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- The way to successful community forestry in the Amazon
- ( G. Medina;B. Pokorny;B. Campbell / Center for International Forestry Research , 2008)
- The opportunities to profit from commercialising forest products promise to improve livelihoods in the rural Amazon, but only if local communities have ownership over the ways in which their resources...
- How to tackle corruption in Indonesia's forestry sector?
- ( B. Setiono / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2008)
- This paper notes that under a sustainable, well-managed, logging regime, Papua – the most densely forested part of Indonesia – can potentially contribute substantial forest revenues for so...
- What role can terrestrial carbon markets play in solving climate change problems?
- ( The Terrestrial Carbon Group , 2008)
- This paper argues that terrestrial carbon (including trees, soil, and peat) can be used to provide up to 25% of the climate change solution. The document focuses on the role and use of terrestrial car...
- Counteracting desertification: a regional initiative in Africa
- ( Sahara and Sahel Observatory , 2008)
- Desertification has had an acute impact in Africa, particularly in the Community of the Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), which is characterised by climate ranging from hyper-arid to dry sub-humid. The ...
- Towards legal sustainable timber and wood products: a guide to public procurement policies
- ( D. Brack / Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK , 2008)
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The shared responsibility of timber-consuming and timber-producing countries in restricting trade in illegal timber has been recognised since the early days of the international focus on illegal lo...
Allowing sustainable farming on state-protected forest land: lessons from the HKm programme, Indonesia
- ( J. Pender;J. Kerr;E. Kato / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
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This paper investigates the impacts of a social forestry programme in Hutan Kamasyarakatan (HKm), Indonesia. The HKm programme provides groups of farmers with secure-tenure permits to continue farm...
What policy approaches could minimise the impact of other sectors on forest biodiversity?
- ( I. Thompson (ed);T. Christophersen (ed) / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
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The pressures from sectors such as agriculture, mining, or energy on forest biodiversity require cross-sectoral approaches for the conservation and sustainable management of forests. This tool...
- Community forest enterprises: combining avoided deforestation and poverty reduction
- ( D. Macqueen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2007)
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Forests are not just crucial for keeping the global environment stable; they are also a lifeline for hundreds of millions of the world's poor. This paper presents community forest enterprise as a p...
- The Amazon forest and climate change: are we reaching an ecological tipping point?
- ( WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature , 2007)
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The Amazon forest greatly influences the global climate and may be coming under increasing threat due to climate change. This report explores the relationship between the Amazon, climate, and the c...
- Can forest-related carbon offsets be equitable and sustainable?
- ( M. Richards;M. Jenkins / Policy and Environment Programme, ODI , 2008)
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‘Forest carbon’ has taken centre stage due to the urgency to mitigate climate change. One possible avenue to conserve carbon storing forests is through “payments for ecosystem ser...
