Search Results - "Abram, Nicola"

Four decades of forest persistence, clearance and logging on Borneo by Gaveau, David L A, Sloan, Sean, Molidena, Elis, Yaen, Husna, Sheil, Doug, Abram, Nicola K, Ancrenaz, Marc, Nasi, Robert, Quinones, Marcela, Wielaard, Niels, Meijaard, Erik

“…The native forests of Borneo have been impacted by selective logging, fire, and conversion to plantations at unprecedented scales since industrial-scale…”
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People's perceptions about the importance of forests on Borneo by Meijaard, Erik, Abram, Nicola K, Wells, Jessie A, Pellier, Anne-Sophie, Ancrenaz, Marc, Gaveau, David L A, Runting, Rebecca K, Mengersen, Kerrie

“…We ascertained villagers' perceptions about the importance of forests for their livelihoods and health through 1,837 reliably answered interviews of mostly…”
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Synergies for improving oil palm production and forest conservation in floodplain landscapes by Abram, Nicola K, Xofis, Panteleimon, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, MacMillan, Douglas C, Ancrenaz, Marc, Chung, Robin, Peter, Lucy, Ong, Robert, Lackman, Isabelle, Goossens, Benoit, Ambu, Laurentius, Knight, Andrew T

“…Lowland tropical forests are increasingly threatened with conversion to oil palm as global demand and high profit drives crop expansion throughout the world's…”
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It's not just conflict that motivates killing of orangutans by Davis, Jacqueline T, Mengersen, Kerrie, Abram, Nicola K, Ancrenaz, Marc, Wells, Jessie A, Meijaard, Erik

“…We investigated why orangutans are being killed in Kalimantan, Indonesia, and the role of conflict in these killings. Based on an analysis of interview data…”
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Through the eyes of children: perceptions of environmental change in tropical forests by Pellier, Anne-Sophie, Wells, Jessie A, Abram, Nicola K, Gaveau, David, Meijaard, Erik

“…This study seeks to understand children's perceptions of their present and future environments in the highly biodiverse and rapidly changing landscapes of…”
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Identifying Where REDD+ Financially Out-Competes Oil Palm in Floodplain Landscapes Using a Fine-Scale Approach by Abram, Nicola K, MacMillan, Douglas C, Xofis, Panteleimon, Ancrenaz, Marc, Tzanopoulos, Joseph, Ong, Robert, Goossens, Benoit, Koh, Lian Pin, Del Valle, Christian, Peter, Lucy, Morel, Alexandra C, Lackman, Isabelle, Chung, Robin, Kler, Harjinder, Ambu, Laurentius, Baya, William, Knight, Andrew T

“…Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) aims to avoid forest conversion to alternative land-uses through financial incentives…”
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Enhancing feasibility: Incorporating a socio-ecological systems framework into restoration planning by Budiharta, Sugeng, Meijaard, Erik, Wells, Jessie A., Abram, Nicola K., Wilson, Kerrie A.

“…•The effectiveness of forest restoration depends on socio-ecological and political contexts.•We develop a context-specific forest restoration plan to enhance…”
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Determinants of sun bear Helarctos malayanus habitat use in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo and its predicted distribution under future forest degradation and loss by Guharajan, Roshan, Abrams, Jesse F., Abram, Nicola K., Lim, Hong Ye, Clements, Gopalasamy Reuben, Deere, Nicolas J., Struebig, Matthew J., Goossens, Benoit, Gardner, Penny C., Brodie, Jedediah F., Granados, Alys, Teoh, Shu Woan, Hearn, Andrew J., Ross, Joanna, Macdonald, David W., Mohamed, Azlan, Wong, Seth T., Hastie, Alexander Y. L., Wong, Wai-Ming, Kretzschmar, Petra, Wong, Siew Te, Koh, Sharon P. H., Wilting, Andreas

“…Habitat loss, habitat degradation and poaching threaten the survival of large mammals in Southeast Asia. Studies on these threats tend to focus on small…”
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Identifying habitat and understanding movement resistance for the Endangered Bornean banteng Bos javanicus lowi in Sabah, Malaysia by Lim, Hong Ye, Gardner, Penny C., Abram, Nicola K., Yusah, Kalsum M., Goossens, Benoit

“…Habitat prioritization and corridor restoration are important steps for reconnecting fragmented habitats and species populations, and spatial modelling…”
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Alternative futures for Borneo show the value of integrating economic and conservation targets across borders by Runting, Rebecca K., Meijaard, Erik, Abram, Nicola K., Wells, Jessie A., Gaveau, David L.A., Ancrenaz, Marc, Possingham, Hugh P., Wich, Serge A., Ardiansyah, Fitrian, Gumal, Melvin T., Ambu, Laurentius N., Wilson, Kerrie A.

