There is consensus that payments for biodiversity services are a promising conservation tool, yet the implementation of applied schemes has been lagging behind. This paper explores some reasons why potential biodiversity buyers may hesitate. It describes the case of an unsuccessful attempt to est...
Wunder, Sven
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Frost, P.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Iwan, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened]
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When donors get cold feet: the community conservation concession in Setulang (Kalimantan, Indonesia) that never happened
Processes of economic integration and growing economic influence of corporations are leading to greater efforts among people in all countries to protect the lifestyles and habitats that they value. For conservation organizations, the first challenge is clearly defining objectives and priorities o...
Several countries in the East and South Asian region, are embarking upon major programs for the restoration of degraded forest ecosystems. This paper argues that many schemes proposed in the name of ecological restoration have failed to yield the benefits expected of them. There has often been a ...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Chokkalingam, U.
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Poulsen, J.
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[The restoration of forest biodiversity and ecological values]
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The restoration of forest biodiversity and ecological values
China has serious environmental problems but China has begun to address some of them. The data for environmental assesments of China's forests are sparse at best, therefore, the authors survey general impressions before focusing on one representative topic, the loss of biodiveristy that necessari...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Changjin Sun
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[Impacts of policy reforms on forestry environments and biodiversity]
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Impacts of policy reforms on forestry environments and biodiversity
The term of biodiversity was first used un specialized conservation circles in the mid -1980's. In the decade that has elapsed it has moved to center-stage on the international agenda. The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), adopted at the Rio Summit in 1992 and now ratified by 169 countrie...
The World Heritage Convention has been ratified by 158 countries and provides an international legal regime for the conservation of sites of global, cultural or natural value. There are 33 tropical forest sites listed under the convention, mainly for their global biodiversity value. They constitu...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Ishwaran, N.
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Thorsell, J.
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Sigaty, T.
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[Tropical forest biodiversity and the world heritage convention]
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Tropical forest biodiversity and the world heritage convention
C. H. Cannon et al. report an increase in tree diversity 8 years after selective logging in Borneo. These results accord with theoretical expectations and with previous observations; however, the significance of these findings is debatable. Cannon et al.'s analyses are confounded by differences i...
Sheil, Douglas
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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O'Brien, T.
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[Tree diversity and conservation in logged rainforest]
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Tree diversity and conservation in logged rainforest
Discusses methods for measuring and monitoring different components of biodiversity in tropical forests. Considers the conservation of biodiversity in tropical forests including the use of criteria and indicators, the zonation concept of management, the use of buffer zones, and extractive...
Addressing the conflict between biodiversity conservation and enhancing human well-being is a complex exercise that must draw upon social, economic, cultural and biophysical perspectives. Project interventions seeking to achieve a ‘balance’ between conservation and development whereby biodiversit...
Collier, N.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Sandker, M.
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Garnett, S.T.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Boedhihartono, Agni K.
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[Science for action: the use of scoping models in conservation and development]
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Science for action: the use of scoping models in conservation and development
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Biodiversity: treasures in the world's forests - concluding statement of the Forum]
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Biodiversity: treasures in the world's forests - concluding statement of the Forum