Assistance given to forestry, such as official development assistance in general, presents problems. It is well known that commitment and ownership are needed to achieve success. However, projects are still very much donor-driven. The best way to overcome current problems is to support developing...
The Forest Products and People programme (FPP) of the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) undertakes research to better understand the true role of non-timber forest products as tool to achieve development and conservation goals. The programme is undertaking an international compar...
Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conservation objectives. We studied the change in household income portfolios in three communities in the ...
Kusters, K.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Foresta, H. de
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Dietz, T.
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Ros-Tonen, M.A.F.
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Belcher, B.
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Manalu, P.
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Nawir, A.A.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia]
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Will agroforests vanish? the case of damar agroforests in Indonesia
The Indonesian oil palm subsector expanded rapidly after 1967. Much of this growth has occured in the last decade and posed a significant threat to Indonesia's existing forest cover. It has also displaced local communities and increased social conflict. This chapter attempted to determine where t...
Taylor, P.L.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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[Association of Forest Communities of the Petén (ACOFOP Asociación de Comunidades Forestales de Petén).]
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Association of Forest Communities of the Petén (ACOFOP Asociación de Comunidades Forestales de Petén).
The rapid expansion of the Pulp & Paper industry in Indonesia has generated large overcapacities because fiber supplies were based mainly on the conversion of tropical forests. Using financial theory about financial expropriation and debt entrenchment in East Asia, it shows that the ultimate owne...
Pirard, R.
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[Les paradoxes apparents de l'expansion papetiere en Indonesie: ne exploration des liens finance-gouvernance-environnement pour l'analyse d'un secteur en termes de durabilite]
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Les paradoxes apparents de l'expansion papetiere en Indonesie: ne exploration des liens finance-gouvernance-environnement pour l'analyse d'un secteur en termes de durabilite
The effect of four host plant species of the herbivore Maruca vitrata Fabricius (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) on development time, longevity, fecundity and sex ratio of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae Viereck (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) was investigated under laboratory conditions. The larvae were pa...
Dannon, E.A.
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Tamò, M.
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Agboton, C.
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Huis, A. van
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Dicke, M.
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[Effect of Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) host plants on lifehistory parameters of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)]
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Effect of Maruca vitrata (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) host plants on lifehistory parameters of the parasitoid Apanteles taragamae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae)
Bullock, Renee
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Kariuki, J.
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[A review of gender and sustainable land management: Implications for research and development]
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A review of gender and sustainable land management: Implications for research and development
In Rayong, Thailand, a regional workshop was carried out with breeders and agronomists of the various cassava producing countries in southern Asia in an attempt to establish a cassava research network to increase cassava productivity in the region and improve the prevailing standard of living. Ad...
Howeler, Reinhardt H.
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Kawano, K
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[Regional Workshop on Cassava Breeding and Agronomy Research in Asia (1987, Rayong, Thailand). Cassava breeding and agronomy research in Asia: Proceedings of a regional workshop]
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Regional Workshop on Cassava Breeding and Agronomy Research in Asia (1987, Rayong, Thailand). Cassava breeding and agronomy research in Asia: Proceedings of a regional workshop
Delegates from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, and Paraguay met to examine the systems used in the planning and operation of integrated cassava programs at the national level. Strategies were compared, common elements were defined, and an attempt was made to define an ...
Pérez C., C.A.
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[Metodologías aplicadas a proyectos integrados de yuca: Memorias del congreso latinoamericano celebrado en Villahermosa, México, 26 a 28 de octubre de 1987]
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Metodologías aplicadas a proyectos integrados de yuca: Memorias del congreso latinoamericano celebrado en Villahermosa, México, 26 a 28 de octubre de 1987