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Because ecosystem services are generally not produced and used in the same place, their assessment should consider the flows of services from ecosystems to users. These flows depend on the characteristics and spatial distribution of ecosystems and users, the spatial relationships between them, an...


Locatelli, BrunoImbach, PabloVignola, R.Metzger, M.J.Hidalgo, E. J. L.[Ecosystem services and hydroelectricity in Central America: modelling service flows with fuzzy logic and expert knowledge]Ecosystem services and hydroelectricity in Central America: modelling service flows with fuzzy logic and expert knowledge

Rural–urban migration can have both positive and negative environmental consequences for tropical forests. Rural residents exert pressure on the environment through farming, fishing, and forest extraction, yet conversely, protecting rural livelihoods is often the motivation for conserving large a...


Parry, L.Day, B.Amaral, S.Peres, C.A.[Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters]Drivers of rural exodus from Amazonian headwaters

In the early 1990s, the Lao government launched a nationwide Land Use Planning and Land Allocation programme in a bid to foster socio-economic development while protecting the environment. However, the programme has long been perceived as having negative impacts on rural livelihoods. A central cr...


Lestrelin, GuillaumeBourgoin, J.Bouahom, B.Castella, J.C.[Measuring participation: case studies on village land use planning in northern Lao PDR]Measuring participation: case studies on village land use planning in northern Lao PDR

The interaction between land-use change and the sustainability of hunting is poorly understood but is critical for sustaining hunted vertebrate populations and a protein supply for the rural poor. We investigated sustainability of hunting in an Amazonian landscape mosaic, where a small human popu...


Parry, L.Barlow, J.Peres, C.A.[Hunting for sustainability in tropical secondary forests]Hunting for sustainability in tropical secondary forests

The increasing and alarming trend of degradation and deforestation of tropical peat swamp forests may contribute greatly to climate change. Estimates of carbon (C) losses associated with land use change in tropical peatlands are needed. To assess these losses we examined C stocks and peat C fluxe...


Hergoualc’h, KristellVerchot, Louis V.[Stocks and fluxes of carbon associated with land use change in Southeast Asian tropical peatlands: a review]Stocks and fluxes of carbon associated with land use change in Southeast Asian tropical peatlands: a review

Forests in lowland Bolivia suffer from severe deforestation caused by different types of agents and land use activities. We identify three major proximate causes of deforestation. The largest share of deforestation is attributable to the expansion of mechanized agriculture, followed by cattle ran...


Muller, R.Muller, D.Schierhorn, F.Gerold, G.Pacheco, P.[Proximate causes of deforestation in the Bolivian lowlands: an analysis of spatial dynamics]Proximate causes of deforestation in the Bolivian lowlands: an analysis of spatial dynamics

En los paisajes tropicales de América Latina están teniendo lugar importantes transformaciones con consecuencias sobre el desarrollo económico y el cambio climático. Los cambios en los territorios ocurren no solo debido a las políticas y mercados nacionales sino también a las dinámicas de mercado...


Pacheco, P.Aguilar-Støen, M.Borner, J.Etter, A.Putzel, L.Vera-Diaz, M.D.C.[Transformación de los paisajes tropicales en América Latina]Transformación de los paisajes tropicales en América Latina

Tulisan ini menggambarkan upaya aksi kolektif masyarakat untuk memperoleh kepastian hak properti atas lahan yang mereka kelola. Dengan semakin meningkatnya kebutuhan terhadap lahan pertanian dan konflik atas sumber daya alam, kelompok masyarakat, baik laki-laki maupun perempuan, mencoba melakukan...


Siagian, Y.Neldysavrino[Aksi kolektif penguatan hak masyarakat atas lahan]Aksi kolektif penguatan hak masyarakat atas lahan

This report is the first of two survey reports. The survey was undertaken at Malinau Watershed area from 19 February -4 March 1999. Although this is not a full report, the information and its reviews are relevant for discussion and follow up. The objectives of the survey carried out by relevant i...


Laway, P.S.S.T.Bil, Y.[Laporan survey kawasan desa di hulu DAS Malinau, kecamatan Malinau (19 Pebruari s/d 4 Maret 1999)]Laporan survey kawasan desa di hulu DAS Malinau, kecamatan Malinau (19 Pebruari s/d 4 Maret 1999)

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