Nowadays, adaptation has become a key focus of the scientific and policy-making communities and is a major area of discussion in the multilateral climate change process. As climate change is projected to hit the poorest the hardest, it is especially important for developing countries to pay part...
This article presents a system dynamics (SD) method to examine the problem of forest degradation. The model developed takes a system-oriented view of forest management, embracing both social and biophysical factors affecting deforestation. Social factors examined are socio-economic variables or e...
Purnomo, H.
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Mendoza, G.A.
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[A system dynamics model for evaluating collaborative forest management: a case study in Indonesia]
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A system dynamics model for evaluating collaborative forest management: a case study in Indonesia
The cultivation of indigenous and exotic fruits for sub-Saharan Africa’s domestic markets can bring increased revenues for smallholders and improve the diets of local consumers. There are, however, many bottlenecks which need to be addressed so that wider benefits from such activities are realise...
Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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Dawson, Ian K.
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Franzel, Steven
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Leakey, R.R.B.
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Mithöfer, D.
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Akinnifesi, F.K.
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Tchoundjeu, Z.
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[Improving livelihoods and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa through the promotion of indigenous and exotic fruit production in smallholders’ agroforestry systems: a review]
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Improving livelihoods and nutrition in sub-Saharan Africa through the promotion of indigenous and exotic fruit production in smallholders’ agroforestry systems: a review
Vedeld, P.
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Angelsen, A.
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Bojo, J.
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Sjaastad, E.
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Berg, G.K.
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[Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor]
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Forest environmental incomes and the rural poor
The importance of forest products to households living in or near forests has been increasingly recognized. Estimates of numbers of people who in some way rely on forests, for survival or livelihoods, vary widely. Yet numbers alone do not reveal the forests' importance to diverse users. A typolog...
This case study of the Hani in the Ailao mountains of Yunnan, China, highlights the importance of forests in providing local ecological services that are essential for the system of terraced agriculture. The paper investigates local people's knowledge of these ecological services, including water...
Wang Qinghua
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[Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan]
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Forest management and terraced agriculture: case study of Hani of Ailao mountains, Yunnan
This paper describes the effects of the colonial and post-colonial land policies and legislation on the management and utilisation of natural woodlands in Malawi and Zimbabwe. The two countries share similar patterns of land ownership; customary or tribal trust land designated by colonial governm...
Mataya, C.
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Gondo, P.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development]
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Evolution of land policies and legislation in Malawi and Zimbabwe: implications for forestry development
The paper describes the Version 2 of the CO2FIX (CO2FIX V.2) model, a user-friendly tool for dynamically estimating the carbon sequestration potential of forest management, agroforesty and afforestation projects. CO2FIX V.2 is a multi-cohort ecosystem-level model based on carbon accounting of for...
Masera, O.R.
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Garza-Caligaris, J.F.
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Kanninen, M.
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Karjalainen, T.
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Liski, J.
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Nabuurs, G.J.
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Pussinen, A.
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Jong, B.H.J. de
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Mohren, G.M.J.
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[Modelling carbon sequestration in afforestation and forest magement projects: the CO2FIX V 2.0 approach]
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Modelling carbon sequestration in afforestation and forest magement projects: the CO2FIX V 2.0 approach
The sustainable management of biodiversity and productivity in forested lands requires an understanding of key interactions between socioeconomic and biophysical factors and their response to environmental change. Appropriate baseline data are rarely available. As part of a broader study on biodi...
Gillison, A.N.
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Liswanti, N.
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Budidarsono, S.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Tomich, Thomas P.
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[Impact of cropping methods on biodiversity in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia]
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Impact of cropping methods on biodiversity in coffee agroecosystems in Sumatra, Indonesia