The BAG focuses on the social criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management, a topic that has been the subject of considerable controversy and uncertainty. It is designed for people interested in assessing sustainable forest management, but who do not have a high degree of expertise i...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Brocklesby, M.A.
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Diaw, C.
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Etuge, P.
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Günter, M.
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Harwell, E.
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McDougall, C.
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Porro, N.M.
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Porro, R.
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Prabhu, R.
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Salim, A.
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Tchikangwa, B.
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Tiani, A.M.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Woelfel, J.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Guide de base pour l'evaluation du bien-etre social the BAG]
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Guide de base pour l'evaluation du bien-etre social the BAG
This is designed to supplement 'the BAG' and 'the Grab Bag'. It provides a scoring method that can be used with the two manuals, to come to a decision about particular criteria and indicators in particular forest and human settings. Following the section on scoring is a section on analysis. It be...
Salim, A.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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McDougall, C.
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[Guide de notation et d'analyse pour l'evaluation du bien-etre cocial]
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Guide de notation et d'analyse pour l'evaluation du bien-etre cocial
The study documents practices of 28 community-based forest enterprises (CBFEs) in Nepal, representing different enterprise models - FUGs (CFUGs or LFUGs), networks, cooperatives, and companies. FUGs are primarily constrained by their limited scale in terms of membership and land area. The formati...
Pandit, B.H.
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Albano, A.
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Kumar, C.
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[Improving forest benefits for the poor: learning from community-based forest enterprises in Nepal]
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Improving forest benefits for the poor: learning from community-based forest enterprises in Nepal
Scenario methods can be used to anticipate the future and expand the creativity of people thinking about complex forest management situations. This manual describes the use of scenarios with multiple stakeholders, with examples drawn from community-based forest management. Four classes of scenari...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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Buck, L.
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[Mengantisipasi perubahan skenario sebagai sarana pengelolaan hutan secara adaptif: suatu panduan]
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Mengantisipasi perubahan skenario sebagai sarana pengelolaan hutan secara adaptif: suatu panduan
Scenario methods can be used to anticipate the future and expand the creativity of people thinking about complex forest management situations. This manual describes the use of scenarios with multiple stakeholders, with examples drawn from community-based forest management. Four classes of scenari...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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Buck, L.
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[Anticipandose al cambio: guia para el uso de escenarios como instrumento para el manejo forestal adaptable]
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Anticipandose al cambio: guia para el uso de escenarios como instrumento para el manejo forestal adaptable
Tropical deforestation is leading to a loss of economically productive timber concessions, as well as areas with important environmental or socio-cultural values. To counteract this threat in Southeast Asia, sustainable forest management (SFM) practices are becoming increasingly important. We ass...
Dennis, R.A.
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Meijaard, E.
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Nasi, Robert
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Gustafsson, L.
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[Biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asian timber concessions: a critical evaluation of policy mechanisms and guidelines]
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Biodiversity conservation in Southeast Asian timber concessions: a critical evaluation of policy mechanisms and guidelines
In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs to...
Evans, K.
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Guariguata, M.R.
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[Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned]
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Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are not inherently ideal candidates for certification. They are most commonly consumed at a subsistence level, are traded locally and regionally, and most are not featured in markets open to ‘green’ or ‘fairtrade’ messages. However, for some of the NTFP species ...
Certification is relatively new to forest policy tool that attempts to foster responsible resource stewardship through the labeling of consumer products. While many lessons can be drawn from timber certification, transfer of existing timber-based guidelines and procedures to NTFPs is inappropriat...
This book presents a technical review of ecological and life history information on a range of Bornean wildlife species, aimed at identifying what makes these species sensitive to timber harvesting practices and associated impacts. It addresses three audiences: 1) those involved in assessing and ...
Meijaard, E.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Nasi, Robert
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Augeri, D.
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Rosenbaum, B.
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Iskandar, D.
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Setyawati, T.
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Lammertink, A.
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Rachmatika, I.
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Wong, A.
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Soehartono, T.
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Stanley, S.
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O'Brien, T.
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[Life after logging: reconciling wildlife conservation and production forestry in Indonesian Borneo]
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Life after logging: reconciling wildlife conservation and production forestry in Indonesian Borneo