Tropical forests hold several goods and services used by forest-dependent people as safety nets to traverse difficult periods of resource supply. These same goods and services are constantly surrounded by emerging markets linking remote communities with major urban centers nationally and internat...
Nkem, J.
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Kalame, F.B.
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Idinoba, M.
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Somorin, O.A.
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Ndoye, O.
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Awono, A.
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[Shaping forest safety nets with markets: adaptation to climate change under changing roles of tropical forests in Congo Basin]
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Shaping forest safety nets with markets: adaptation to climate change under changing roles of tropical forests in Congo Basin
Vulnerability of forest ecosystems in West Africa is likely to be aggravated with current and projected climate and human stresses with implications for adaptation and REDD regimes. This is because vulnerability of the forest ecosystems affects economic sectors and millions of people that depend ...
Idinoba, M.
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Nkem, J.
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Kalame, F.B.
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Tachie-Obeng, E.
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Gyampoh, B.A.
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[Dealing with reducing trends in forest ecosystem services through a vulnerability assessment and planned adaptation actions]
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Dealing with reducing trends in forest ecosystem services through a vulnerability assessment and planned adaptation actions
Mangrove forests occur along ocean coastlines throughout the tropics, and support numerous ecosystem services, including fisheries production and nutrient cycling. However, the areal extent of mangrove forests has declined by 30–50% over the past half century as a result of coastal development, a...
Donato, D.
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Kauffman, J.B.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Kurnianto, S.
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Stidham, M.
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Kanninen, M.
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[Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics]
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Mangroves among the most carbon-rich forests in the tropics
Danau Sentarum was declared a conservation area by the government in 1981, was established as a Ramsar wetland conservation area in 1984 and became a 132,000 ha national park with a 65,000 ha buffer zone in 1999. But being named a wetland of international importance and having national park statu...
Heri, V.
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Yuliani, L.
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Indriatmoko, Y.
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[Interacting threats and challenges in protecting danau sentarum]
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Interacting threats and challenges in protecting danau sentarum
This special section of Volume 41 of the Borneo Research Bulletin has been compiled in honor of Dr. Reed Lee Wadley, an anthropologist who conducted research for two decades in the Danau Sentarum area before dying prematurely in June 2008. We have assembled more recent research in the area, at th...
In the past decade, Indonesia's protected areas have been threatened not only by illegal logging and mining, poaching, and other illegal activities, but also by the increasing population of the local communities. Many of these local communities depend on the natural resources of the protected are...
Yuliani, L.
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Indriatmoko, Y.
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Salim, A.
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Farid, I.Z.
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Muhajir, M.
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Prasetyo, L.B.
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Heri, V.
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[Biofuel policies and their impact on local people and biodiversity: a case study from Danau Sentarum]
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Biofuel policies and their impact on local people and biodiversity: a case study from Danau Sentarum
Wadley, R.L.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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Dennis, R.A.
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Aglionby, J.
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[Paper parks and the social life of conservation: lessons from Danau Sentarum]
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Paper parks and the social life of conservation: lessons from Danau Sentarum
Yasmi, Y.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Forestry and fishery conflict in Danau sentarum: application of an impairment approach]
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Forestry and fishery conflict in Danau sentarum: application of an impairment approach
Minarchek, M.
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Indriatmoko, Y.
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[Possibilities and perceptions of a community micro-hydro project in West Kalimantan]
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Possibilities and perceptions of a community micro-hydro project in West Kalimantan