As part of a multi-collaborator research project on the potential of non-timber forest product (NTFP) trade for conservation and development the authors designed tools to assess the effects of NTFP trade on people’s livelihoods and the environment. To assess livelihood outcomes of NTFP trade they...
Kusters, K.
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Achdiawan, R.
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[A method to assess the outcomes of forest product trade on livelihoods and the environment]
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A method to assess the outcomes of forest product trade on livelihoods and the environment
REDD+ projects require an impact assessment approach to estimate emissions and removals; for REDD+ to succeed we need information on this and the associated 3E+ outcomes. There are few examples of rigorous impact assessment in the conservation, avoided deforestation and payments for environmental...
Jagger, P.
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Atmadja, S.
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Pattanayak, S.K.
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Sills, E.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Learning while doing: Evaluating impacts of REDD+ projects]
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Learning while doing: Evaluating impacts of REDD+ projects
Verchot, Louis V.
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[Impacts of forest conversion to agriculture on microbial communities and microbial function]
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Impacts of forest conversion to agriculture on microbial communities and microbial function
This contribution examines the multiple impacts of artisanal mining in the high-biodiversity forest of the Congo Basin’s Sangha Tri-National Landscape (TNS), and proposes measures for improving livelihoods in the area. It was concluded from a literature review, interviews and site visits that: di...
Schure, J.
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Ingram, V.
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Tieguhong, J.C.
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Ndikumagenge, C.
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[Institutional aspects of artisanal mining in forest landscapes, western Congo Basin]
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Institutional aspects of artisanal mining in forest landscapes, western Congo Basin
This book is about the impacts of China's reforms on the forestry sector of its economy. This chapter introduces the objective of this book which is to examine the experience of China's forestry sector with respect to the full set of forest and nonforest policy reforms introduced since 1978 and f...
The purpose of this lecture note is to summarise different research results about the impact of macro-level factors and “extra-sectoral” policies on tropical forest cover. Specifically, we are interested in the forest margins - i.e. the spatial transition zone between tropical forests and convert...
Wunder, Sven
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Verbist, B.
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[The impact of trade and macroeconomic policies on frontier deforestation]
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The impact of trade and macroeconomic policies on frontier deforestation
Investment in policy oriented research is rising despite uncertainties about the degree to which it has actually contributed to benefits for the poor and the environment thus far. To address these uncertainties, this Impact Assessment Paper explores a case example of the contribution of policy or...
Raitzer, David A.
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[Assessing the impact of CIFOR’s influence on policy and practice in the Indonesian pulp and paper sector]
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Assessing the impact of CIFOR’s influence on policy and practice in the Indonesian pulp and paper sector
Ex post Impact assessments (epIAs) have long been produced by research centres of the Consultative Group oil International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) with a principal stated goal of informing the funding decisions of donor agencies, but there has been little formal analysis of the extent to wh...
Raitzer, David A.
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Kelley, T.G.
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[Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research]
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Assessing the Contribution of Impact Assessment to Donor Decisions for International Agricultural Research