This study on the use of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the Nam Khan Watershed was conducted through household surveys and focus group discussions in three villages selected along a gradient of integration to market, and diversity of livelihood systems: Houayyen and Tinpha villages in Xien...
Nanthavong, K.
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Cherief, M.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Castella, J.C.
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[Management of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) across the Nam Khan Watershed]
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Management of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) across the Nam Khan Watershed
The paper investigates the changes in management and trade of non timber forest products (NTFP) in northern uplands of Laos and how they are related to agricultural production from both landscape and livelihoods perspectives. Surveys were conducted in Luang Prabang province with multiple groups o...
Castella, J.C.
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Thephavanh, M.
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Vongkhamsao, V.
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Mouaxeng-Cha, K.
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Phonphakdy, S.
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Fitriana, Y.R.
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Kongay, K.
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Phaipasith, S.
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Ferrand, J.
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Manivanh, V.
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Pfund, J.L.
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[Evolving relations between agriculture and forest in Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province]
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Evolving relations between agriculture and forest in Viengkham District, Luang Prabang Province
In a time of transition from subsistence to commercial agriculture, small farming households need to be better organized in order to match the market demand in terms of product volume and quality. However, spontaneous initiatives are often discouraged by the lack of proper support in terms of cre...
Castella, J.C.
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Bouahom, B.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Douangsavanh, L.
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[Managing the transition from farmers’ groups to agricultural cooperatives in Lao PDR]
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Managing the transition from farmers’ groups to agricultural cooperatives in Lao PDR
Conservation agriculture is a new technique in Northern Lao PDR. This study on the patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture was conducted in twenty villages of three districts in Xieng khouang province, covering four agro-ecological zones: Pek, northern Kham, Kham basin and ...
Nanthavong, K.
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Keophoxay, Anousith
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Khambanseuang, C.
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Jobard, E.
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Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Castella, J.C.
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[Patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture: Case studies in Pek, Kham and Nonghet district, Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR]
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Patterns of diffusion and adoption of Conservation Agriculture: Case studies in Pek, Kham and Nonghet district, Xieng Khouang province, Lao PDR
The authors studied how the role and perceptions of natural forests have changed in seven villages along the Malinau River, East Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo). Local people consider development projects, logging and mining activities, and floods as having the greatest influence on their liveliho...
Basuki, I.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Padmanaba, M.
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Liswanti, N.
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Mulcahy, G.
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Wan, M.
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[The evolving role of tropical forests for local livelihoods in Indonesia]
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The evolving role of tropical forests for local livelihoods in Indonesia
In order to further understanding of the links between biological and cultural diversity, this study examined the role of forest species and biodiversity in the livelihoods of indigenous Bakweri villagers and migrants to the Mount Cameroon region. Surveys of resources consumed and sold by 118 hou...
Laird, S.A.
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Awung, G.L.
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Lysinge, R.J.
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Ndive, L.E.
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[The interweave of people and place: biocultural diversity in migrant and indigenous livelihoods around Mount Cameroon]
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The interweave of people and place: biocultural diversity in migrant and indigenous livelihoods around Mount Cameroon
Rattan is an important non-wood forest product in the economy of Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and in the subsistence of populations in the Congo Basin. This paper presents preliminary results of a survey conducted with rattan stakeholders in Kisangani and the Yoko Forest Reserve (YFR) ...
Kahindo, J.-M.
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Lejoly, J.
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Mate, J.-P.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Preliminary data on trade and management of rattan in and around Kisangani (Democratic Republic of Congo)]
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Preliminary data on trade and management of rattan in and around Kisangani (Democratic Republic of Congo)
This article challenges the pervasive view that commercialisation of non-timber forest products can (easily) achieve ecosystem and species conservation as well as improving livelihoods. Following a brief review of who and what is involved, it focuses on the main ecological and livelihood risks of...
Belcher, B.
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Schreckenberg, Kate
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[Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: a reality check]
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Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: a reality check
The growing demand for construction and fuel wood and the wide adaptation of Eucalyptus to the different agro-ecological zones of the country are resulting in increased plantation of Eucalyptus by smallholders, but the policy environment in Ethiopia discourages farmers from planting this exotic. ...
Mekonnen, Z.
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Kassa, H.
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Lemenh, M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia]
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The role and management of Eucalyptus in Lode Hetosa district, central Ethiopia
Attempts to reconcile economic development with environmental conservation in a forest area in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, are reviewed for the district of Malinau, East Kalimantan, Indonesia, an area of 42,000 km2 that is still largely covered in rainforest. The history of the region is describe...
Boedhihartono, Agni K.
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Gunarso, P.
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Levang, P.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?]
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The principles of conservation and development: do they apply in Malinau?