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Most cited papers from Centre for International Forestry Research

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What are the most cited papers from Centre for International Forestry Research?

The most cited paper from Centre for International Forestry Research is "Cocoa Intensification Scenarios and Their Predicted Impact on CO2 Emissions, Biodiversity Conservation, and Rural Livelihoods in the Guinea Rain Forest of West Africa" (Jim Gockowski, Dénis Sonwa, 2010), with 304 citations. Next come "Markets Drive the Specialization Strategies of Forest Peoples" (245) and "Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and change" (232).

Showing 50 of 60 papers. Every paper with more than 48 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#Paper
1 Cocoa Intensification Scenarios and Their Predicted Impact on CO2 Emissions, Biodiversity Conservation, and Rural Livelihoods in the Guinea Rain Forest of West Africa Jim Gockowski, Dénis Sonwa · Environmental Management Open access 29 Dec 2010 304
2 Markets Drive the Specialization Strategies of Forest Peoples Manuel Ruíz-Pérez et al. · Ecology and Society Open access 2004 245
3 Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and change E. Pramova, Bruno Locatelli, Houria Djoudi et al. · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change Open access 8 Oct 2012 232
4 DOMESTICATING INDIGENOUS FRUIT TREES AS A CONTRIBUTION TO POVERTY REDUCTION Kate Schreckenberg, A. Awono, Ann Degrande et al. · Forests Trees and Livelihoods 2006 170
5 Seeing Central African forests through their largest trees Jean‐François Bastin et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 17 Aug 2015 168
6 Effects of Landscape Segregation on Livelihood Vulnerability: Moving From Extensive Shifting Cultivation to Rotational Agriculture and Natural Forests in Northern Laos Jean‐Christophe Castella, Guillaume Lestrelin, Cornelia Hett et al. · Human Ecology Open access 18 Nov 2012 157
7 What isn't an NTFP? B. Belcher · The International Forestry Review Jun 2003 149
8 Comparison of Three Maps at Multiple Resolutions: A Case Study of Land Change Simulation in Cho Don District, Vietnam Robert Gilmore Pontius, Smitha Peethambaram, Jean‐Christophe Castella · Annals of the Association of American Geographers 30 Oct 2010 147
9 One step forward, two steps back? Paradoxes of natural resources management decentralisation in Cameroon Phil René Oyono · The Journal of Modern African Studies Open access Mar 2004 143
10 The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: Policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+) Olufunso A. Somorin, H. Carolyn Peach Brown, I.J. Visseren-Hamakers et al. · Global Environmental Change Open access 29 Aug 2011 136
11 Forest product markets, forests and poverty reduction B. Belcher · The International Forestry Review Jun 2005 123
12 Tenure and participation in local REDD+ projects: Insights from southern Cameroon A. Awono, Olufunso A. Somorin, Richard Eba 'A Atyi et al. · Environmental Science & Policy Open access 18 Mar 2013 120
13 Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products Sheona E Shackleton, Patrícia Shanley, Oumar Ndoye · The International Forestry Review Open access Sep 2007 115
14 Shaping forest safety nets with markets: Adaptation to climate change under changing roles of tropical forests in Congo Basin Johnson Ndi Nkem, Fobissie Blese Kalame, Monica E. Idinoba et al. · Environmental Science & Policy Open access 30 Jun 2010 104
15 REDD+ policy strategy in Cameroon: Actors, institutions and governance Olufunso A. Somorin, I.J. Visseren-Hamakers, Bas J.M. Arts et al. · Environmental Science & Policy Open access 14 Mar 2013 103
16 Implications of Biodiesel-Induced Land-Use Changes for CO2 Emissions: Case Studies in Tropical America, Africa, and Southeast Asia Wouter Achten, Louis Vincent Verchot · Ecology and Society Open access 2011 102
17 Forest Resources and Rural Livelihoods: The Conflict Between Timber and Non-timber Forest Products in the Congo Basin Ousseynou Ndoye, Julius Chupezi Tieguhong · Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research Open access 2004 101
18 Landscapes of Social Inclusion: Inclusive Value-Chain Collaboration Through the Lenses of Food Sovereignty and Landscape Governance Mirjam A. F. Ros-Tonen, Yves-Pierre Benoît Van Leynseele, Anna Laven et al. · European Journal of Development Research Open access 13 Aug 2015 98
19 Vulnerability, forest-related sectors and climate change adaptation: The case of Cameroon Dénis Sonwa, Olufunso A. Somorin, Cyprian Jum et al. · Forest Policy and Economics Open access 4 Aug 2012 96
20 Drivers of climate risk in African agriculture Dénis Sonwa, Amadou Moctar Dièye, E. El Mzouri et al. · Climate and Development 14 May 2016 95
21 Citizen science pioneers in Kenya – A crowdsourced approach for hydrological monitoring Björn Weeser, Jaqueline Stenfert Kroese, Suzanne Jacobs et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 28 Mar 2018 94
22 Logging in the Congo Basin: A multi-country characterization of timber companies Manuel Ruíz Pérez, Driss Ezzine de Blas, Robert Nasi et al. · Forest Ecology and Management 5 Jun 2005 93
23 Institutional adaptive capacity and climate change response in the Congo Basin forests of Cameroon H. Carolyn Peach Brown, Johnson Ndi Nkem, Dénis Sonwa et al. · Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Open access 16 Feb 2010 92
24 Building future scenarios and uncovering persisting challenges of participatory forest management in Chilimo Forest, Central Ethiopia Habtemariam Kassa, Bruce Campbell, Mats Sandewall et al. · Journal of Environmental Management 26 Apr 2008 92
