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United Nations Environment Programme[Economic Instruments for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Case Study on the Philippines’ Forestry Sector]Economic Instruments for the Sustainable Management of Natural Resources: A Case Study on the Philippines’ Forestry Sector

The interactions between natural forest dynamics have to be taken into account when managing the use of forest resources. Simulation models were developed to improve the understanding of this complex system of interactions. Models of multi agent systems are effective tools for studying the dynami...


Bousquet, FrancoisLe Page, C.Antona, M.Guizol, P.[Ecological scales and use rights: the use of multiagent systems]Ecological scales and use rights: the use of multiagent systems
Autor: Lowore, J.D.

Farmers in Malawi remove woodlands to plant crops but they also derive a vast range of other basic needs from the surrounding forests. These miombo woodlands have until relatively recently always been vast in comparison to the human population and their needs. Over the years the woodlands and the...


Lowore, J.D.[Miombo woodlands and rural livelihoods in Malawi]Miombo woodlands and rural livelihoods in Malawi
Autor: Dykstra, D.P.

The contribution of non-timber forest products to the global economy is significant, though probably less than that of timber products. In addition, non-timber resources provide substantial environment benefits that are difficult or impossible to measure in an economic sense but are nevertheless ...


Dykstra, D.P.[(manuscript) Forest operations and multiple resource management](manuscript) Forest operations and multiple resource management

This paper examines poverty and deforestation in developing countries as linked problems and focuses on policies that can favour poverty alleviation in forested regions. The paper encompasses two elements: analysis of the spatial coincidence between poverty and forests, and proposed policy option...


Sunderlin, William D.Dewi, S.Puntodewo, A.[Poverty and forests: multi-country analysis of spatial association and proposed policy solutions]Poverty and forests: multi-country analysis of spatial association and proposed policy solutions

This paper investigates the importance of income generated from marketing selected NWFP in Central Africa., focuses on local markets in Cameroon and at the borders with the Central African Republic (CAR), equatorial Guinea and Gabon. The species considered are Irvingia spp. (bush mango nut), Cola...


Ndoye, O.Ruiz Perez, M.Eyebe, A.[Non-timber forest products markets and potential degradation of the forest resource in Central Africa: the role of research in providing a balance between welfare improvement and forest conservation]Non-timber forest products markets and potential degradation of the forest resource in Central Africa: the role of research in providing a balance between welfare improvement and forest conservation

This publication compiles and synthesises information on forest ecosystems with a view to transferring this knowledge to professionals and institutions involved in research and training. The chosen references provide an up-to-date picture of achievements in sustainable management of forest resour...


Dupuy, B.Gerard, C.Maitre, H.F.Marti, A.Nasi, Robert[Gestion des ecosystemes forestiers denses d'Afrique tropicale humide: 1. Gabon]Gestion des ecosystemes forestiers denses d'Afrique tropicale humide: 1. Gabon

Decision makers require better understanding of local people’s needs in tropical forested landscapes to enable more locally relevant and sustainable conservation. The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) developed a series of survey methods that assess the perceptions and priorities...


Sassen, M.Jum, C.N.[Assessing local perspectives in a forested landscape of central Cameroon]Assessing local perspectives in a forested landscape of central Cameroon

This chapter examines the results from two pebble sorting methods designed to help assess important elements of human well-being, relating to access to resources and benefits from the forest (both intra and intergenerationally). The two methods were conducted in forest rich and forest poor sites ...


Porro R.Tiani, A.M.Tchikangwa, B.Sardjono, M.A.Salim, A.Colfer, C.J.P.Brocklesby, M.A.[Access to resources in forest-rich and forest-poor contexts]Access to resources in forest-rich and forest-poor contexts

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