Management

Drivers of climate risk in African agriculture

Publication Year : 2017

Drivers of climate risk in African agriculture

Publication Year : 2017

Climate-related risks to African agriculture are highly contextual. Climatic conditions are changing in diverse agro-ecological environments throughout Africa, and populations…

Authors: Sonwa, D.J.; Dieye, A.; El Mzouri, E-H.; Majule, A.; Mugabe, F.T.; Omolo, N.; Wouapi, H.; Obando, J.; Brooks, N.

Landscape diversity and associated coping strategies during food shortage periods: evidence from the Sudano-Sahelian region of Burkina Faso

Publication Year : 2017

The importance of forest resources for rural communities livelihoods has increasingly been recognized over the last three decades. Forests provide…

Authors: Koffi, C.K.; Djoudi, H.; Gautier, D.

Success from the ground up: Participatory monitoring and forest restoration

Publication Year : 2016

New global forest restoration initiatives present an unparalleled opportunity to reverse the trend of deforestation and forest degradation in the…

Authors: Evans, K.; Guariguata, M.R.

Estimating demand for certification of forest ecosystem services: A choice experiment with Forest Stewardship Council certificate holders

Publication Year : 2016

The scope of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification, a market-based mechanism targeting sustainable forest management, could be expanded to certify…

Authors: Wanggi Jaung; Putzel, L.; Bull, G.Q.; Guariguata, M.R.; Sumaila, U.R.

Getting the Data Flowing: Lessons Learned from Existing Reporting Systems in the Forestry Sector in Indonesia for REDD+ MRV

Publication Year : 2016

In the context of REDD+, Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) is one way to manage forest change information. A national…

Authors: Praputra, A.V.; Bong, I.W.; Ekowati, D.; Hofstee, C.; Maryudi, A.

Enhancing transparency in the land-use sector: Exploring the role of independent monitoring approaches

Publication Year : 2016

There is a need for independent monitoring approaches (i.e. unbiased data, tools and methods) that stakeholders involved in land-use sector…

Authors: de Sy, V.; Herold, M.; Martius, C.; Böttcher, H.; Fritz, S.; Gaveau, D.L.A.; Leonard, S.; Romijn, E.; Román-Cuesta, R.M.

Challenges for women’s participation in communal forests: Experience from Nicaragua’s in digenous territories

Publication Year : 2016

This paper analyzes sex-differentiated use, decision-making and perceptions regarding communal forests in indigenous communities of Nicaragua’s Atlantic coast. Methods include…

Authors: Evans, K.; Flores, S.; Larson, A.M.; Marchena, R.; Müller, P.; Pikitle, A.