25 Enabling factors for establishing REDD+ in a context of weak governance Kaisa Korhonen‐Kurki, Jenniver Sehring, Maria Brockhaus et al. · Climate Policy Open access 4 Nov 2013 91
26 Macro-economics, markets and the humid forests of Cameroon, 1967–1997 Ousseynou Ndoye, David Kaimowitz · The Journal of Modern African Studies Open access Jun 2000 91
27 Land use affects total dissolved nitrogen and nitrate concentrations in tropical montane streams in Kenya Suzanne Jacobs, Lutz Breuer, Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 21 Jun 2017 90
28 Formalisation of charcoal value chains and livelihood outcomes in Central- and West Africa Jolien Schure, Verina Jane Ingram, Maam Suwadu Sakho-Jimbira et al. · Energy Sustainable Development/Energy for sustainable development Open access 14 Aug 2012 90
29 Exploring vulnerability and adaptation to climate change of communities in the forest zone of Cameroon Mekou Youssoufa Bele, Anne Marie Tiani, Olufunso A. Somorin et al. · Climatic Change Open access 2 Apr 2013 88
30 Economic crisis, small-scale agriculture, and forest cover change in southern Cameroon William D. Sunderlin, Oumar Ndoye, H. Bikié et al. · Environmental Conservation Sep 2000 85
31 Small scale agriculture continues to drive deforestation and degradation in fragmented forests in the Congo Basin (2015–2020) Aurélie Shapiro, Rémi d’Annunzio, Baudouin Desclée et al. · Land Use Policy Open access 6 Oct 2023 83
32 Exploring the effectiveness of integrated conservation and development interventions in a Central African forest landscape Marieke Sandker, Bruce Campbell, Zacharie Nzooh et al. · Biodiversity and Conservation 27 Feb 2009 81
33 Monitoring, indicators and community based forest management in the tropics: pretexts or red herrings? Claude García, Guillaume Lescuyer · Biodiversity and Conservation Open access 8 Feb 2008 80
34 Adapting the Congo Basin forests management to climate change: Linkages among biodiversity, forest loss, and human well-being Mekou Youssoufa Bele, Dénis Sonwa, A.M. Tiani · Forest Policy and Economics Open access 26 Jun 2014 78
35 THE ROLE AND MANAGEMENT OFEUCALYPTUSIN LODE HETOSA DISTRICT, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA Zenebe Mekonnen, Habtemariam Kassa, MULUGETA LEMENH et al. · Forests Trees and Livelihoods 2007 78
36 REDD+, transformational change and the promise of performance-based payments: a qualitative comparative analysis Maria Brockhaus, Kaisa Korhonen‐Kurki, Jenniver Sehring et al. · Climate Policy Open access 31 May 2016 77
37 All tidal wetlands are blue carbon ecosystems María Fernanda Adame, Jeffrey J. Kelleway, Ken W. Krauss et al. · BioScience Open access 7 Feb 2024 76
38 Unpacking ‘sustainable’ cocoa: do sustainability standards, development projects and policies address producer concerns in Indonesia, Cameroon and Peru? Dagmar Mithöfer, James Michael Roshetko, Jason Donovan et al. · International Journal of Biodiversity Science Ecosystems Services & Management Open access 2017 72
39 Is China unique? Exploring the behaviour of Chinese and European firms in the Cameroonian logging sector Paolo Cerutti, Samuel Assembe‐Mvondo, Laura German et al. · The International Forestry Review Mar 2011 71
40 Efficacy of oil palm intercropping by smallholders. Case study in South-West Cameroon Yvonne Kiki Nchanji, Raymond Ndip Nkongho, William Armand Mala et al. · Agroforestry Systems Open access 24 Oct 2015 71
41 Agricultural Intensification Exacerbates Spillover Effects on Soil Biogeochemistry in Adjacent Forest Remnants Raphaël K. Didham, Gary M. Barker, Scott Bartlam et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 9 Jan 2015 69
42 Plant diversity management in cocoa agroforestry systems in West and Central Africa—effects of markets and household needs Dénis Sonwa, Stephan F. Weise, Götz Schroth et al. · Agroforestry Systems Jul 2014 68
43 On the added value of the regional climate model REMO in the assessment of climate change signal over Central Africa Thierry C. Fotso‐Nguemo, Derbetini Appolinaire Vondou, Wilfried M. Pokam et al. · Climate Dynamics 25 Feb 2017 67
44 Gender implications of forest product value chains in the Congo basin Verina Jane Ingram, Jolien Schure, Julius Chupezi Tieguhong et al. · Forests Trees and Livelihoods Open access 4 Mar 2014 61
45 Ecosystem Services and Climate Change Bruno Locatelli Book chapterOpen access 22 Jan 2016 60
46 Why do models fail to assess properly the sustainability of duiker ( Cephalophus spp.) hunting in Central Africa? Nathalie van Vliet, Robert Nasi · Oryx Open access May 2008 60
47 Local Communities Vulnerability to Climate Change and Adaptation Strategies in Bukavu in DR Congo Mekou Youssoufa Bele, Dénis Sonwa, Anne Marie Tiani · The Journal of Environment & Development 2 Jul 2014 59
48 Benefits of forests in Cameroon. Global structure, issues involving access and decision-making hiccoughs Phil René Oyono, Charlotte Kouna, William Armand Mala · Forest Policy and Economics Open access 9 Oct 2003 58
49 Forests and climate change adaptation policies in Cameroon Mekou Youssoufa Bele, Olufunso A. Somorin, Dénis Sonwa et al. · Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change Open access 14 Sep 2010 58
50 Producing Woodfuel for Urban Centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo: A Path Out of Poverty for Rural Households? Jolien Schure, Patrice Levang, K. Freerk Wiersum · World Development Open access 25 Mar 2014 58

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