While renewable resources appear to be the ideal basis for sustainable development, such
development assumes that extraction can be restricted to the rate of natural increase in an …

The World Conservation Union (IUCN) plays a global leadership role in defining different
types of protected areas, and influencing how protected area systems develop and are …

This is an overview of operational research work that has been carried out to support
strategic forest management planning, short term forest planning, forest operations, and …

This book explores the degree to which landscapes have been enriched with palms by
human activities and the importance of palms for the lives of people in the region today and …

Predictions about the success of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are
pessimistic. It has now become commonplace to bemoan the scope, ambition, and deeply …

Question: Are soil properties and topographic variation related with palm (Arecaceae)
species composition and distribution patterns? If so, are species distribution patterns …

In the north-western Peruvian Amazon, a new road has recently been constructed to link the
city of Iquitos with the town of Nauta. The road crosses lands that are remarkably …

The livelihood strategies of former rubber tappers in the Amazon region are rapidly shifting
from extraction of non-timber forest products to mixed systems based on agriculture and …

Debate currently rages over the development potential of Non-Timber Forest Products
(NTFP) in tropical forests. Proponents of particular" solutions" can refer to evidence (case …

This article explores the role of wealth and geographical factors in shaping livelihood
strategies among forest peasant households in the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve area …