The growth of cities around the world has increased the market demand for fruit, timber and a host of other tree products, a force that is slowly transforming areas around cities into agroforests. In an audio clip recorded at the Rio+20 Earth Summit, D…
Understanding local people’s perceptions of changes in climate and the perceived impacts on their landscapes and livelihoods could help researchers address the gaps in climate science. This could lead to better strategies aimed at protecting the most…
Understanding what factors influence household decisions to join community forest associations (CFAs) and participate in forest conservation is essential, as communities living near forests play an increasingly crucial role in forest conservation ̵…
If a scheme to pay developing countries to reduce carbon emissions by slowing deforestation is to have legitimacy, land tenure needs not just to be clarified – but to be clarified in a way that respects the rights of local communities, according to e…
In June 2012, one of the most important environmental gatherings in a generation took take place in Brazil — Rio+20. This video shows a discussion on the implications of current forestry research by a panel which was part of the ‘Forests: T…
