This article discusses the role of forests at different elevations in providing ecosystem services, and particularly water. It analyses the changes in forest management and their consequences over the post liberation period, concentrating on the post-1983 devolution of forest management to villag...
Yu Xiaogang
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[Conflict in resource management for ecosystem services: water in Lashi watershed, Lijiang]
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Conflict in resource management for ecosystem services: water in Lashi watershed, Lijiang
All too often communities and their natural environments are the victims of poorly informed decisions. Those coming from outside often have little understanding of how local people perceive and prioritize the natural resources they depend on. The enormous harm poorly informed decisions can inflic...
Basuki, I.
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Sheil, Douglas
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[Local perspectives of forest landscapes: A preliminary evaluation of land and soils, and their importance in Malinau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Local perspectives of forest landscapes: A preliminary evaluation of land and soils, and their importance in Malinau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Flat user fees in payment for environmental services (PES) schemes promote administrative ease, and are sometimes perceived as egalitarian. However, when environmental service (ES) buyers are heterogeneous in their income and water consumption levels, this may not be optimal, as total payments be...
Moreno-Sánchez, R.P.
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Maldonado, J.H.
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Wunder, Sven
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Borda, C.A.
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[Do environmental services buyers prefer differentiated rates? a case study from the Colombian Andes]
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Do environmental services buyers prefer differentiated rates? a case study from the Colombian Andes
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, Bruno
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Imbach, Pablo
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Vignola, R.
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Metzger, M.J.
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Hidalgo, E. J. L.
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[Ecosystem services and hydroelectricity in Central America: modelling service flows with fuzzy logic and expert knowledge]
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Ecosystem services and hydroelectricity in Central America: modelling service flows with fuzzy logic and expert knowledge
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.
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Bil, Y.
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[Laporan survey kawasan desa di hulu DAS Malinau, kecamatan Malinau (19 Pebruari s/d 4 Maret 1999)]
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Laporan survey kawasan desa di hulu DAS Malinau, kecamatan Malinau (19 Pebruari s/d 4 Maret 1999)
Frost, P.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Luckert, M.
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Mutamba, M.
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Mandondo, A.
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Kozanayi, W.
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[In search of improved rural livelihoods in semi-arid regions through local management of natural resources: lessons from case studies in Zimbabwe]
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In search of improved rural livelihoods in semi-arid regions through local management of natural resources: lessons from case studies in Zimbabwe
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Kurnianto, S.
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[Ecohydrology of the Mamberamo basin: an initial assessment of biophysical processes]
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Ecohydrology of the Mamberamo basin: an initial assessment of biophysical processes
The Setulang community in Malinau, Indonesia has resisted offers of substantial sums of money from timber companies to gain access to their lands. Instead they have sought to conserve their forest because of the many services it provides them. This article, written by a member of the Setulang com...
Iwan, R.
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[Setulang village protects its river: Ramses Iwan on behalf of the Setulang community]
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Setulang village protects its river: Ramses Iwan on behalf of the Setulang community
Many external effects of land use change are based on modifications of lateral flows of soil, water, air, fire or organisms. Lateral flows can be intercepted by filters and thus the severity and spatial range of external effects of land use change is under the influence of filter effects. Whereve...
Noordwijk, Meine van
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Poulsen, J.G.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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[Quantifying off-site effects of land use change: filters, flows and fallacies]
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Quantifying off-site effects of land use change: filters, flows and fallacies
This article discuss a search for a common understanding of three environmental problems linked to land use change in Southeast Asia: smoke pollution, degradation of biodiversity functions, and degradation of watershed functions. The objectives of this special issue are to identify usable data an...
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Chomitz, K.
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Francisco, H.
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Izac, N.A.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Ratnere, B.D.
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Thomas, D.E.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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[Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions]
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Policy analysis and environmental problems at different scales: asking the right questions