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The causes of land-use and land-cover change: moving beyond the myths
Common understanding of the causes of land-use and land-cover change is dominated by simplifications which, in turn, underlie many environment-development policies. This article tracks some of the… Expand
Forest transitions: towards a global understanding of land use change
Places experience forest transitions when declines in forest cover cease and recoveries in forest cover begin. Forest transitions have occurred in two, sometimes overlapping circumstances. In some… Expand
Rethinking the causes of deforestation: lessons from economic models.
- A. Angelsen, D. Kaimowitz
- Economics, Medicine
- The World Bank research observer
- 1 February 1999
Concern is rising over the deleterious effects of tropical deforestation. For example, the loss of forest cover influences the climate and reduces biodiversity, while reduced timber supplies,… Expand
Exploring the forest–poverty link: key concepts, issues and research implications
- A. Angelsen, S. Wunder
- Business
- 2003
This paper provides a global review of the link from forests to poverty alleviation. Definitions are clarified and the key concepts and indicators related to livelihoods and policy reduction and… Expand
Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview
- W. Sunderlin, A. Angelsen, +4 authors S. Wunder
- Geography
- 1 September 2005
In the growing literature at the interface of rural livelihood improvement and conservation of natural forests, two overarching issues stand out: (1) How and to what extent use of forest resources do… Expand
Environmental Income and Rural Livelihoods: A Global-Comparative Analysis
- A. Angelsen, P. Jagger, +6 authors S. Wunder
- Economics, Medicine
- World development
- 13 April 2014
Summary This paper presents results from a comparative analysis of environmental income from approximately 8000 households in 24 developing countries collected by research partners in CIFOR’s Poverty… Expand
Economic models of tropical deforestation: a review.
- D. Kaimowitz, A. Angelsen
- Economics
- 1998
As international concern over tropical deforestation has grown over the last ten years, researchers have sought to understand the causes of deforestation and possible solutions using quantitative… Expand
An assessment of deforestation and forest degradation drivers in developing countries
- Noriko Hosonuma, M. Herold, +5 authors E. Romijn
- Geography
- 8 October 2012
Countries are encouraged to identify drivers of deforestation and forest degradation in the development of national strategies and action plans for REDDC. In this letter we provide an assessment of… Expand
Realising Redd+: National strategy and policy options
- A. Angelsen, M. Brockhaus, M. Kanninen, Erin O. Sills, W. Sunderlin, S. Wertz-Kanounnikoff
- Environmental Science
- 2009
Performance-based payments are key, yet limited. Payments based on performance directly incentivise and compensate forest owners and users. But schemes such as payments for environmental services… Expand
Moving ahead with REDD: issues, options and implications
- A. Angelsen
- Environmental Science
- 2008
Eited by A ild A nelsen Moving Ahead with REDD Issues, Options and Implications Mving Aead ith REDD Isues, O pions nd Im plitions REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation)… Expand