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    Forests, illegality, and livelihoods in Cameroon

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2006
    This paper addresses the state of illegal forest activities (IFA) in Cameroon with particular attention to environmental outcomes and implications for livelihoods.
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    The formation of the Brazilian environmental movement

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005
    Drawing on new perspectives for analysing social movements, this paper blends a variety of concepts – political opportunity structure, micro-mobilisation contexts, collective identity formation, framing processes and mobilising strategies – to examine the formation of the Brazilian environmental movement from the 1970s through to the 1990s.
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    Climate change and forest resilience

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2006
    In this briefing, the authors consider the impact climate change has on forest-based livelihoods.
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    Forests, agriculture, poverty and land reform: the case of the Indonesian Outer Islands

    Crawford School of Economics and Government, Austailian National University, 2006
    The promotion of forestry activities is seen as a means by which to reduce poverty while protecting the environment. But if clearing of forests for agricultural activities can prove more profitable, will such efforts be effective?
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    The role of gender in managing biodiversity and agriculture

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Genetic diversity is disappearing: 75 percent of today’s food comes from 12 plants and five animal species, and rice, maize and wheat contribute nearly 60 percent of the calories and proteins obtained by humans from plants. Conservation policies must recognise that men and women have different knowledge about plants and animals.
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    Guide to participatory tools for forest communities

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2006
    This toolkit contains a collection of participatory tools for environment and development practitioners, researchers, and local government leaders for promoting sustainable forest management and empowerment of forest-dependent communities.
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    Responsible purchasing of forest products

    Global Forest and Trade Network GFTN/WWF, 2006
    This guide has been developed by World Wildlife Federation’s Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN) for use by a purchasing organisation wishing to develop a programme for the responsible purchasing of forest products.
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    Tree diversity analysis: a manual and software for common statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2006
    This guide provides a solid practical foundation for training in statistical methods for ecological and biodiversity studies.
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    Scoping study for independent forest monitoring (IFM) in Ghana

    Global Witness, 2006
    This scoping study sets out options for Independent Forest Monitoring (IFM) in Ghana.
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    Conserving biodiversity resources on small farms in India

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In regions where plant genetic diversity is high, farmers’ fields are important for conserving plant genetic resources (PGR). Poor women farmers play an essential role in this conservation. Recognising this role is vital for the sustainable management of agrobiodiversity.

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