Although REDD+ is approaching its 10th anniversary, major impacts in terms of reduced forest loss are hard to document. Conservation practitioners and scholars are therefore increasingly asking why REDD+ has not delivered more tangible results. A recent Comment in Conservation Biology by Fletcher...
Angelsen, Arild
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Brockhaus, Maria
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Duchelle, Amy E.
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Larson, Anne
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Martius, Christopher
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Sunderlin, William D.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Wong, Grace
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Wunder, Sven
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[Learning from REDD+: a response to Fletcher et al.]
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Learning from REDD+: a response to Fletcher et al.
Previous studies of deforestation have focused on agriculture, population and migration, timber exploitation, macroeconomic policies and geographic factors to explain the variability of deforestation rates among countries. This study tests the hypothesis that countries with a high proportion of p...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Wunder, Sven
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[The influence of mineral exports on the variability of tropical deforestation]
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The influence of mineral exports on the variability of tropical deforestation
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
In the growing literature at the interface of rural livelihood improvement and conservation of natural forests, two overarching issues stand out: (1) How and to what extent use of forest resources do and can contribute to poverty alleviation and (2) How and to what extent poverty alleviation and ...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Angelsen, A.
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Belcher, B.
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Burgess, P.
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Nasi, Robert
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Santoso, L.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview]
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Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview
A preliminary insight into how structural adjustment policies (SAPs) may have affected deforestation and forest degradation in the lowland tropical forests of Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia. It presents tentative hypotheses regarding how changes in prices, costs, incomes and government services ...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Erwidodo.
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Ndoye, O.
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Pacheco, P.
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Balanza, P.P.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia]
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Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia
The massive loss of quantity and quality of natural forest cover in Indonesia threatens an important source of foreign exchange and employment. Several studies and government policies indicate that population growth, particularly among small landholders, is the principal cause of deforestation. A...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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[The Effect of population and migration on forest cover in Indonesia]
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The Effect of population and migration on forest cover in Indonesia
How does an oil boom affect the forest cover of tropical oil exporting-countries? Are they more or less likely than non-oil countries to experience forest loss? What macro-economic linkages and policies are decisive? This article summarises research on land-use changes in eight tropical developin...
Wunder, Sven
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Oil, macroeconomics, and forests: assessing the linkages]
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Oil, macroeconomics, and forests: assessing the linkages
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
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
The rate of forest clearing by small farmers in the humid forest zone (HFZ) of Cameroon increased significantly in a period of economic crisis dating from 1986. A random sample survey of 648 households was conducted in 54 villages in the HFZ to understand the effect of the crisis and of a 1996 cu...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Ndoye, O.
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Bikie, H.
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[Economic crisis, farming systems, and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon]
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Economic crisis, farming systems, and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon