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Shifting cultivation and deforestation in Indonesia: steps toward overcoming confusion in the debate por Sunderlin, William D.

“…Others claim that - far from being damaging - it is a key means for the conservation and sustainable management of remaining forests. …”
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The cost of soil erosion in sub-Saharan Africa: Why the time to act is now por Bolo, Peter, Kihara, Job, Kinyua, Michael, Waswa, Boaz S.

“…In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), nearly half a billion hectares of land (494 million ha - an area larger than the entire European Union) is being degraded. The main culprit is soil erosion, stripping away vital nutrients from farmlands, threatening food production, and robbing the continent of billions of dollars every year. …”
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Ecological certification of forest products: economic challenges por Kiker, C.F., Putz, F.E.

“…With increasing rates of forest depletion worldwide, it is increasingly being asked whether markets can play a role in mitigating the deleterious environmental and social impacts of forestry activities. …”
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Organising forestry research to meet the challenges of the information age por Byron, R.N., Sayer, Jeffrey A.

“…The need for global stewardship of the environmental and social values of forests is finally being accepted. Yet pressures for economic efficiency and competitiveness are reducing the resources available to state forest agencies. …”
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Development of two loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) genomics-informed diagnostic protocols for rapid detection of Pantoea species on rice por Kini, K., Wonni, I., Silué, D., Koebnik, R.

“…Therefore, several diagnostic tools such as simplex and multiplex PCR schemes and a semi-selective medium have been developed and are being used. However, the use of these tools is time-consuming, expensive and therefore limited to laboratories that can afford the chemicals. …”
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Widespread gaps in native tree seed supply for ecosystem restoration por Jalonen, Riina, Fremout, Tobias

“… • Application of the method to 21 native pilot species in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, and the Philippines revealed that, on average, only 34% of seed zones had designated seed sources, despite the species being widely used in restoration. • Almost all seed sources (97%) were predicted to remain within the species’ suitable habitat under future climates, showing that informed investments in establishing seed sources can bring sustained benefits…”
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Spatial regression analysis of deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia por Kaimowitz, D., Méndez, P., Puntodewo, A., Vanclay, J.K.

“…Locations closer to roads and the City of Santa Cruz and that have more fertile soils have a greater probability of being deforested. The same applies to colonization areas. …”
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Assessing intergenerational access to resources: using criteria and indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia por Colfer, C.J.P., Wadley, R.L., Harwell, E., Prabhu, Ravi

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Methods for estimating forest income and their challenges por Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…Income measures are increasingly used as an indicator of the well-being of forest villagers, their use of forest products, and even the value of a forest. …”
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Potencial productivo de los bosques secundarios de aitura de la zona de Pucalipa, Region Ucayali, Amazonia peruana por Galvan Gildemeister, O., Sabogal, C., Colan, V.

“…The most frequent species use group was timber, both in terms of number of species as well as abundance, being thus the main production objective for secondary forest management. …”
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Conflict in resource management for ecosystem services: water in Lashi watershed, Lijiang por Yu Xiaogang

“…A discussion of various forms of inequality embodied in the tree extraction of external ecosystem services, the inequalities being those between the town and countryside, between lowland and upland and between men and women. …”
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Atelier sur la gestion de la faune sur les concessions de l'exploitation forestiere d' Afrique centrale por Tutin, C., Nasi, Robert

“…This reflects a change in the private sectors concern for consumer attitudes and the risk of brand name black-listing, and the NGO sectors increasing willingness to engage the private sector even if it risks their being accused of green washing logging companies. …”
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Consumer acceptance of second generation GM goods: the case of biofortified cassava in the Northeast of Brazil por González, C., Johnson, Nancy L., Qaim, M.

“…Biofortified staple foods are currently being developed to reduce problems of micronutrient malnutrition among the poor. …”
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The secondary forest situation in Sri Lanka: a review por Perera, G.A.D.

“…Secondary forests of Sri Lanka are being disturbed or transformed by intensive cultivation, fire, the implementation of development projects, the establishment of plantations and by the construction of houses by the local people. …”
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Baobab bark (Adansonia digitata) por Romero, C., Grundy, I., Campbell, Bruce M., Cunningham, A.B.

“…Despite traditional rules governing over baobab harvesting the practice of overharvesting has been widespread in the study area.Problems with managing baobab bark are currently being exacerbated by weak institutions and poverty. …”
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Can law save the forest?: lessons from Finland and Brazil por Hirakuri, S.R.

“…However, the forests are increasingly being threatened by unsustainable logging practices. …”
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Organizing for community-based natural resources management por Campbell, Bruce M., Shackleton, S.

“…Such cases indicate the best chances of community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) being successfull. The impact of private sector stakeholders can be positive or negative depending on the institutional arrangements in place. …”
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Collaborative modelling to support forest management: qualitative systems analysis at Lumut Mountain, Indonesia por Purnomo, H., Yasmi, Yurdi, Prabhu, Ravi, Hakim, S., Jafar, A., Suprihatin

“…The model was then used to explore future scnarios to improve the well-being of local stakeholders while maintaining forest quality. …”
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Bridging the gap: communities, forests and international networks por Colchester, M., Apte, T., Laforge, M., Mandondo, A., Pathak, N.

“…Community forestry has transformed over the past 25 years from being an experimental means of providing wood-fuel for the rural poor to a community-led movement demanding reform of the forestry sector. …”
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Participatory action research on adaptive collaborative management of community forests: a multi-country model por McDougall, C., Prabhu, Ravi, Kusumanto, Y.

“…The project, which included activities in Asia, Africa and Latin America, explored the potential contribution of collaboration and social learning based forest management to enhancing human and forest ecosystem well-being. The project combined participatory action research with more traditional social and biophysical research to create a valuable multi-country comparison that also had positive local impacts.…”
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