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Determinants of successful collective management of forest resources: evidence from Kenyan community forest associations.

Published online: 11 Apr 2018

Authors: Okumu, B. & Muchapondwa, E.

Content type: Bulletin

Participation of local communities in management and utilization of forest resources through collective action has become widely accepted as a possibl...

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Herbicide usage for invasive non-native plant management in wildland areas of North America.

Published online: 12 Apr 2017

Authors: Wagner, V. & Antunes, P. M. & Irvine, M. & Nelson, C. R.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

In North America, herbicides are commonly used to control non-native invasive plants on public wildlands. Little is known about the magnitude, efficac...

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Natural teak forests - silviculture and stand management.

Published online: 13 Dec 2017

Authors: Nyunt Khaing & Min Min Oo & Tet Nay Tun & Ohn Lwin & Yazar Minn & Kleine, M.

Content type: Bulletin article

This chapter describes the natural teak forests and their status and management in Myanmar, India, Lao PDR and Thailand. Also, the chapter provides de...

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Farmer perception and utilization of leaf functional traits in managing agroecosystems.

Published online: 31 Jan 2018

Authors: Isaac, M. E. & Cerda, R. & Rapidel, B. & Martin, A. R. & Dickinson, A. K. & Sibelet, N. & Cheyne, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Using knowledge of leaf functional traits, such as those forming the leaf economics spectrum (LES), to understand plant responses to environmental cha...

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Agouti on the wedding menu: bushmeat harvest, consumption and trade in a post-frontier region of the Ecuadorian Amazon.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Cummins, I. & Pinedo-Vasquez, M. & Barnard, A. & Nasi, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The availability, consumption and trade of bushmeat is highly variable across time and space. This paper examines how the bushmeat market in Napo, Ecu...

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CCAFS baseline study at household level in Nicaragua and Costa Rica. Diagnostic phase of the study: "Contribution of tree diversity to livelihoods for climate change adaptation and mitigation".

Published online: 21 Aug 2019

Authors: Hidalgo, E. J. L. & Rapidel, B. & Somarriba, E. & Ordoñez, J. C.

Content type: Bulletin

The combinations of trees, crops and animals in agroforestry systems are supposed to play a positive role in adapting to climate change at the farm, h...

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A global risk assessment for the success of bird introductions.

Published online: 05 Aug 2009

Authors: Vall-llosera, M. & Sol, D.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Concern over the impact of invasive species has led to the development of risk assessment methodologies to identify potential invaders and prevent fut...

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The context of REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in Burkina Faso: drivers, agents and institutions.

Published online: 26 Apr 2017

Authors: Kambiré, H. W. & Djenontin, I. N. S. & Kaboré, A. & Djoudi, H. & Balinga, M. P. B. & Zida, M. & Assembe-Mvondo, S. & Brockhaus, M.

Content type: Bulletin

This document is part of CIFOR's series of REDD+ country profiles. It analyzes the case of Burkina Faso: the drivers of deforestation, the institution...

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Fruits of the city: the nature, nurture and future of urban foraging.

Published online: 09 Mar 2023

Authors: Sardeshpande, M. & Shackleton, C.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Urban foraging is a global informal phenomenon which has been investigated in the Global North more than other parts of the world. Characterising the ...

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Management regimes established for REDD+ and their adaptability to the institutional and ecological conditions: a case of Ongo community forest, Masindi District, Uganda.

Published online: 11 May 2016

Authors: Nabanoga, G. & Namaalwa, J. & Ssenyonjo, E. & Nantongo, M.

Content type: Bulletin

This report is one of the outputs of the project 'Man and forests - an evaluation of management strategies for reduced deforestation', led by the Norw...

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