A paper published in Ecological Economics [Varma, A. 2003. The economics of slash and burn: a case study of the 1997–1998 Indonesian forest fires. Ecological Economics 46,159–171] claims to show that slash and burn agriculture is socially inefficient and should be banned. However, its conclusions...
Dutschke, M.
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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Peskett, L.
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Luttrell, C.
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Streck, C.
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Brown, J.
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[¿Cómo vinculamos las necesidades del pais con las fuentes de financiamiento?]
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¿Cómo vinculamos las necesidades del pais con las fuentes de financiamiento?
Angelsen, A.
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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[¿Cuáles son los temas clave en el diseño REDD y cuáles los criterios para evaluar las opciones?]
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¿Cuáles son los temas clave en el diseño REDD y cuáles los criterios para evaluar las opciones?
Dutschke, M.
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Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.
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Peskett, L.
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Luttrell, C.
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Streck, C.
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Brown, J.
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[How do we match country needs with financing sources?]
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How do we match country needs with financing sources?
Biofuels are receiving growing negative attention. Direct and/or indirect land-use changes that result from their cultivation can cause emissions due to carbon losses in soils and biomass and could negate any eventual greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction benefit. This paper evaluates the implications o...
Achten, W.M.J.
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Verchot, Louis V.
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[Implications of biodiesel-induced land-use changes for CO2 emissions: case studies in Tropical America, Africa, and Southeast Asia]
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Implications of biodiesel-induced land-use changes for CO2 emissions: case studies in Tropical America, Africa, and Southeast Asia
This document is a report on the implementation of an initial project of Bulungan Research Forest in East Kalimantan, Indonesia 1997-2001 with financial support from International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO). It contains an executive summary, the main text of the project objectives and ou...
Center for International Forestry Research
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[ITTO project PD 12/97 Rev.1 (F) - Forest, science and sustainability: the Bulungan model forest: completion report phase I 1997-2001]
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ITTO project PD 12/97 Rev.1 (F) - Forest, science and sustainability: the Bulungan model forest: completion report phase I 1997-2001
Tropical deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia is a serious concern of many stakeholders. About 16 million hectares of forestland in concessions is degraded. In addition, the lack of clarity of land tenure rights and ownership has given rise to significant conflict, which also contrib...
This paper describes the general concepts, meaning, and definitions of sustainability and proposes the use of soft methodologies, particularly fuzzy set theory, for its assessment. Basic elements and concepts of fuzzy sets are described, including membership functions and their interpretations in...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Fuzzy methods for assessing criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management]
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Fuzzy methods for assessing criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management
Illegal logging is a cause for widespread concern. It has negative environmental impacts, results in the loss of forest products used by rural communities, creates conflicts, and causes significant losses of tax revenues that could be used for development activities. The Nature Conservancy and Wo...
Tacconi, L.
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Obidzinski, K.
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Agung, F.
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[Learning lessons to promote forest certification and control illegal logging in Indonesia]
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Learning lessons to promote forest certification and control illegal logging in Indonesia
The paper presents the results and main conclusions of an assessment of compliance with technical guidelines for Reduced Impact Harvesting (RIH) in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon. The assessment was carried out in two certified timber enterprises in the State of Para, Brazil applying...
Pokorny B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Silva, J.N.M.
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Bernardo, P.
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Souza, J.
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Sweede, J.
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[Compliance with reduced-impact harvesting guidelines by timber enterprises in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon]
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Compliance with reduced-impact harvesting guidelines by timber enterprises in terra firme forests of the Brazilian Amazon