The geographic distribution of Bornean orangutans and its overlap with existing land-use categories (protected areas, logging and plantation concessions) is a necessary foundation to prioritize conservation planning. An estimated 49% of the orang-utan …
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A review of social sustainability considerations among EU-approved voluntary schemes for biofuels, with implications for rural livelihoods
The rapid expansion of biofuel production and consumption has raised concerns over the social and environmental sustainability of biofuel feedstock production, processing and trade.
Diversity of locally useful tropical forest wild-plants as a function of species richness and informant culture
We assessed how numbers of useful species as reported by indigenous forest-dwelling people relate to plant species richness. Useful species increase with species richness in all cases.
Logging scars in Ghanaian high forest
We analyse data from 12 permanent sample plots (PSPs) in Ghana to determine recovery rates of skid trails and gaps in forest logged 10–30 years previously. Our results indicate that forest recovery is slower than predicted by commonly used yield mode…
Testing a multi-scale scenario approach for smallholder tree plantations in Indonesia and Vietnam
Smallholder tree plantations are seen as promising routes to alleviating poverty and increasing forest area among countries in Southeast Asia, but implementation has been disappointing, leading Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) scienti…