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The rate of forest cover loss in the humid tropics of Cameroon is one of the highest in Central Africa. The aim of the large-scale, two-year research project described here was to understand the effect of the country's economic crisis and policy change on small-scale agricultural systems and land...


Sunderlin, William D.Ndoye, O.Bikie, H.Laporte, N.Mertens, B.Pokam, J.[Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon]Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in Southern Cameroon

A preliminary insight into how structural adjustment policies (SAPs) may have affected deforestation and forest degradation in the lowland tropical forests of Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia. It presents tentative hypotheses regarding how changes in prices, costs, incomes and government services ...


Kaimowitz, D.Erwidodo.Ndoye, O.Pacheco, P.Balanza, P.P.Sunderlin, William D.[Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia]Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia

Bolivia's structural adjustment policies, initiated in 1985, increased poverty among certain groups, but this did not lead to widespread migration to the agricultural frontier. Nor did adjustment greatly affect the average area planted in annual crops by small lowland farmers. Structural adjustme...


Kaimowitz, D.Thiele, GrahamPacheco, P.[The effects of structural adjustment on deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia]The effects of structural adjustment on deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia

To understand the potential role of forest products in household livelihoods, a study of the woodcraft industry in Zimbabwe was initiated. The woodcraft industry has increased steadily since the late 1980s. The factors driving the upsurge in the woodcraft industry are: (1) the increased demand by...


Braedt, O.Standa-Gunda, W.[Woodcraft markets in Zimbabwe]Woodcraft markets in Zimbabwe
Gellert, P.K.[The shifting natures of ‘‘development’’: growth, crisis, and recovery in Indonesia’s forests]The shifting natures of ‘‘development’’: growth, crisis, and recovery in Indonesia’s forests

This article, which synthesizes the results of more than 140 economic models analyzing the causes of tropical deforestation, raises significant doubts about many conventional hypotheses in the debate about deforestation. More roads, higher agricultural prices, lower wages, and a shortage of off-f...


Angelsen, A.Kaimowitz, D.[Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic models]Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic models

The paper analyses how macro-economic and agricultural policies, market fluctuations and demographic changes affected forests in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon in four periods between 1967 and 1997. For each period it examines how these variables influenced cocoa, coffee, food, and agro-indust...


Ndoye, O.Kaimowitz, D.[Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997]Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967-1997

Two questionnaire surveys of fuel use by low-income households in Zimbabwe were conducted in four small towns in 1994, and in these towns plus four larger towns in 1999. An energy transition from wood through kerosene to electricity occured (a) with rising household income, (b) with increasing el...


Campbell, Bruce M.Vermeulen, Sonja J.Mangono, J.J.Mabugu, R.[The energy transition in action: domestic fuel choices in a changing Zimbabwe]The energy transition in action: domestic fuel choices in a changing Zimbabwe
Loxton, E.ASchirmer, JKanowski, P.[Designing, implementing and monitoring social impact mitigation strategies: lessons from forest industry structural adjustment packages]Designing, implementing and monitoring social impact mitigation strategies: lessons from forest industry structural adjustment packages

Klasen, Stephan[ Low Schooling for Girls, Slower Growth for All? Cross-Country Evidence on the Effect of Gender Inequality in Education on Economic Development ]

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