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The possibility of common ground: a reply to Mavhunga and Robinson por Vermeulen, Sonja J., Sheil, Douglas

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Future Scenarios as a Tool for Collaboration in Forest Communities por Evans, K., Jong, W. de, Cronkleton, P.

“…This paper discusses how a participatory method to facilitate thinking about the future—called future scenarios—can help change the way forest communities and local governments interact. …”
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The skills needed to facilitate a rural innovation platform por Ergano, Kebebe

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Action research as a strategy for collaborative management in Ottotomo por Jum, C.N., Abega, M., Bengono, F.

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A etnociência comparativa das terras pretas Amazônicas. por German, L., Hecht, S.B., Ruivo, M.L.

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Learning from REDD: a global comparative study por Center for International Forestry Research

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Counting in a disappearing land: people, livestock and wildlife por International Livestock Research Institute

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Influence of a threatened-species focus on conservation planning por Drummond, S.P., Wilson, K.A., Meijaard, E., Watts, M., Dennis, R, Christy, L., Possingham, H.P.

“…We found that the explicit protection of threatened species delivered cost-efficient outcomes in this situation, afforded adequate protection to over 90% of those species not yet considered endangered, and contributed to the partial protection of the remainder. We used Marxan, a conservation planning tool, to determine the frequency that planning units are selected in efficient reserve systems and assessed the relative risk of deforestation of each planning unit. …”
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Carbon payments as a safeguard for threatened tropical mammals por Venter, O., Meijaard, E., Possingham, H.P., Dennis, R.A., Sheil, Douglas, Wich, S., Hovani, L., Wilson, K.A.

“…While many policy and implementation issues need clarification, our economic assessment suggests that REDD could offer a financially realistic lifeline for Kalimantan's threatened mammals if it is included in future climate agreements.…”
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The Kenya dairy sub-sector: a rapid appraisal por Omore, Amos O., Muriuki, H., Kenyanjui, M., Owango, M.O., Staal, Steven J.

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A dozen indicators for assessing governance in forested landscapes por Colfer, C.J.P., Feintrenie, L.

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REDD: de boas idéias a realidades complicadas por Wunder, Sven

“…Deforestation is basically a story of expanding land agricultural, while much of the degradation is related to the logging of medium and high value, and dry forests, the extraction of firewood. …”
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A guide to learning about livelihood impacts of REDD+ por Jagger, P., Sills, E., Lawlor, K., Sunderlin, William D.

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chainsaw milling: supplier to local markets — a synthesis por Wit, M., Dam, J. van, Cerutti, P.O., Lescuyer, G., Kerrett, R., McKeown, J.P.

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A global analysis of deforestation due to biofuel development por Gao, Y., Skutsch, M., Masera, O., Pacheco, P.

“…It reviews several methodological challenges for undertaking this analysis, and presents a set of preliminary findings. The analysis is focused on three regions from a global perspective: Latin America, southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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The genetics of adaptation in domestic farm animals: a review por Mirkena, T., Duguma, G., Haile, Aynalem, Wurzinger, Maria, Tibbo, Markos, Sölkner, Johann

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CCAFS: A proposed new agenda for research and development por Campbell, Bruce M.

“…Mr. Campbell talks about a new agenda for research and development. Filmed at The Conference on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security, 4 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya.…”
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Responding to the global challenges for a food secure future por CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Paroda, Executive Secretary, Asia-Pacific Association of Agricultural Research Institutions (APAARI) - Strategic partnership -- Mark Holderness, Executive Secretary, Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) - Securing long-term funding -- Jonathan Wadsworth, Executive Secretary of the CGIAR Fund Council and Head of Fund Office - Agrobiodiversity -- Alexander Mueller, Assistant Director General for Natural Resources, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - Household nutrition security -- Cristina Tirado, Director, Center for Public Health and Climate Change, Public Health Institute (PHI) - Integration through a Landscape Approach -- Frances Seymour, Director General, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).…”
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Agricultural intensification as a strategy for climate mitigation in Ghana por Gockowski, J., Robiglio, Valentina, Muilerman, Sander, Agyeman, N.F.

“…Of the many crops grown in Ghana, cocoa has had the largest expansion in area extent and is a strategic crop for the country's development. …”
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Participatory prevalence estimation: A pilot survey in Kenya por Hannah, H., Grace, Delia, Randolph, Thomas F., Glanville, William A. de, Fèvre, Eric M.

“…There is a need to find locally and globally relevant surveillance tools to measure disease prevalence and inform control programs. …”
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