This working paper examines the development of regional socioeconomic scenarios for West Africa’s development, agriculture, food security and climate impacts. We present four globally consistent regional scenarios framed and outlined by regional experts who crafted narratives and determined key d...
Palazzo, Amanda
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Rutting, Lucas
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Havlík, Petr
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Jalloh, Abdulai
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Aubee, Ernst
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Helfgott, Ariella E.S.
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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
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Islam, Shahnila
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Segda, Zénabou
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Bayala, Jules
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Kadi Kadi, Hame A.
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Valin, Hugo
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[The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Western Africa: Four socio-economic scenarios]
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The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Western Africa: Four socio-economic scenarios
Widespread land degradation has serious negative ecological, social, and economic consequences. This is particularly true for smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa, which are crucial for the livelihoods of the majority of the population and the national economies. Sustainable land man...
Rosendahl, Judith
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[An analysis of land management stakeholders in Lushoto (Tanzania) and Ntcheu (Malawi).]
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An analysis of land management stakeholders in Lushoto (Tanzania) and Ntcheu (Malawi).
Value chain analysis (VCA) has emerged since the 1990s as a novel approach for understanding how power, benefits and costs are embodied and distributed to various actors. The Indonesian furniture industry demonstrates a long chain of production to consumption, from raw material producers (tree gr...
Purnomo, H.
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Achdiawan, R.
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Parlinah, N.
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Irawati, R.H.
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Melati
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[Value chain analysis of furniture: action research to improve power balance and enhance livelihoods of small-scale producers]
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Value chain analysis of furniture: action research to improve power balance and enhance livelihoods of small-scale producers
Kahindo, J.-M.
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Lejoly, J.
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Mate, J.-P.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Preliminary data on trade and management of rattan in and around Kisangani (D.R. Congo)]
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Preliminary data on trade and management of rattan in and around Kisangani (D.R. Congo)
The paper draws on findings from research in South Sulawesi and Jambi Provinces, Indonesia, looking at the role of collective action in helping two local community groups enhance their bargaining power vis a vis other market players (such as collectors, small- and large-scale industries) and prom...
Komarudin, H.
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Siagian, Y.
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Oka, N.P.
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[Linking collective action to non-timber forest product market for improved local livelihoods: challenges and opportunities]
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Linking collective action to non-timber forest product market for improved local livelihoods: challenges and opportunities
Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Kurnianto, S.
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[Ecohydrology of the Mamberamo basin: an initial assessment of biophysical processes]
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Ecohydrology of the Mamberamo basin: an initial assessment of biophysical processes
Nasi, Robert
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Vliet, N. van
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[Conservation and use of wildlife: the bushmeat crisis’ presented]
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Conservation and use of wildlife: the bushmeat crisis’ presented
Swidden (also called shifting cultivation) has long been the dominant farming system in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia (MMSEA). Today the ecological bounty of this region is threatened by the expansion of settled agriculture, including the proliferation of rubber plantations. In the current conc...
Fox, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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Ziegler, A.D.
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[Swidden, rubber and carbon: can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia?]
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Swidden, rubber and carbon: can REDD+ work for people and the environment in Montane Mainland Southeast Asia?
Farmers in Malawi remove woodlands to plant crops but they also derive a vast range of other basic needs from the surrounding forests. These miombo woodlands have until relatively recently always been vast in comparison to the human population and their needs. Over the years the woodlands and the...
This paper reviews oil palm biofuel development and analyzes social and environmental impacts of oil palm plantations in Indonesia. Three plantation study sites were selected in West Papua (Manokwari), West Kalimantan (Kubu Raya) and Papua (Boven Digoel) and used as case studies to illustrate lik...
Schoneveld, G.C.
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German, L.
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Nutakor, E.
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[Towards sustainable biofuel development: Assessing the local impacts of large-scale foreign land acquisitions in Ghana]
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Towards sustainable biofuel development: Assessing the local impacts of large-scale foreign land acquisitions in Ghana