Deforestation and woodland degradation are issues of great concern in Zimbabwe. Debate on these issues has identified a number of causes including expansion of arable land, demand for fuel-wood and construction poles, and urban expansion. This paper examined how some policies aimed at improving a...
Chipika, J.T.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?]
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Deforestation of woodlands in communal areas of Zimbabwe: is it due to agricultural policies?
This paper examines the conversion of Indonesia’s natural forests to timber and tree crop plantations, notably oil palm. The principal aims are to understand the impact of this process on natural forest and on forest-dwelling people, and to establish whether past and present policies governing th...
Kartodihardjo, H.
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Supriono, A.
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[The Impact of sectoral development on natural forest conversion and degradation: the case of timber and tree crop plantations in Indonesia]
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The Impact of sectoral development on natural forest conversion and degradation: the case of timber and tree crop plantations in Indonesia
Loggers, miners and rural communities all exploit forests in unsustainable ways in search of profits and means of subsistence. They are the primary actors in forest decline and their immediate motivations are the direct causes of deforestation and degradation. However, these motivations are deter...
This articles included in this special section focus on the ecological and economic interactions of woodland use in Western Zimbabwe. One of the aims was to investigate the use of modeling to achieve integration among disciplines. The integrated model draws on the models in the different papers c...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Costanza, R.
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Belt, M. van den
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[Special section: land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: introduction, overview and synthesis]
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Special section: land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: introduction, overview and synthesis
This paper use a conceptual box-and-arrow model for understanding woodland use in Zimbabwe in the context of the complex ecological-social-economic system of which it is part. Central themes within the model are: the policy framework; local institutions; land pressures; rural-urban relationships;...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Frost, P.
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Goebel, A.
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Standa-Gunda, W.
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Mukamuri, B.
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Veenan, M.
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[A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe]
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A conceptual model of woodland use and change in Zimbabwe
Mertens, B.
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Liu Hua
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Yang Xiaosheng
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[Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China]
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Spatial patterns and processes of bamboo expansion in Southern China
Ilha Grande, an island in the south of Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, has faced a long series of historical boom and bust cycles. Yet, during the last century, the island has recuperated most of its original forest cover, compared to rapid and continuous deforestation of the continental Atlantic f...
Wunder, Sven
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[Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil]
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Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
Despite considerable international attention in the field of forest conservation, tropical forests are still disappearing at an unaltered pace. This book gives an economic perspective on the analysis of deforestation. Following a survey of different deforestation definitions, theories and empiric...
This article focuses on the ecological and economic interactions of woodland use in Western Zimbabwe. One of the aims was to investigate the use of modelling to achieve integration among disciplines. The integrated model draws on the models in the different papers in this issue of the journal. Th...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Costanza, R.
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Belt, M. van den
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[Land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: Introduction, overview and synthesis]
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Land use options in dry tropical woodland ecosystems in Zimbabwe: Introduction, overview and synthesis