As part of a multi-collaborator research project on the potential of non-timber forest product (NTFP) trade for conservation and development the authors designed tools to assess the effects of NTFP trade on people’s livelihoods and the environment. To assess livelihood outcomes of NTFP trade they...
Kusters, K.
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Achdiawan, R.
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[A method to assess the outcomes of forest product trade on livelihoods and the environment]
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A method to assess the outcomes of forest product trade on livelihoods and the environment
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
This article addresses the question, to what extent and under which conditions nontimber forest product (NTFP) trade leads to both livelihood improvement and forest conservation. We based the analysis on a standardized expert-judgment assessment of the livelihood and environmental outcomes of 55 ...
Kusters, K.
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Achdiawan, R.
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[Balancing development and conservation?: an assessment of livelihood and environmental outcomes of nontimber forest product trade in Asia, Africa, and Latin America]
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Balancing development and conservation?: an assessment of livelihood and environmental outcomes of nontimber forest product trade in Asia, Africa, and Latin America
An approach to assessing the environmental outcomes and changes in peoples’ livelihoods resulting from landscape-scale conservation interventions was developed for three locations in Africa. Simple sets of performance indicators were developed through participatory processes that included a varie...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Petheram, L.
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Aldrich, M.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Endamana, D.
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Dongmo, Z.L N.
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Defo, L.
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Mariki, S.
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Doggart, N.
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Burgess, N.
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[Assessing environment and development outcomes in conservation landscapes]
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Assessing environment and development outcomes in conservation landscapes