropping frequency and crop plant density on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon]
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Groundnut/maize/cassava intercrop yield response to fallow age, cropping frequency and crop plant density on an Ultisol in southern Cameroon