Local and indigenous knowledge is being transformed globally, particularly being eroded
when pertaining to ecology. In many parts of the world, rural and indigenous communities …

Poverty, food insecurity, climate change and biodiversity loss continue to persist as the
primary environmental and social challenges faced by the global community. As such, there …

Oil palm plantations have expanded rapidly in recent decades. This large‐scale land‐use
change has had great ecological, economic, and social impacts on both the areas converted …

“Landscape approaches” seek to provide tools and concepts for allocating and managing
land to achieve social, economic, and environmental objectives in areas where agriculture …

Agroforestry as active area of multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary research aims to bridge
several artificial divides that have respectable historical roots but hinder progress toward …

Understanding how social-ecological systems are and can be resilient to climate change is
one of the world's most crucial problems today. It requires knowledge at local and global …

Southeast Asia (SEA) is one of the most biologically rich regions in the world. The region
has achieved rapid economic growth and is undergoing some of the highest rates of …

Conflict between large-scale oil-palm producers and local communities is widespread in
palm-oil producer nations. With a potential doubling of oil-palm cultivation in Indonesia in …

This study investigates four decades of socio-economic and environmental change in a
shifting cultivation landscape in the northern uplands of Laos. Historical changes in land …

In East Africa, human population growth and demands for natural resources cause forest
loss contributing to increased carbon emissions and reduced biodiversity. Protected Areas …