Sclerosperma and Podococcus in Gabon

This paper focuses on some supposedly well known understory palms Sclerosperma and Podococcus. However, upon closer examination, the forest of Gabon once again reveals two botanical treasures, Sclerosperma walkeri and Podococcus acaulis, that

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Response to ‘Is the Displacement of People from Parks only ‘Purported’ or is it Real?’

The debate concerning the conservation-related displacement of people in Central Africa remains strongly polarised. In an earlier paper (Curran et al. 2009), we made a clear plea for in-depth, multi-disciplinary research to provide factual ass

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Priority setting for conservation in south-west Cameroon based on large mammal surveys

The forests of the Cameroon-Nigeria transboundary region have been highlighted as a high conservation priority, yet many of the extant forest remnants remain relatively unknown, particularly with regard to the occurrence of large mammals. Betw

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The odd man out? Might climate explain the lower tree ? -diversity of African rain forests relative to Amazonian rain forests?

1.Comparative analyses of diversity variation among and between regions allow testing of alternative explanatory models and ideas. Here, we explore the relationships between the tree α-diversity of small rain forest plots in Africa and i

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Markets Drive the Specialization Strategies of Forest Peoples

Engagement in the market changes the opportunities and strategies of forest-related peoples. Efforts to support rural development need to better understand the potential importance of markets and the way people respond to them. To this end, we

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