Critical success factors for small and medium forest enterprises: A review

OS Badini, R Hajjar, R Kozak - Forest Policy and Economics, 2018 - Elsevier
Small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) are small firms in developing countries aimed
at generating income from a diverse set of forest-related activities. They result in multiple …

Local perception of drivers of land-use and land-cover change dynamics across Dedza District, Central Malawi Region

MG Munthali, N Davis, AM Adeola, JO Botai, JM Kamwi… - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Research on Land Use and Land Cover (LULC) dynamics, and an understanding of the
drivers responsible for these changes, are very crucial for modelling future LULC changes …

Do forests help rural households adapt to climate variability? Evidence from Southern Malawi

M Fisher, M Chaudhury, B McCusker - World Development, 2010 - Elsevier
Data from rural Malawi are used to assess the role of forests in rural household adaptation to
climate variability, and to examine implications for adaptation to future climate change …

Development of local economy through the strengthening of small-medium-sized forest enterprises in KPK, Pakistan

M Zada, S Zada, M Ali, Y Zhang, A Begum, H Han… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Small–medium-sized forest enterprises (SMFEs) have historically played an essential role in
developing countries' economies worldwide because most businesses start as small …

Fuel efficiency and air pollutant concentrations of wood-burning improved cookstoves in Malawi: Implications for scaling-up cookstove programs

P Jagger, J Pedit, A Bittner, L Hamrick… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2017 - Elsevier
Developing countries are grappling with how to reduce household air pollution (HAP) from
cooking with solid fuels and the traditional three stone fire (TSF). Laboratory studies have …

Keeping up with rising (quality) demands? The transition of a wild food resource to mass market, using the example of baobab in Malawi

K Meinhold, D Darr - Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The importance of wild food resources, particularly from our forests, is increasingly
recognized in the context of food systems transformation and derived products are …

Enabling conditions for successful community forest enterprises

D Macqueen - Small-scale forestry, 2013 - Springer
In search of sustainable forest landscapes that reduce poverty and mitigate climate change,
many countries have adopted a forest policy model that encourages community forest …

Promoting community forestry enterprises in national REDD+ strategies: A business approach

MF Tomaselli, R Hajjar - Forests, 2011 - mdpi.com
Community forestry and related small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) can contribute
towards the achievement of REDD+ goals, since they can promote sustainable use and …

Assessing small and medium forest enterprises' access to microfinance: case studies from The Gambia

MF Tomaselli, J Timko, R Kozak - The Journal of development …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) are commonplace in many developing
economies. SMFEs often face several challenges, with access to finance frequently being …

Impacts of environmental degradation and climate change on electricity generation in Malawi

CS Kaunda, F Mtalo - International Journal of Energy and Environment …, 2013 - osti.gov
Hydropower is an important energy source in Malawi because it provides almost all of the
country's electricity generation capacity. This paper has reviewed the impacts of …