Good natural resource management is scarce in many remote tropical regions. Improved management requires better local consultation, but accessing and understanding the preferences and concerns of stakeholders can be difficult. Scoring, where items are numerically rated in relation to each other, ...
Sheil, Douglas
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Liswanti, N.
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[Scoring the importance of tropical forest landscapes with local people: patterns and insights]
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Scoring the importance of tropical forest landscapes with local people: patterns and insights
Vedeld, P.
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Angelsen, A.
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Bojo, J.
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Sjaastad, E.
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Berg, G.K.
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[Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor]
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Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor
Available literature is reviewed to determine the type of forest management best suited to slowing the rate of loss of the world's forests and biodiversity. The traditional argument that sustainable forestry is the most preferred option has recently come under criticism from those who argue that ...
Cruz García, Gisella S.
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Vanegas Cubillos, Martha
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Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
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Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
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Harvey, Celia A.
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Shackleton, Charlie M.
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Schreckenberg, Kate
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Willcock, Simon P.
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Navarrete-Frías, Carolina
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Sachet, Erwan
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[He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon]
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He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
This book is directed to non-economists working in the context of developing countries. The purpose is to provide an overview of methods that may be used to assess the economic importance of forests to household livelihoods. The methods are presented with a number of examples of their use, most o...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Luckert, M.K.
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[Uncovering the hidden harvest: valuation methods for woodland and forest resources]
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Uncovering the hidden harvest: valuation methods for woodland and forest resources
In order for local community views to be incorporated into new development initiatives, their perceptions need to be clearly understood and documented in a format that is readily accessible to planners and developers. The current study sought to develop a predictive understanding of how the Punan...
Cunliffe, R.N.
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Lynam, T.J.P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Wan, M.
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Salim, A.
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Basuki, I.
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Priyadi, H.
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[Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo]
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Developing a predictive understanding of landscape importance to the Punan-Pelancau of East Kalimantan, Borneo
Economic analysis can play an important role in the sustainable management of animal genetic resources (AnGR). The first report on The State of the World’s Animal Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (first SoW-AnGR) (FAO, 2007a) included a section on methods for econ...
Drucker, A.G.
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Ayalew, W.
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Zander, K.K.
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[Economics of animal genetic resources use and conservation]
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Economics of animal genetic resources use and conservation
Yigezu, Yigezu A.
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Aw-Hassan, Aden A.
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Shideed, Kamil
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Sommer, Rolf
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El-Shater, Tamer
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[A policy option for valuing irrigation water in the dry areas]
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A policy option for valuing irrigation water in the dry areas
Lynam, T.J.P.
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Cunliffe, R.N.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Wan, M.
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Salim, A.
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Priyadi, H.
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Basuki, I.
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[Livelihoods, land types and the importance of ecosystem goods and services: developing a predictive understanding of landscape valuation by the Punan Pelancau people of East Kalimantan]
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Livelihoods, land types and the importance of ecosystem goods and services: developing a predictive understanding of landscape valuation by the Punan Pelancau people of East Kalimantan
Through time, interactions between physical and biotic factors contribute to emerging landscape patterns. The dynamics among social and cultural groups influence the human-mediated contribution to this process. This paper explores the cultural, historical, and socioeconomic differences among peop...
Rodríguez, L.C.
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Portela, R.
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Boumans, R.
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[Differences in nonmonetary value of ecosystem goods and services among Kalinago and Afro-Creole peoples of the commonwealth of dominica, West Indies]
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Differences in nonmonetary value of ecosystem goods and services among Kalinago and Afro-Creole peoples of the commonwealth of dominica, West Indies