Biodiversity is integral to almost all ecosystem processes, with some species playing key functional roles that are essential for maintaining the value of ecosystems to humans. However, many ecosystem services remain nonvalued, and decisionmakers rarely consider biodiversity in policy development...
Thompson, I.D.
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Okabe, K.
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Tylianakis, Jason M.
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Kumar, P.
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Brockerhoff, E.G.
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Schellhorn, N.A.
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Parrotta, J.A.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Forest biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem goods and services: translating science into policy]
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Forest biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem goods and services: translating science into policy
We discuss the main ecological factors that influence tree recruitment in neotropical moist-and wet forests within the context of timber management based on selective logging. We argue that setting aside protection areas in managed forests as a way to preserve ecological processes may not be suff...
Guariguata, M.R.
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Pinard, M.A.
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[Ecological knowledge of regeneration from seed in neotropical forest trees: implications for natural forest management]
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Ecological knowledge of regeneration from seed in neotropical forest trees: implications for natural forest management
Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the impact of those laws on local government activities related to logging, protected areas, indigenous territories, and land-use planning. It con-cludes that ...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Vallejos, C.
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Pacheco, P.
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Balanza, P.P.
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López, R.
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[Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia]
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Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
The authors develop an endogenous sample selection model to investigate how forest dependence influences a household's decision to participate in forest co-management program. Using data from Chimaliro and Liwonde forest reserves in Malawi, The authors find that where forests primarily have a gap...
Jumbe, C.B.L.
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Angelsen, A.
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[Forest dependence and participation in CPR management: empirical evidence from forest co-management in Malawi]
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Forest dependence and participation in CPR management: empirical evidence from forest co-management in Malawi
Simple Criteria and Indicators (C&I – to be read as C and Is) can be used to help forest people express their view on sustainability. Three main findings characterize local perceptions: a) The natural and social worlds are intertwined, confirming environmental services as elements of well-being; ...
Tiani, A.M.
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Charancle, J.M. B.
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[Simple criteria and indicators to uncover and negotiate local perceptions on sustainability]
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Simple criteria and indicators to uncover and negotiate local perceptions on sustainability
Fire, grazing, browsing and tree cutting are major anthropogenic determinants of vegetation patterns in African savannas. In Burkina Faso forest management policies prohibit grazing while recommending annual early fire and selective tree cutting of 50% of the merchantable standing volume on a 20-...
Zida, D.
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Sawadogo, L.
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Tigabu, M.
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Tiveau, D.
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Oden, P.C.
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[Dynamics of sapling population in savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso subjected to grazing, early fire and selective tree cutting for a decade]
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Dynamics of sapling population in savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso subjected to grazing, early fire and selective tree cutting for a decade
This paper describe the use of multiple criteria decision tools for assessing criteria and indicators designed to evaluate sustainable forest management. Three techniques called ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons are described and used within the framework of a generic set of criteria and ...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study]
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Multiple criteria decision making approaches to assessing forest sustainability using criteria and indicators: a case study
Despite a long history of confrontation between forest agencies and forest people, “indigenous” or “local” practices are increasingly considered as a viable alternative of forest management. This paper is a synthesis derived from various long-term research programs carried out by the authors in S...
Michon, G.
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Foresta, H. de
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Levang, P.
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Verdeaux, F.
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[Domestic forests: a new paradigm for integrating local communities’ forestry into tropical forest science]
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Domestic forests: a new paradigm for integrating local communities’ forestry into tropical forest science
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?
Ecologically sustainable forest management necessitates monitoring forest conditions and the environmental impacts of management activities. Through adaptive management, assessments that reveal excessive environmental impacts require revision of the management plan to ensure that ecological funct...
Geisler, C.C.
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Ghazoul, J.
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Hellier, A.
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[Setting critical limits to ecological indicators of sustainable tropical forestry]
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Setting critical limits to ecological indicators of sustainable tropical forestry