Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political
factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of …

The alleviation of global poverty is a major objective of the 2030 UN Sustainable
Development Goals (notably SDG1 “to end poverty in all its forms everywhere”). Many rural …

Land use/cover change (LUCC) is the result of interaction between human activities and
biophysical processes. Extensive researches have been done on LUCC in urban China, but …

This paper examines the literature on how biodiversity contributes to improved and
diversified diets in develo** countries. We assess the current state of evidence on how …

Data gathered through community-based forest monitoring (CBFM) programs may be as
accurate as those gathered by professional scientists, but acquired at a much lower cost and …

Tourism Geography develops a critical understanding of how different geographies of
tourism are created and maintained. Drawing on both historical and contemporary …

Forest landscape restoration has emerged as a key strategy to sequester atmospheric
carbon and conserve biodiversity while providing livelihood co-benefits for indigenous …

More than 10,000 years after the Agricultural Revolution started, millions of rural
smallholders across the develo** world may still derive as much income from foraging …

Policies to effectively reduce deforestation are discussed within a land rent (von Thünen)
framework. The first set of policies attempts to reduce the rent of extensive agriculture, either …

The relationship between forests and human nutrition is not yet well understood. A better
understanding of this relationship is vital at a time when the majority of new land for …