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  Will agroforests vanish? The case of Damar Agroforests in Indonesia

  Center for International Forestry Research, 2008

  Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conservation objectives. This paper studies the change in household income portfolios in three communities in the Krui area with the aim of answering five research questions:
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  The cattle realm: a new phase in the livestock colonization of Brazilian Amazonia

  Amazonia, 2008

  Ranching in the Amazon spread at an unprecedented rate over the last five years. This brief documents this recent growth and argues that it now requires additional and undivided attention on the part of government authorities, the market chain, financial institutions, scientists and civil society organisations.
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  Forest Stewardship Council certification in the development context: lessons from the Solomon Islands

  Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2007

  This paper highlights the views of two very different timber organisations on FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification in the Solomon Islands,
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  Sustainable forest standards in relation to small timber growers: lessons from KwaZulu Natal

  Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2008

  This policy paper sets out the relevance of social and environmental standards for small-scale timber growers. It focuses on the development of the National Forest Standards currently being developed by the South African Government .
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  Controlling illegal logging: using public procurement policy

  Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2008

  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 logging. Consumer countries contribute to the problem by providing markets for the products of illegal activities, and by failing to implement systems to prevent their import.
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  Gender and natural resource management: livelihoods, mobility and interventions

  International Development Research Centre, 2008

  This book examines the gender dimensions of natural resource exploitation and management, with a focus on Asia. It explores the uneasy negotiations between theory, policy, and practice that are often evident within the realm of gender, environment, and natural resource management.
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  Forests and the biodiversity convention: independent monitoring of the implementation of the expanded programme of work: summary report

  Convention on Biological Diversity, 2008

  This paper assesses what progress different countries have made over recent years on preserving, protecting and restoring forest biological diversity.
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  Africa review report on drought and desertification

  UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2008

  Prepared by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in preparation for the sixteenth session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16), this report reviews drought and desertification in Africa by bringing together inputs from member states, regional partners, available documentation and comment from various organisations and individuals.
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  Impacts of the Hutan Kamasyarakatan social forestry program in the Sumberjaya watershed, West Lampung District of Sumatra, Indonesia

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008

  This paper investigates the impacts of a social forestry programme in Hutan Kamasyarakatan (HKm), Indonesia.
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  The timber trade and poverty alleviation - Upper Great Lakes region

  Department for International Development, UK, 2007

  This report analyses how trade in timber produced in the eastern DRC and Southern Sudan can contribute to stability and economic development in the region. Presenting an overview of trade volumes and routes, the paper finds that almost all commercial timber exploitation in eastern DRC is non-industrial.

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