The ongoing expansion of oil palm plantations in the humid tropics, especially in Southeast Asia, is generating considerable concern and debate. Amid industry and environmental campaigners’ claims, it can be hard to perceive reality. Is oil palm a valuable route to sustainable development or a co...
Sheil, Douglas
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Casson, A.
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Meijaard, E.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Gaskell, J.
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Sunderland-Groves, J.
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Wertz, K.
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Kanninen, M.
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[The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?]
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The impacts and opportunities of oil palm in Southeast Asia: What do we know and what do we need to know?
Decisions on land use in Vietnam are often only based on biophysical and economical assessments, with little consideration for the local people’s opinions or perspectives. This can lead to conflicts over natural resources management, unsustainable land use and decisions that are unfair to local p...
Boissiere, M.
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Basuki, I.
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Koponen, P.
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Wan, M.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Biodiversity and local perceptions on the edge of a conservation area, Khe Tran Village, Vietnam]
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Biodiversity and local perceptions on the edge of a conservation area, Khe Tran Village, Vietnam
A GIS-environmental database with 5 arc minute (c. 10 x 10 km) resolution was combined with tree inventory data. Tree diversity, phylogenetic diversity (PD) and the two main compositional gradients were determined for 46 tree inventories. Akaike's information criterion and a data jackknifing proc...
Slik, J.W.F.
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Raes, N.
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Aiba, Shin-Ichiro
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Brearley, F.Q.
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Cannon, C.H.
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Meijaard, E.
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Nagamasu, H.
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Nilus, R.
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Paoli, G.
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Poulsen, A.D.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Suzuki, E.
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Valkenburg, J.L.C.H. van
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Webb, C.O.
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Wilkie, P.
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Wulffraat, S.
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[Environmental correlates for tropical tree diversity and distribution patterns in Borneo]
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Environmental correlates for tropical tree diversity and distribution patterns in Borneo
Tropical forests could satisfy multiple demands for goods and services both for present and future generations. Yet integrated approaches to natural forest management remain elusive across the tropics. In this paper we examine one combination of uses: selective harvesting of timber and non-timber...
Guariguata, M.R.
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García Fernandez, C.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Nasi, Robert
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Herrero-Jáuregui, C.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Ingram, V.
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[Compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product management in natural tropical forests: perspectives, challenges, and opportunities]
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Compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product management in natural tropical forests: perspectives, challenges, and opportunities
Gunarso, P.
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Santosa, K.D.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Priyadi, H.
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Levang, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Dounias, E.
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[Menuju pengelolaan hutan lestari dan sumber penghidupan masyarakat yang lebih baik di hutan tropis: Pembelajaran dan kesimpulan]
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Menuju pengelolaan hutan lestari dan sumber penghidupan masyarakat yang lebih baik di hutan tropis: Pembelajaran dan kesimpulan
Meijard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Konservasi hidupan liar di kawasan konsesi hak pengusahaan hutan]
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Konservasi hidupan liar di kawasan konsesi hak pengusahaan hutan
Rain forests represent the world's richest repository of terrestrial biodiversity, and play a major role in regulating the global climate. They support the livelihoods of a substantial proportion of the world's population and are the source of many internationally traded commodities. They remain ...
Tropical conservationists can benefit from understanding human thought processes. We are often less rational than we might believe. Our judgmental biases may sometimes encourage us to overlook or act against major conservation opportunities. Better appreciation of the tricks of the human mind mig...
Sheil, Douglas
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Meijaard, E.
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[Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation]
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Purity and prejudice: deluding ourselves about biodiversity conservation
We describe the vegetation of Kwerba, in the foothills of the Foja Mountains in the Mamberamo Basin of West Papua, Indonesia. Few surveys have been carried out in this remote area of Western New Guinea. Working in collaboration with local people we made 15 plots, 10 in primary forest, 3 in second...
Heist, M. van
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Sheil, Douglas
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Rachman, I.
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Gusbager, P.
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Raweyai, C. O.
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Yoteni, H. S. M.
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[The forests and related vegetation of Kwerba, on the Foja Foothills, Mamberamo, Papua (Indonesian New Guinea)]
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The forests and related vegetation of Kwerba, on the Foja Foothills, Mamberamo, Papua (Indonesian New Guinea)
Zagt, R.J.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Putz, F.E.
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[Biodiversity conservation in certified forests: an overview]
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Biodiversity conservation in certified forests: an overview