A significant shift has taken place in global forest tenure, with a doubling of the forest area under community ownership (or administration over the past 15 years). There is every indication that communal tenure will double again over the next 15 years. Recognition of traditional and indigenous ...
Molnar,A.
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Gomes, D.
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Sousa, R.
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Vidal, N.
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Hojer, R.F.
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Arguelles, L.A.
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Kaatz, S.
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Martin, A.
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Donini, G.
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Scherr, Sara J.
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White, A.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Community forest enterprise markets in Mexico and Brazil: new opportunities and challenges for legal access to the forest]
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Community forest enterprise markets in Mexico and Brazil: new opportunities and challenges for legal access to the forest
Indonesian legislation calls for a zero-burning policy. This approach to fire management is largely in response to significant negative impacts on the economy and the environment, not only in Indonesia but also the neighbouring region, that result annually from peat fires in Kalimantan and Sumatr...
The new approaches advocated by the conservation community to integrate conservation and livelihood development now explicitly address landscape mosaics composed of agricultural and forested land rather than only protected areas and largely intact forests. We refer specifically to a call by Harve...
García, C.A.
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Bhagwat, S.A.
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Ghazoul, J.
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Nath, C.D.
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Nanaya, K.M.
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Kushalappa, C.G.
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Raghuramulu, Y.
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Nasi, Robert
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Vaast, Philippe
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[Biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes: challenges and opportunities of coffee agroforests in the Western Ghats, India]
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Biodiversity conservation in agricultural landscapes: challenges and opportunities of coffee agroforests in the Western Ghats, India
There is an increasing interest in understanding the role forest products and forest resource management in rural livelihoods and poverty reduction strategies. This study investigates the contribution of forest resources to the livelihoods of rural households under a participatory management arra...
Yemiru, T.
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Roos, A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Bohlin, F.
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[Forest incomes and poverty alleviation under participatory forest management in the Bale Highlands, Southern Ethiopia]
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Forest incomes and poverty alleviation under participatory forest management in the Bale Highlands, Southern Ethiopia
The biodiversity and climate consequences of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) expansion across South East Asia have received considerable attention. The human side of the issue, highlighted with reports of negative livelihood outcomes and rights abuses by oil palm companies, has also led to controver...
Rist, L.
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Feintrenie, L.
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Levang, P.
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[The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia]
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The livelihood impacts of oil palm: smallholders in Indonesia
Dry land resources have national and global significance. Ethiopia, in particular, is a dry land country whose resources are yet to be managed properly if they are to contribute meaningfully to the country’s socio-economic development and environmental resilience. Using major findings of several ...
Lemenih, Mulugeta
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Kassa, H.
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[Socio-economic and environmental significance of dry land resources of Ethiopia and their development challenges]
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Socio-economic and environmental significance of dry land resources of Ethiopia and their development challenges
In the early 1990s, the Lao government launched a nationwide Land Use Planning and Land Allocation programme in a bid to foster socio-economic development while protecting the environment. However, the programme has long been perceived as having negative impacts on rural livelihoods. A central cr...
Lestrelin, Guillaume
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Bourgoin, J.
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Bouahom, B.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Measuring participation: case studies on village land use planning in northern Lao PDR]
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Measuring participation: case studies on village land use planning in northern Lao PDR
The interaction between land-use change and the sustainability of hunting is poorly understood but is critical for sustaining hunted vertebrate populations and a protein supply for the rural poor. We investigated sustainability of hunting in an Amazonian landscape mosaic, where a small human popu...
Parry, L.
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Barlow, J.
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Peres, C.A.
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[Hunting for sustainability in tropical secondary forests]
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Hunting for sustainability in tropical secondary forests
For many years, farmers in remote upland areas of northern Laos just produced rice for self consumption. The production surpluses were bartered against other consumption goods or sold in the market to get some cash. Beside, farmers traditionally planted secondary crops on sloping land such as cas...
Keophosay, Anousith
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Viau, J.
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Jobard, E.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Impact of maize expansion on household economy and production systems in northern Lao PDR]
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Impact of maize expansion on household economy and production systems in northern Lao PDR
The government of Laos long term policy is aiming at reducing rural poverty and stabilize shifting cultivation by creating permanent job for local people, in order to increase forest cover while avoiding negative impacts on deforestation. The overnment of Laos promotes foreign investment in devel...
Bouahom, B.
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Alberny, E.
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Douangsavanh, L.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Dynamics of rubber expansion in Lao PDR: policy making under uncertainty]
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Dynamics of rubber expansion in Lao PDR: policy making under uncertainty