The rate of forest cover loss in the humid tropics of Cameroon is one of the highest in Central Africa. The aim of the large-scale, two-year research project described here was to understand the effect of the country's economic crisis and policy change on small-scale agricultural systems and land...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Bikie, H.
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Laporte, N.
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Mertens, B.
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Pokam, J.
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[Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon]
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Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon
Integration of information from household surveys and data on land-cover changes derived from remote sensing helps to understand the causes and processes of land-use/land-cover changes. A household survey covering 552 households in 33 villages was carried out in the East Province of Cameroon. Thi...
Mertens, B.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Lambin, E.F.
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[Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data]
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Impact of macroeconomic change on deforestation in South Cameroon: integration of household survey and remotely-sensed data
Policy aiming to improve the conservation and management of tropical forests are often based on the assumption of political economic stability. Yet some of the most important changes in conditions affecting tropical forests can occur when the political and economic climate changes in abrupt, unpr...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change]
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Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change
Field research was conducted on 1,050 Indonesian households to understand the effects of the Asian economic crisis on the well-being of small farmers outside of Java and on their forest-clearing practices. The main findings are: (a) most farmers perceived themselves as worse off during the crisis...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Angelsen, A.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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Dermawan, A.
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Rianto, E.
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[Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia]
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Economic crises, small farmer well-being, and forest cover change in Indonesia