For decades, conservation and research initiatives in tropical forests have focused almost
exclusively on old-growth forests because scientists believed that these “pristine” …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the policy and practice of community-based
forest management (CBFM) in the Philippines over the last three decades-one of the longest …

Forest transition theory bases its predictions of forest recovery in temperate regions primarily
on macro‐economic factors. In tropical countries, it is important to understand additional …

This study examines the green purchase awareness of Philippine youth consumers and its
influence on green purchase intention and, ultimately, their green purchase behaviour. The …

The Philippines is a megabiodiversity country, but it is also often seen as a country of
ecological ruin whose biodiversity is on the verge of collapse. Decades of environmental …

Illegal logging is a threat to biodiversity and rural livelihoods in the Northern Sierra Madre
Natural Park, the largest protected area in the Philippines. Every year between 20,000 and …

Although many reforestation projects have attempted to mitigate deforestation in the
Philippines, most have focused on planting introduced trees, often with low success rates. A …

The culture of communities living near/in forests indelibly interacts with forest ecosystems,
both shaping and adapting to the natural environment. Forest-related cultural dimensions …

Community forestry in Nepal was specifically designed to address the problem of
environmental degradation and enhance livelihood opportunities through increased supply …

Agroforestry provides productive and protective forest functions valued by societies as
sustainable forest management. Yet, trees planted in agroforestry systems are excluded in …