In order to maintain the high levels of biodiversity and the ecological functions of tropical forest landscapes in South East Asia, production forests need to be managed in a more sustainable way. Numerous initiatives already exist in the form of codes of practice, criteria and indicators, and ce...
Gustafsson, L.
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Nasi, Robert
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Dennis, R.A.
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Nguyen Hoang Nghia
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Sheil, Douglas
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Meijaard, E.
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Dykstra, D.P.
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Priyadi, H.
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Pham Quang Thu
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[Logging for the ark: improving the conservation value of production forests in South East Asia]
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Logging for the ark: improving the conservation value of production forests in South East Asia
Biodiversity monitoring activities can hinder rather than promote conservation in tropical countries.The national institutions responsible for conservation in developing countries have very limited resources, which given donors and richer agencies scope for considerable influence. However, those ...
Sheil, Douglas
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[Why doesn't biodiversity monitoring support conservation priorities in the tropics?]
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Why doesn't biodiversity monitoring support conservation priorities in the tropics?
Meijaard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Marshall, A.J.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Phylogenetic age is positively correlated with sensitivity to timber harvest in Bornean mammals]
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Phylogenetic age is positively correlated with sensitivity to timber harvest in Bornean mammals
Sheil, Douglas
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Heist, M. van
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Liswanti, N.
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Basuki, I.
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Wan, M.
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[Biodiversity, landscapes and livelihoods: a local perspective]
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Biodiversity, landscapes and livelihoods: a local perspective
Tropical biologists need help. Examples show that local people can be trained to be effective parataxonomists, greatly assisting efforts to document and assess tropical biodiversity. Local collaborations also offer promising ways with which to improve natural resource management and conservation....
Sheil, Douglas
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Lawrence, A.
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[Tropical biologists, local people and conservation: new opportunities for collaboration]
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Tropical biologists, local people and conservation: new opportunities for collaboration
Sparsely populated and abundant in rich and exotic biodiversity, the vast and highly inaccessible Mamberamo Basin in Indonesia’s West Papua (Irian Jaya) contains some of the world’s most pristine rainforests. The region’s 7,000 people and their communities are spread over 7.7 million hectares of ...
Boissiere, M.
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Heist, M. van
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Sheil, Douglas
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Basuki, I.
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Frazier, S.
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Ginting, U.
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Wan, M.
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Hariadi, B.
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Hariyadi, H.
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Kristianto, H.D.
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Bemei, J.
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Haruway, R.
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Marien, E.R.C.
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Koibur, D.P.H.
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Watopa, Y.
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Rachman, I.
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Liswanti, N.
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[Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi]
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Pentingnya sumberdaya alam bagi masyarakat lokal di daerah aliran sungai Mamberamo, Papua, dan implikasinya bagi konservasi
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
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
We examine five forested landscapes in Africa (Cameroon, Madagascar, and Tanzania) and Asia (Indonesia and Laos) at different stages of landscape change. In all five areas, forest cover (outside of protected areas) continues to decrease despite local people’s recognition of the importance of fore...
Pfund, J.L.
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Watts, J.D.
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Boissiere, M.
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Boucard, A.
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Bullock, R.M.
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Ekadinata, A.
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Dewi, S.
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Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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Rantala, S.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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[Understanding and integrating local perceptions of trees and forests into incentives for sustainable landscape management]
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Understanding and integrating local perceptions of trees and forests into incentives for sustainable landscape management