In this article an outline is given of the history of information and publishing in forestry, communications technology is described (including mobile computing, GIS and satellite observations), and the future exchange of information via the Internet and web-based services is discussed. Two examp...
Paivinen, R.
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Mills, R.
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Hailu, M.
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Saarikko, J.
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[The forest of information: beating paths through the jungle]
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The forest of information: beating paths through the jungle
Two distinct visions of tropical forests co-exist in the scientific literature. One is more neo-Malthusian. The other is more pro-poor. The evidence increasingly favours the latter, although many uncertainties remain. The pro-poor literature emphasises that poor families create and manage forests...
As part of their irrigation strategy, the government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are actively promoting the use of treadle pumps in smallholder irrigation. The positive impact of treadle pumps on food security and poverty reduction in Malawi and elsewhere in sub-Saharan Af...
Kamwamba-Mtethiwa, J.
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Namara, Regassa E.
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Fraiture, Charlotte de
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Mangisoni, J.
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Owusu, E.
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[Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits.]
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Treadle pump irrigation in Malawi: adoption, gender and benefits.
The authors introduce the special issue on accommodating multiple interests in forest management and provide an overview of the seven papers in the issue. The papers document and analyze existing approaches and from them identify principles related to pluralism and good governance. Three themes e...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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Anderson, J.
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[Editorial: accommodating multiple interests in local forest management]
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Editorial: accommodating multiple interests in local forest management
Criteria and indicators (C&I) for sustainable forest management are important tools to improve the quality of forest management. In most cases they have been developed by experts, but the participation of stakeholders is essential if the C&I are to be locally relevant and practicable. We asked fo...
Pokorny, B.
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Prabhu, R.
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McDougall, C.
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Bauch, R.
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[Local stakeholders' participation in developing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management]
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Local stakeholders' participation in developing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management
Most of the world’s population that derives their livelihoods or part of their livelihoods from forests are out of the information loop. Exclusion of public users of natural resources from access to scientific research results is not an oversight; it is a systemic problem that has costly ramifica...
Shanley, P.
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López, C.
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[Out of the loop: Why research rarely reaches policy makers and the public and what can be done]
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Out of the loop: Why research rarely reaches policy makers and the public and what can be done
Over the last few years research funding has increasingly moved in favour of large, multipartner, interdisciplinary and multi-site research projects. This article explores the benefits and challenges of employing a full-time research fellow to work across multiple field sites, with all the local ...
Sugden, Fraser
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Punch, S.
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[The challenges and benefits of employing a mobile research fellow to facilitate team work on a large, interdisciplinary, multi-sited project]
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The challenges and benefits of employing a mobile research fellow to facilitate team work on a large, interdisciplinary, multi-sited project
Pham, T.T.
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Gregorio, M. di
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Brockhaus, M.
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[REDD+ politics in the media: A case study from Vietnam]
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REDD+ politics in the media: A case study from Vietnam