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The methods used to value tropical forests have the potential to influence how policy makers and others perceive forest landsforestlands. A small number of valuation studies achieve real impact. These are generally succinct accounts supporting a specific perception. However, such reports risk bei...


Sheil, DouglasWunder, Sven[The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions]The value of tropical forest to local communities: complications, caveats, and cautions

The success of long-term sustainable management of natural resources depends on local people’s support. Assessing local people’s attitudes, taking into account their needs, and respecting their opinions should become a management priority. In India, in the last 20 years, community needs and aspir...


Macura, B.Zorondo-Rodríguez, F.Grau-Satorras, M.Demps, K.Laval, M.García, C.A.Reyes García, Victoria[Local community attitudes toward forests outside protected areas in India: impact of legal awareness, trust, and participation]Local community attitudes toward forests outside protected areas in India: impact of legal awareness, trust, and participation

This article examines the institutional matrix associated with logging and forest pioneering in a district on Sumatra. It draws together theoretical approaches to develop a framework for analysing the operation of competing forms of institutional power and control. The article argues that the gov...


McCarthy, J.F.[Power and interest on Sumatra’s rainforest frontier: clientelist coalitions, illegal logging and conservation in the Alas valley]Power and interest on Sumatra’s rainforest frontier: clientelist coalitions, illegal logging and conservation in the Alas valley

In a number of places, sacred forest sites play an important role in conservation and local livelihoods. This paper examines how Iban hunters and animals alike use sacred forest in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. To determine the relative importance of different sites in hunting, it compares hunting ...


Wadley, R.L.Colfer, C.J.P.[Sacred forest, hunting, and conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]Sacred forest, hunting, and conservation in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Borderland identity and traditional community autonomy affect the practice of ‘illegal’ logging and the impact of regional autonomy among the Iban along the upper Kapuas borderland in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. We examine these issues with attention to the historical development of the Kalimanta...


Wadley, R.L.Eilenberg, M.[Autonomy, identity, and ‘illegal’ logging in the borderland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia]Autonomy, identity, and ‘illegal’ logging in the borderland of West Kalimantan, Indonesia

We used cultural consensus models to test whether hunters shared perceptions of wildlife abundance and the relative importance of hunting and fishing in a Guarayo indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon. Results show that highly prized animals that were considered rare are either those with l...


Holt, T. vanTownsend, W.R.Cronkleton, P.[Assessing local knowledge of game abundance and persistence of hunting livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon using consensus analysis]Assessing local knowledge of game abundance and persistence of hunting livelihoods in the Bolivian Amazon using consensus analysis

There is an ongoing debate on what constitutes sustainable intensification of agriculture (SIA). In this paper, we propose that a paradigm for sustainable intensification can be defined and translated into an operational framework for agricultural development. We argue that this paradigm must now...


Rockström, JohanWilliams, J.Daily, G.Noble, A.D.Matthews, NathanielGordon, L.Wetterstrand, H.DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.Shah, M.Steduto, P.Fraiture, Charlotte deHatibu, N.Unver, O.Bird, JeremySibanda, Lindiwe MajeleSmith, J.[Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability]Sustainable intensification of agriculture for human prosperity and global sustainability
Renard, DBirk, JJZangerle, ALavelle, Patrick M.Glaser, BBlatrix, R.McKey, D[Ancient human agricultural practices can promote activities of contemporary non-human soil ecosystem engineers : A case study in coastal savannas of French Guiana]Ancient human agricultural practices can promote activities of contemporary non-human soil ecosystem engineers : A case study in coastal savannas of French Guiana

In this paper, we will explore the ways in which sustainable intensification interventions often overlook fundamental social dynamics in rural landscapes. We provide evidence of the underlying social, political and environmental contexts that affect farmers’ land-use decisions. While there are nu...


Snyder, Katherine A.Cullen, Beth[Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives]Implications of sustainable agricultural intensification for family farming in Africa: anthropological perspectives
Sasaoka, MLaumonier, Y.[Suitability of local resource management practices based on supernatural enforcement mechanisms in the local social-cultural context]Suitability of local resource management practices based on supernatural enforcement mechanisms in the local social-cultural context

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