“…Balancing economic development with international commitments to protect biodiversity is a global challenge. Achieving this balance requires an understanding…”
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Assessing natural resource use by forest-reliant communities in Madagascar using functional diversity and functional redundancy metrics by Brown, Kerry A, Flynn, Dan F B, Abram, Nicola K, Ingram, J Carter, Johnson, Steig E, Wright, Patricia

“…Biodiversity plays an integral role in the livelihoods of subsistence-based forest-dwelling communities and as a consequence it is increasingly important to…”
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Rising floodwaters: mapping impacts and perceptions of flooding in Indonesian Borneo by Wells, Jessie A, Wilson, Kerrie A, Abram, Nicola K, Nunn, Malcolm, Gaveau, David L A, Runting, Rebecca K, Tarniati, Nina, Mengersen, Kerrie L, Meijaard, Erik

“…The roles of forest and wetland ecosystems in regulating flooding have drawn increasing attention in the contexts of climate change adaptation and disaster…”
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Survival strategies of a frugivore, the sun bear, in a forest-oil palm landscape by Guharajan, Roshan, Arnold, Todd W., Bolongon, Gilmoore, Dibden, Grace H., Abram, Nicola K., Teoh, Shu Woan, Magguna, Mohd Azzumar, Goossens, Benoit, Wong, Siew Te, Nathan, Senthilvel K. S. S., Garshelis, David L.

“…As large areas of forest are lost throughout the tropics, prime habitat of many species decline and become fragmented. The island of Borneo is a prime example,…”
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Mapping perceptions of species' threats and population trends to inform conservation efforts: the Bornean orangutan case study by Abram, Nicola K., Meijaard, Erik, Wells, Jessie A., Ancrenaz, Marc, Pellier, Anne-Sophie, Runting, Rebecca K., Gaveau, David, Wich, Serge, Nardiyono, Tjiu, Albertus, Nurcahyo, Anton, Mengersen, Kerrie

“…Aim We demonstrate a robust approach for predicting and mapping threats and population trends of wildlife species, invaluable for understanding where to target…”
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Understanding the impacts of land-use policies on a threatened species: is there a future for the Bornean orang-utan? by Wich, Serge A, Gaveau, David, Abram, Nicola, Ancrenaz, Marc, Baccini, Alessandro, Brend, Stephen, Curran, Lisa, Delgado, Roberto A, Erman, Andi, Fredriksson, Gabriella M, Goossens, Benoit, Husson, Simon J, Lackman, Isabelle, Marshall, Andrew J, Naomi, Anita, Molidena, Elis, Nardiyono, Nurcahyo, Anton, Odom, Kisar, Panda, Adventus, Purnomo, Rafiastanto, Andjar, Ratnasari, Dessy, Santana, Adi H, Sapari, Imam, van Schaik, Carel P, Sihite, Jamartin, Spehar, Stephanie, Santoso, Eddy, Suyoko, Amat, Tiju, Albertus, Usher, Graham, Atmoko, Sri Suci Utami, Willems, Erik P, Meijaard, Erik

“…The geographic distribution of Bornean orang-utans and its overlap with existing land-use categories (protected areas, logging and plantation concessions) is a…”
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Use of provisioning ecosystem services drives loss of functional traits across land use intensification gradients in tropical forests in Madagascar by Brown, Kerry A., Johnson, Steig E., Parks, Katherine E., Holmes, Sheila M., Ivoandry, Tonisoa, Abram, Nicola K., Delmore, Kira E., Ludovic, Reza, Andriamaharoa, Hubert E., Wyman, Tracy M., Wright, Patricia C.

“…•We investigate associations between plant trait loss and use of provisioning services.•Functional and utilitarian diversity decreased as land use…”
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The socio-economic and cultural impacts of the Pan Borneo Highway on Indigenous and local communities in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo by Abram, Nicola Karen, Lim, Hong Ye, Ng, Casey Keat-Chuan, Yorath, Sylvia, Razi, Mohamed Haleem Mohamed, Ong, Cynthia Gaik Suan, Chen, Kok-On, Wilson, Kenneth Brockington

“…Road and highway development can provide multiple benefits to society, but without careful planning, this development can result in negative social and…”
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“Being / together”: Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other and the Black British Women’s Movement by Abram, Nicola

“…Abstract This essay locates Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker Prize-winning novel Girl, Woman, Other (2019) within the sociopolitical history and written lineage of…”
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Spatially explicit perceptions of ecosystem services and land cover change in forested regions of Borneo by Abram, Nicola K., Meijaard, Erik, Ancrenaz, Marc, Runting, Rebecca K., Wells, Jessie A., Gaveau, David, Pellier, Anne-Sophie, Mengersen, Kerrie

“…Spatially explicit information on local perceptions of ecosystem services is needed to inform land use planning within rapidly changing landscapes. In this…”
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Mapping the distribution of the Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica) within natural forest in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo by Panjang, Elisa, Lim, Hong Ye, Thomas, Robert J., Goossens, Benoit, Hearn, Andrew J., Macdonald, David W., Ross, Joanna, Wong, Seth Timothy, Guharajan, Roshan, Mohamed, Azlan, Gardner, Penny C., Koh, Sharon, Cheah, Cheryl, Ancrenaz, Marc, Lackman, Isabelle, Ong, Robert, Nilus, Reuben, Hastie, Alex, Brodie, Jedediah F., Granados, Alys, Helmy, Olga, Lapis, Olivia Magritta, Simon, Donna, Davies, Glyn, Te Wong, Siew, Rampangajouw, Mark, Matsubayashi, Hisashi, Sano, Chihiro, Runting, Rebecca K., Sipangkui, Symphorosa, Abram, Nicola K.

“…Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world and are severely threatened by poaching the loss, degradation, and fragmentation of habitat. In…”
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