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This paper looks at the impact of the introduction of new soybean technologies on the clearing of natural vegetation (forest and savanna) in southern Brazil, the Brazilian Cerrado, and Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The paper looks at how technological change interacted with other government policies and e...


Kaimowitz, D.Smith, J.[Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia]Soybean technology and the loss of natural vegetation in Brazil and Bolivia
Spilsbury, M.J.[CIFOR. The sustainability of forest management: assessing the impact of CIFOR criteria and indicators research]CIFOR. The sustainability of forest management: assessing the impact of CIFOR criteria and indicators research

Harvesting operations in timber concessions have traditionally followed strategies related to enterprises' capacity in terms of available equipment and financing, industrial integration, commercialization of more species, physical accessibility to the concession, and quality of human resources, a...


Colan, V.Catpo, J.Sabogal, C.[Evaluación de daños y residuos resultantes de las operaciones de aprovechamiento en seis concesiones forestales en la Región Ucayali, Amazonía Peruana]Evaluación de daños y residuos resultantes de las operaciones de aprovechamiento en seis concesiones forestales en la Región Ucayali, Amazonía Peruana
Colan, V.Sabogal, C.Catpo, J.[Manual de campo para la evaluación del impacto de las operaciones de aprovechamiento en concesiones forestales con fines maderables en la Amazonía Peruana]Manual de campo para la evaluación del impacto de las operaciones de aprovechamiento en concesiones forestales con fines maderables en la Amazonía Peruana
Boyle, T.J.B.[Conservation of tropical forest genetic resources: the impact of human activities]Conservation of tropical forest genetic resources: the impact of human activities

This chapter spells out the theoretical framework for the discussion and case studies of the book. First, it provides precise definitions of technological change and classify technological change into different types based on their factor intensities. The discussion starts off with a single farm ...


Angelsen, A.Soest, D.P. vanKaimowitz, D.Bulte, E.[Technological change and deforestation: a theoretical overview]Technological change and deforestation: a theoretical overview

This chapter summarises the key insights from the case studies included in the book. First, it discusses the technology-deforestation link in six different types of cases: developed countries, commodity booms, shifting cultivation, permanent upland (rainfed) agriculture, irrigated (lowland) agric...


Angelsen, A.Kaimowitz, D.[Agricultural technology and forests: a recapitulation]Agricultural technology and forests: a recapitulation

The overarching objective for CIFOR is to ensure that research activities result in significant impacts. A secondary, but very important, requirement is to be able to measure and quantify impact. However, impact assessment at CIFOR is viewed as a component in the broader frame of research evaluat...


Spilsbury, M.J.[CIFOR - using a 'system' approach to research evaluation]CIFOR - using a 'system' approach to research evaluation

This note is part of an on-going effort to gain insights to impact assessment and research uptake literature of relevance to natural resource management-related research. It is provided more for the reference list than for the merit of the associated text that is still at an early stage. Many mor...


Spilsbury, M.J.Poulsen, J.[Literature review of impact assessment studies of potential application to natural resource management research (some literature resources)]Literature review of impact assessment studies of potential application to natural resource management research (some literature resources)

The paper applies a broad-brush perspective to policy change processes, forestry research and innovation. It considers patterns of research and impact and the impacts linked to them in developing countries. It highlights some research successes, failures opportunities and constraints in the hope ...


Spilsbury, M.J.[Getting forestry research into policy and practice]Getting forestry research into policy and practice

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