This concept paper addresses those elements in the people-forest interface which we perceive as critical to sustainable forest management, based on our own training and experience, as well as two field tests of the conceptual framework (in Kalimantan and Côte d'Ivoire ). Initially, we define our ...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Prabhu, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Principles, criteria and indicators: applying Ockham’s Razor to the people-forestry link]
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Principles, criteria and indicators: applying Ockham’s Razor to the people-forestry link
This paper makes use of data from a methodological pre-test conducted in and around Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Its purpose was to contribute to the development of principles, criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management (SFM). The particular topic ...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Harwell, E.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Inter-generational access to resources: developing criteria and indicators]
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Inter-generational access to resources: developing criteria and indicators
Tropical countries are expanding plantation forestry to develop sustainable wood production systems. Much of this is based on short rotations of exotic species. These systems require large capital investments, represent intensive land use and increase the demands on the soil. To develop options f...
Hopmans, P.
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Prabhu, R.
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Brand, D.
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Nambiar, S.
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Cossalter, C.
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[Development of C&I for tropical plantation forests]
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Development of C&I for tropical plantation forests
Sustainability in the context of development and forest management is a concept defined by human-beings. As human needs change across space and time, so will the expectations of what benefits and services of forests need to be sustained. Much of CIFOR's research focuses on providing a better unde...
Prabhu, R.
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Vanclay, J.K.
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[Pinning down a moving target: sustainability, people and forests]
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Pinning down a moving target: sustainability, people and forests
This report documents the conduct of the first field tests of criteria and indicators (C&I) at the forest management unit level. Interdisciplinary and international teams of five persons conducted tests of five sets of C&I in four countries (Germany, Indonesia, Brazil, and Cote d’Ivoire). This re...
Prabhu, R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Venkateswarlu, P.
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Tan, L.C.
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Soekmadi, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: phase 1. Final Report]
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Testing criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of forests: phase 1. Final Report
The paper outlines some of the key issues relating to the maintenance of 'healthy forests' in the tropics. It examines the concept of sustainable forestry and its corollary the destruction or degradation of forests, before moving on to discuss some of the challenges faced by the international com...
This paper traces the growing interest in the development of Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest since the declaration of the 'Forest Principles' at the Rio Conference 1992. Several processes are underway in the different regions of the world to define sets of criteria and indicators t...
Prabhu, R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Shepherd, G.
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[Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management: new findings from CIFOR's forest management unit level research]
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Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management: new findings from CIFOR's forest management unit level research
This is the report of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) sixth test of criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. The test took place in October and November 1996 in and around Kribi, Cameroon. Unlike previous criteria and indicators (C&I) tests, the Kribi test...
Prabhu, R.
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Maynard, W.
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Eba'a Atyi, R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Shepherd, G.
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Venkateswarlu, P.
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Tiayon, F.
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[Testing and developing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management in Cameroon: the Kribi test]
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Testing and developing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management in Cameroon: the Kribi test
Fisher, R.
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Prabhu, R.
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McDougall, C.
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[Adaptive collaborative management of community forests in Asia: experiences from Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines]
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Adaptive collaborative management of community forests in Asia: experiences from Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has carried out research to develop Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management (C&I) in eight countries since 1994. In the CIFOR framework C&I are organised hierarchically as principles, criteria, indicators, and verifiers. Bas...
Haggith, M.
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Prabhu, R.
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Purnomo, H.
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Rizal, A.
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Taylor, J.
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Yasmi, Y.
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Sukadri, D.
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[CIMAT: a knowledge-based system for developing criteria & indicators for sustainable forest management]
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CIMAT: a knowledge-based system for developing criteria & indicators for sustainable forest management