Within a region plagued by deforestation, Vietnam has experienced an exceptional
turnaround from net forest loss to forest regrowth. This so-called forest transition, starting in …

This book marks a milestone in Economics publishing. Sustainable Economics is* the*
subject of the moment, as businesses across the globe face up to peak oil prices, climate …

Mediterranean rural landscapes are experiencing multiple changes which imperil the
preservation of landscape pattern and character. Despite the abundance of land-use …

In Vietnam, rapid deforestation until the 1980s was followed by a period of widespread
reforestation. Acclaimed as the first 'forest transition'in Southeast Asia, this turn-around …

Background Within the highly bio-diverse 'Northern Vietnam Lowland Rain Forests
Ecoregion'only small, and mostly highly modified forestlands persist within vast exotic …

Abstract Aceh Province (northernmost Sumatra) is well endowed with immensely species-
rich forests (which harbor rare megafauna) and unspoiled coastal environments. In …

Since 1990 acacia-based tree plantations have fast expanded in Vietnam, now supporting a
multi-billion-dollar export-oriented wood industry which is transforming from woodchip …

A primary goal of zoos is to educate their visitors about global conservation efforts. Studying
visitors' perceptions and attitudes towards captive and wild endangered species helps target …

Reptile fauna should be considered a conservation objective, especially in respect of the
impacts of climate change on their distribution and range's dynamics. Investigating the …

The year 2011 has been the costliest ever in terms of economic losses caused by natural
disasters. This has been partly attributed to increasing natural hazard effects caused by …