Growth of the national cattle herd is contributing to rapid and inappropriate deforestation in Honduras. Field research was conducted in the Department of Olancho to better understand this problem and to assess the possibilities for local interest in forest protection. A recent upsurge in the pro...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Deforestation, livelihoods, and the preconditions for sustainable management in Olancho, Honduras]
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Deforestation, livelihoods, and the preconditions for sustainable management in Olancho, Honduras
Recent writings have claimed that fisheries management can be improved through joint regulation by government bodies and resource users, and through partial devolution of management authority from government to fishers' organizations. The Philippines appears to provide an optimal institutional se...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Gorospe, M.L.G.
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[Fishers organisations and modes of co-management: the case of San Miguel Bay, Philipines]
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Fishers organisations and modes of co-management: the case of San Miguel Bay, Philipines
This article examines social conditions in a bay experiencing population growth, gear conflict, overfishing, and general resource declince. Sample surveys of fishing households caried out in 1980 and 1993 in nine villages of San Miguel Bay reveal patterns of continuity and change. The key continu...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Resource decline and adaptation through time: fishers in San Miguel Bay, Philippines 1980-1993]
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Resource decline and adaptation through time: fishers in San Miguel Bay, Philippines 1980-1993
Los bosques latifoliados de Honduras, entre los más extensos de Centroamérica, han sido objeto de una rápida deforestación. Uno de los principales factores en este proceso ha sido el desarrollo de la ganadería. Las políticas de ajuste estructural emitidas en 1992 han sido orientadas a resolver lo...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Rodríguez, J.A.
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[Ganaderia, bosques latifoliados y Ley de modernización agricola en Honduras: El caso de Olancho]
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Ganaderia, bosques latifoliados y Ley de modernización agricola en Honduras: El caso de Olancho
The broadleaf forests of Honduras are among the most extensive in Central America and have been subject to rapid deforestation. Among the important factors in the process of deforestation has been the growth of cattle farming. Structural adjustment policies enacted in 1992 have been directed at o...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Rodríguez, J.A.
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[Cattle, broadleaf forests and the agricultural modernization law of Honduras: the case of Olancho]
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Cattle, broadleaf forests and the agricultural modernization law of Honduras: the case of Olancho
There have been several major research efforts on the rate and causes of Indonesia's deforestation in recent years and much associated literature, but there is still no consensus in the research community on these issues. This paper reviews the areas of uncertainty and confusion, and proposes que...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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[Rates and causes of deforestation in Indonesia: towards a resolution of the ambiguities]
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Rates and causes of deforestation in Indonesia: towards a resolution of the ambiguities
The role of shifting cultivation in deforestation in Indonesia has been an area of great debate. Some claim this farming system is the main cause of forest cover loss. Others claim that - far from being damaging - it is a key means for the conservation and sustainable management of remaining fore...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Shifting cultivation and deforestation in Indonesia: steps toward overcoming confusion in the debate]
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Shifting cultivation and deforestation in Indonesia: steps toward overcoming confusion in the debate
There are three broad categories of thought on how to respond to problems associated with global environmental change: structural economic change and grassroots mobilization; international diplomacy and regime building; and cultural/behavioural transformation. These categories of thought correspo...
Angelsen, A.
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Brockhaus, M.
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Kanninen, M.
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Sills, E.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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[La implementación de REDD+: estrategia nacional y opciones de política]
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La implementación de REDD+: estrategia nacional y opciones de política
Angelsen, A.
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Brockhaus, M.
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Kanninen, M.
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Sills, E.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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[Mewujudkan REDD+: strategi nasional dan berbagai pilihan kebijakan]
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Mewujudkan REDD+: strategi nasional dan berbagai pilihan kebijakan