The Indonesian oil palm subsector expanded rapidly after 1967. Much of this growth has occured in the last decade and posed a significant threat to Indonesia's existing forest cover. It has also displaced local communities and increased social conflict. This chapter attempted to determine where t...
For more than a century, northern Bolivia has had a tradition of commercial forest exploitation. For several decades into the twentieth century, the extraction of rubber and Brazil nuts was combined with subsistence agriculture, resulting in an agro-extractive cycle that fostered a sedentary life...
Dijkman, W.
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Stoian, D.
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Henkesmans, A.B.
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Assies, W.
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Boot, R.G.A.
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[Temporal and spatial dynamics in the extraction of non-timber forest products in the Northern Bolivia Amazon]
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Temporal and spatial dynamics in the extraction of non-timber forest products in the Northern Bolivia Amazon
Equitable interdisciplinary teamwork is easier said than done. For, it is not simply a matter of adding a “pinch” of social science into a larger interdisciplinary team, and stirring. Putting interdisciplinarity into action requires a more distilled and nuanced approach involving negotiation, bar...
Verma, R.
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Russell, D.
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German, L.
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[Anthro-apology? negotiating space for interdisciplinary collaboration and in-depth anthropology in the CGIAR]
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Anthro-apology? negotiating space for interdisciplinary collaboration and in-depth anthropology in the CGIAR
The development of criteria and indicators (C&I) for good forest management was identified as one of the essential components of a research and demonstration project in the Brazilian Amazon under the leadership of Embrapa Eastern Amazon and CIFOR. Four steps were envisaged: (1) Definition of a pr...
Pokorny B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Prabhu, R.
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Silva, J.N.M.
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[Introducing criteria and indicators for monitoring and auditing forest management in the Brazilian Amazon]
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Introducing criteria and indicators for monitoring and auditing forest management in the Brazilian Amazon
The rapid loss of forest resources from teak plantations in Java is a serious problem that is raising interest in finding new systems of management that will ensure sustained availability of resources. At the same time, all around the world a growing number of stakeholders are becoming involved i...
Guizol, P.
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Muhtaman, D.R.
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[Development of criteria and indicators for forest plantations from assessment toward communication tools for management]
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Development of criteria and indicators for forest plantations from assessment toward communication tools for management
This article presents the results of a 1979-80 dietary record keeping study carried out in the Uma’ Jalan, Kenyah dayak village of Long Segar, East Kalimantan. After a brief introduction to the people and their context, the chapter describes the dietary recordkeeping study method as useful for de...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Soedjito, H.
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[Food, forests and fields in a Bornean rain forest: towards appropriate agroforestry development]
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Food, forests and fields in a Bornean rain forest: towards appropriate agroforestry development
Hobley, M.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[A new pragmatic forestry or another development bandwagon?]
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A new pragmatic forestry or another development bandwagon?
This paper discusses the assumptions underlying non-timber forest product (NTFP)-based approaches. The authors examine conservation dimensions, highlighting the differences in perceptions among different stakeholder groups about what should be conserved, and development issues, including the role...
Arnold, J.E.M.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[The role of non-timber forest products in conservation and development]
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The role of non-timber forest products in conservation and development
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Methods for assessing the conservation and development of forest products: what we know and what we have yet to learn]
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Methods for assessing the conservation and development of forest products: what we know and what we have yet to learn
Campilan, D.
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Ariyabandu, R.
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Shrestha, P.
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Regimi, R.R.
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Basilio, Carlos
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Gonsalves, Julian
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[Participatory research and development in South Asia.]
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Participatory research and development in South Asia.