Forestry and poverty analyses in China show an ambiguous relationship. While the co-occurrence of forest rich areas and poor counties has been noted by some authors, others have stressed the role played by forestry in these areas where it is frequently one of the few options available. This study...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Belcher, B.
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Fu Maoyi
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Yang Xiaosheng
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[Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China]
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Looking through the bamboo curtain: an analysis of the changing role of forest and farm income in rural livelihoods in China
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Blas, D.E. de
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Nasi, Robert
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Sassen, M.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Angoue, C.
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Gami, N.
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Ndoye, O.
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Ngono, G.
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Nguinguiri, J.C.
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Nzala, D.
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Toirambe, B.
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Yalibanda, Y.
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[Who is logging the Congo?]
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Who is logging the Congo?
Extractive reserves constitute an innovative approach to match conservation and development objectives, which were originally envisaged as part of a land struggle by forest dwellers in Brazil. In spite of the idea’s popularity and the attempts to apply the concept to different tropical regions, t...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Almeida, M.
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Dewi, S.
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Costa, E.M.L.
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Pantoja, M.C.
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Puntodewo, A.
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Postigo, A.A.
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Andrade, A.G. de
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[Conservation and development in Amazonian extractive reserves: the case of Alto Jurua]
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Conservation and development in Amazonian extractive reserves: the case of Alto Jurua
There are positive and negative feed-back links between forestry and poverty. The role of forests as part of a rural development strategy is much debated in literature. We have explored this role and links for a montane forest village in East China using official historical data and our own field...
Gutiérrez Rodriguez, L.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Yang, Xiaosheng
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Fu, Maoyi
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Geriletu
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Wu, D.
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[The changing contribution of forests to livelihoods: evidence from Daxi Village, Zhejiang Province, China]
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The changing contribution of forests to livelihoods: evidence from Daxi Village, Zhejiang Province, China
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Maoyi, F.
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Belcher, B.
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Xioasheng, Y.
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Mertens, B.
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Hua, L
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Jinzhong, X.
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[The socio-economic and environmental roles of bamboo in rural China]
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The socio-economic and environmental roles of bamboo in rural China
This book contains a number of commissioned background papers presented at the workshop on ‘Research on Non-timber Forest Products’ (Hot Springs, Zimbabwe, 28 August - 2 September 1995). Bringing together experiences from different regions and professional backgrounds, the book attempts to analys...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Arnold, J.E.M.
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[Current issues in non-timber forest products research. Proceedings of the workshop research on NTFP. Hot Spring, Zimbabwe, 28 August - 2 September 1995]
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Current issues in non-timber forest products research. Proceedings of the workshop research on NTFP. Hot Spring, Zimbabwe, 28 August - 2 September 1995
The paper analyses the structure of non-timber forest products (NTFP) markets in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon from a spatial perspective. A characterisation of 25 markets based on a set of products, traders, and market place attributes was produced. The combination of the attributes si...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Ndoye, O.
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Eyebe, A.
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Puntodewo, A.
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[Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]
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Spatial characterisation of non-timber forest products markets in the humid forest zone of Cameroon
This paper discusses the policy aspects of sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara province, focusing primarily on the impacts of regional government regulations on the resource sustainability. The paper is based on a field survey that was conducted during July-August 1999, and various publications and ...
Rohadi, D.
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Maryani, R.
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Widnyana, M.
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[Can sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara survive?: lessons from the policy impact on resource sustainability]
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Can sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara survive?: lessons from the policy impact on resource sustainability
Mertens, B.
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Liu Hua
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Yang Xiaosheng
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[Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China]
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Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China
Assessing the performance of management is central to natural resource management, in terms of improving the efficiency of interventions in an adaptive-learning cycle. This is not simple, given that such systems generally have multiple scales of interaction and response; high frequency of non-lin...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Frost, P.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Cunningham, A.B.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Assessing the performance of natural resource systems]
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Assessing the performance of natural resource systems