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Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: An Overview
2005736 citationsWilliam D. Sunderlin, Arild Angelsen et al.World Developmentprofile →
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Li, Liwei, Subhrendu K. Pattanayak, Erin O. Sills, & William D. Sunderlin. (2012). Site selection for forest carbon projects. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research).20 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (2010). Tenure: what will REDD mean for forest communities. CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research).2 indexed citations
Sunderlin, William D.. (2005). Livelihoods, forests, and conservation: introduction. World Development. 33(9).1 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (2005). Livelihoods, forests, and conservation. World Development. 33(9).6 indexed citations
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Chen, Shaohua, David Greenaway, Martin Ravallion, et al.. (2004). The World Bank research observer 19 (2). The World Bank Research Observer. 19. 1.1 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D., Arild Angelsen, & Sven Wunder. (2003). Forests and poverty alleviation. Journal of Separation Science. 28(6). 581–4.49 indexed citations
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Mertens, Benoı̂t, William D. Sunderlin, Ousseynou Ndoye, & Éric F. Lambin. (2001). Impact of Macroeconomic Change on Deforestation in South Cameroon: Integration of Household Survey and Remotely-Sensed Data. SSRN Electronic Journal.7 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D., et al.. (2000). Economic crisis, farming systems and forest cover change in the humid forest zone of Cameroon.. The International Forestry Review. 2(3). 173–181241243.5 indexed citations
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Kaimowitz, David, et al.. (1998). Considering the impact of structural adjustment policies on forests in Bolivia, Cameroon and Indonesia. Digital Library Of The Commons Repository (Indiana University). 49(194).16 indexed citations
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Sunderlin, William D.. (1997). Shifting cultivation and deforestation in Indonesia : steps toward overcoming confusion in the debate. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique).11 indexed citations
Sunderlin, William D.. (1993). Environment, equity, and the state: a perspective through the Java Social Forestry Program.. UMI eBooks.5 indexed citations
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