With growing concerns linked to the (un) sustainable management of forest resources, the
role of institutions as mediators increasingly gains relevance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) …

Context Globally, forest landscapes are rapidly transforming, with the role of institutions as
mediators in their use and management constantly appearing in the literature. However …

The study was conducted in Heban Arsi district, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia to investigate
the contribution of participatory forest management (PFM) to improving household's …

Community based forest management (CBFM) has been implemented in Africa since the
1980s. Three main objectives, which are currently part of the sustainable development goals …

Miombo Woodland is the major Land use/land cover with important ecological functions in
Africa. In Malawi, government-management was designed to manage Woodlands. However …

Mangroves of tropical and subtropical shores and deltas contribute to ecosystem functioning
and human wellbeing in numerous ways but continue to be lost or degraded worldwide at a …

Failures of sectoral approaches to avert environmental degradation increase demands for
integrated approaches that mitigate conflictual management of forest, tree, and land …

Despite the increase in forest areas and villages under the participatory program over the
last two decades in Tanzania, there is little insight into the communities' views regarding …

Restoring interlocking forest-agricultural landscapes—forest-agricscapes—to sustainably
supply ecosystem services for socio-ecological well-being is one of Malawi's priorities …

The emerging risks and impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on forest
ecosystems present significant threats to forest-based livelihoods. Understanding climate …