The methods used to value tropical forests have the potential to influence how policy makers and others perceive forest landsforestlands. A small number of valuation studies achieve real impact. These are generally succinct accounts supporting a specific perception. However, such reports risk bei...
Sheil, Douglas
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Wunder, Sven
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[The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions]
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The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions
Multiple-use forest management (MFM) for timber, non-timber forest products and environmental services is envisioned by many as a preferable alternative to timber-dominant management models. It is praised as a more equitable strategy of satisfying the demands from multiple stakeholders, an ecolog...
García Fernandez, C.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Is multiple-use forest management widely implementable in the tropics?]
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Is multiple-use forest management widely implementable in the tropics?
This paper provides a global review of the link from forests to poverty alleviation. Definitions are clarified and the key concepts and indicators related to livelihoods and policy reduction and prevention are explored--distinguishing between the analysis and the measurements of poverty. Reviewin...
Angelsen, A.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Exploring the forest--poverty link: key concepts, issues and research implications]
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Exploring the forest--poverty link: key concepts, issues and research implications