Rural communities in many parts of the tropics are dependent of forests for their livelihoods
and for environmental services. Forest resources in the tropics have declined rapidly over …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance The genus Uncaria belongs to the family
Rubiaceae, which mainly distributed in tropical regions, such as Southeast Asia, Africa and …

Human perceptions of nature and the environment are increasingly being recognised as
important for environmental management and conservation. Understanding people's …

The concept of land use transition highlights that land use change is non-linear and is
associated with other societal and biophysical system changes. A transition in land use is …

There has often been a gap between policy intentions and outcomes in the field of natural
resource governance. Analysing the factors for these discrepancies requires multi-level …

Key message Globally, mangrove forests are under threat from a range of causes. They also
represent a large potential form of climate mitigation and adaptation via reforestation, and …

We test an emerging theory of the forest transition using the case of Vietnam. In the early
1990s, decollectivisation of agriculture, allocation of forestry land to households, and the …

Vietnam has established 1.1 million ha of acacia plantations for wood production, managed
on 5-to 10-year rotation cycles. Nearly 50% of the resource is managed by small growers …

Towards understanding the role of forests in rural livelihoods. Quantitative methods for
estimating the economic value of resource use to rural households. Understanding local and …

Many tropical countries have recently implemented similar forest policies including large-
scale afforestation programmes and the devolution of land-use rights. Their success in …