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The Data Not Collected on Community Forestry
Hajjar, Reem, Johan A. Oldekop, Peter Cronkleton, Emily Etue, Peter Newton, Aaron JM Russel, Januarti Sinarra Tjajadi, Wen Zhou, and Arun Agrawal. “The Data Not Collected on Community Forestry.” Conservation Biology (n.d.): n. pag. Wiley Online Library. Web. Abstract Conservation …
When is a Forest a Forest? Forest Concepts and Definitions in the Era of Forest and Landscape Restoration
Chazdon, Robin L., Pedro H.S. Brancalion, Lars Laestadius, Aoife Bennett-Curry, Kathleen Buckingham, Chetan Kumar, Julian Moll-Rocek, Ima Celia Guimeraes Vieira, and Sarah Jane Wilson. “When Is a Forest a Forest? Forest Concepts and Definitions in the Era of Forest and …
Acceleration and Novelty: Community Restoration Speeds Recovery and Transforms Species Composition in Andean Cloud Forest
Wilson, Sarah Jane, and Jeanine M. Rhemtulla. “Acceleration and novelty: community restoration speeds recovery and transforms species composition in Andean cloud forest.” Ecological Applications 26.1 (2016): 203-218. Vast areas of the tropics have been deforested and, especially in mountain areas, require assistance …
100 Key Research Questions for the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Oldekop, Johan A., Lorenza B. Fontana, Jean Grugel, Nicole Roughton, Emmanuel A. Adu-Ampong, Gemma K. Bird, Alex Dorgan, Marcia A. Vera Espinoza, Sara Wallin, Daniel Hammett, Esther Agbarakwe, Arun Agrawal, Nurgul Asylbekova, Clarissa Azkoul, Craig Bardsley, Anthony J. Bebbington, Savio …
Research Selection on Forest Policy and Climate Change
The Paris Climate Change Conference is a focus point for policy makers and researchers from all over the world, working on agreements based on the best current science there is. For those interested in specific research in this field in …
Integrating Power in Institutional Analysis: A Micro-foundation Perspective
Kashwan, Prakash. “Integrating Power in Institutional Analysis: A Micro-foundation Perspective.” Journal of Theoretical Politics (2015): n. pag. Web. Abstract Studies of social dilemmas consistently report higher than expected levels of cooperation, especially in the presence of appropriate institutions. At the …
Community Forest Management and REDD +
Newton, Peter, Brian Schaap, Michelle Fournier, Meghan Cornwall, Derrick W. Rosenbach, Joel DeBoer, Jessica Whittemore, Ryan Stock, Mark Yoders, Gernot Brodnig, Arun Agrawal. Community forest management and REDD+, Forest Policy and Economics (2015). A team of students and faculty from …
Nested Governance for Effective REDD+: Institutional and Political Arguments
Kashwan, Prakash, and Robert Holahan. “Nested Governance for Effective REDD+: Institutional and Political Arguments.” International Journal of the Commons 8.2 (2014): 554-75. Academia.edu. Web. Abstract Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation and Forest Enhancement (REDD+) has become a central …
Motivational crowding in sustainable development interventions
Agrawal, Arun, Ashwini Chhatre, and Elisabeth R. Gerber. Motivational Crowding in Sustainable Development Interventions. International Forestry Resources and Institutions Program, Apr. 2015. Web. (Working paper). Abstract: We use a quasi-experimental research design to study the extent of motivational crowding in …
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Carbon, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods in Forest Commons : Synergies, Trade-offs, and Implications for REDD+
Newton, Peter, Johan A. Oldekop, Gernot Brodnig, Birendra K. Karna, and Arun Agrawal. “Carbon, Biodiversity, and Livelihoods in Forest Commons: Synergies, Trade-offs, and Implications for REDD+.” Environmental Research Letters (2016): n. pag. Print. Abstract Understanding the relationships and tradeoffs among …