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
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
Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conservation objectives. We studied the change in household income portfolios in three communities in the ...
Kusters, K.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Foresta, H. de
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Dietz, T.
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Ros-Tonen, M.A.F.
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Belcher, B.
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Manalu, P.
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Nawir, A.A.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia]
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Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia