Project
Landscape Forestry in the Tropics: REDD+ und Restoration
Landscape Forestry in the Tropics: REDD+ und Restoration | LaForeT · R² (New phase from 2020-2023)
Towards policy approaches for improving livelihoods, sustainable forest management and conservation in forests of selected countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America
LaForeT explores the impact of policy instruments as well as additional drivers on deforestation and reforestation in the Tropics. It is funded by the Thünen Institute and the German Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) in collaboration with partners in Ecuador, the Philippines and Zambia.
Although deforestation rates remain alarmingly high in the tropics, there are also examples of reforestation, both via natural regeneration and through plantation development. While the effects on climate change are mostly undisputed, the processes of deforestation and reforestation often have unknown consequences for the livelihoods of the local population. In many countries, the development of reference scenarios for deforestation at the national level for the implementation of the REDD+ mechanism is well advanced, but little is known about the effectiveness of global and national policy instruments.
Results
First project phase LaForeT (2015 - 2020)
- Project brief 2020/02 (EN) Richard Fischer:
DOI:10.3220/PB1581515467000 - Project brief 2020/03 (EN) Lisa Rummel:
DOI:10.3220/PB1581587041000 - Project brief 2020/04 (EN) Fernando Gordillo Vera:
DOI:10.3220/PB1581587083000 - Project brief 2020/05 (ES) Tatiana Ojeda Luna:
DOI:10.3220/PB1581587120000
Project brief 2020/05a (EN) Tatiana Ojeda Luna:
DOI:10.3220/PB1581587154000 - Project brief 2020/06 (ES) Paul Eguiguren:
DOI:10.3220/PB1581608003000
Project brief 2020/06a (EN) Paul Eguiguren:
DOI:10.3220/PB1581587209000 - Project brief 2020/08 (EN) Rubén Ferrer Velasco
DOI:10.3220/PB1581587318000 - Project brief 2020/12 (EN) Moses Kazungu
DOI:10.3220/PB1586850994000 - Project brief 2020/13 (EN) Rizza Karen Veridiano
DOI:10.3220/PB1586939200000
Project brief 2020/13a (DE) Rizza Karen Veridiano
DOI:10.3220/PB1588060815000
Project brief 2020/13b (Filipino) Rizza Karen Veridiano
DOI:10.3220/PB1588061278000 - Project brief 2020/17 (EN) Hellen Nansikombi
DOI:10.3220/PB1598271144000 - Project brief 2020/19 (EN) Hellen Nansikombi
DOI:10.3220/PB1603793282000 - Project brief 2020/20 (EN) Paúl Eguiguren
DOI:10.3220/PB1604584199000
Project brief 2020/20a (ES) Paúl Eguiguren - Project brief 2020/21 (EN) Tatiana Ojeda Luna
DOI:10.3220/PB1605512446000
Project brief 2020/21a (ES) Tatiana Ojeda Luna
DOI:10.3220/PB1605513227000
Second project phase LaForeT · R2 (2020 - 2023)
- Project brief 2021/14 (EN) Moses Kazungu
DOI:10.3220/PB1620197330000 - Project brief 2021/25 (DE) · Moses Kazungu et al.
DOI:10.3220/PB1631609121000 - Project brief 2021/25a (EN) · Moses Kazungu et al.
DOI:10.3220/PB1631609911000 - Project brief 2022/19a (EN) · Ruben Weber et al.
DOI:10.3220/PB1652856131000 - Project brief 2023/29a (EN) Richard Fischer
DOI: 10.3220/PB1686554505000 - Project brief 2023/32 (EN) Richard Fischer
DOI:10.3220/PB1689666084000
Thünen-Contact
Involved Thünen-Partners
- Dieter, Matthias WF Institute of Forestry
- Elsasser, Peter WF Institute of Forestry
- Fischer, Richard WF Institute of Forestry
- Gordillo, FernandoWF Institute of Forestry
- Kübler, DanielWF Institute of Forestry
- Lippe, MelvinWF Institute of Forestry
- Peters, FerdinandWF Institute of Forestry
- Zhunusova, ElizaWF Institute of Forestry
List of Publications
- 0
Zhunusova E, Kazungu M, Sadeghi A, Kanungwe Kalaba F, Kabwe G, Günter S (2025) How does rural in-migration affect forest clearing and smallholder land use in tropical forest frontiers? Evidence from the Zambian Miombo woodlands. Popul Environ 47(1):3, DOI:10.1007/s11111-024-00473-4
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Holler S, Hall KR, Rayfield B, Zapata-Ríos G, Kübler D, Conrad O, Schmitz O, Bonannella C, Hengl T, Böhner J, Günter S, Lippe M (2025) Ubi es, room to roam? Extension of the LPB-RAP model capabilities for potential habitat analysis. Ecol Model 501:111005, DOI:10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2024.111005
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Kübler D, Günter S (2024) 6 Forest restoration for climate change mitigation and adaptation. In: Katila P, Colfer CJP, De Jong W, Galloway G, Pacheco P, Winkel G (eds) Restoring forests and trees for sustainable development: Policies, practices, impacts, and ways forward. New York: Oxford University Press, pp 135-159, DOI:10.1093/9780197683958.003.0006
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Holler S, Kübler D, Conrad O, Schmitz O, Bonannella C, Hengl T, Böhner J, Günter S, Lippe M (2024) Quo vadis, smallholder forest landscape? An introduction to the LPB-RAP model. PLoS One 19(2):e0297439, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0297439
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Fischer R, Lippe M, Dolom P, Kanungwe Kalaba F, Tamayo F, Torres B (2023) "Der Mix machts" - Politikinstrumente zum Tropenwalderhalt kombinieren und implementieren. Hamburg: Thünen-Institut für Waldwirtschaft, 1 p, Project Brief Thünen Inst 2023/29, DOI:10.3220/PB1686554021000
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Fischer R, Lippe M, Dolom P, Kanungwe Kalaba F, Tamayo F, Torres B (2023) "Mix it" - how to combine and implement policy instruments for tropical forest conservation. Hamburg: Thünen Institute of Forestry, 1 p, Project Brief Thünen Inst 2023/29a, DOI:10.3220/PB1686554505000
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Fischer R, Lippe M, Dolom P, Kanungwe Kalaba F, Tamayo F, Torres B (2023) Effectiveness of policy instrument mixes for forest conservation in the tropics - Stakeholder perceptions from Ecuador, the Philippines and Zambia. Land Use Pol 127:106546, DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.106546
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Peters F, Lippe M, Eguiguren P, Günter S (2023) Forest ecosystem services at landscape level - Why forest transition matters? [online] Forest Ecol Manag 534:120782, zu finden in <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378112723000154> [zitiert am 28.02.2023], DOI:10.1016/j.foreco.2023.120782
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Peters F, Lippe M, Eguiguren P, Günter S (2023) From intact forests to agricultural-forest mosaics: implications of a landscape gradient for ecosystem services in the tropics. Hamburg: Thünen Institute of Forestry, 1 p, Project Brief Thünen Inst 2023/32a, DOI:10.3220/PB1689666084000
- 9
Sadeghi A, Zhunusova E, Günter S, Dieter M (2023) Households' livelihood in restricted forest landscapes: What is the impact of contextual factors? Forest Pol Econ 154:103008, DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2023.103008
- 10
Ferrer Velasco R, Lippe M, Fischer R, Torres B, Tamayo F, Kanungwe Kalaba F, Kaoma H, Bugayong L, Günter S (2023) Reconciling policy instruments with drivers of deforestation and forest degradation : cross-scale analysis of stakeholder perceptions in tropical countries. Sci Rep 13:2180, DOI:10.1038/s41598-023-29417-y
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Peters F, Lippe M, Eguiguren P, Günter S (2023) Von Naturwäldern zu Agrar-Wald-Mosaiken: Auswirkungen eines Landschaftsgradienten auf Ökosystemleistungen in tropischen Wäldern. Hamburg: Thünen-Institut für Waldwirtschaft, 1 p, Project Brief Thünen Inst 2023/32, DOI:10.3220/PB1689665217000
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Sarker PK, Fischer R, Tamayo F, Torres Navarrete B, Günter S (2022) Analyzing forest policy mixes based on the coherence of policies and the consistency of legislative policy instruments: A case study from Ecuador. Forest Pol Econ 144:102838, DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102838
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Nansikombi H (2022) Forest governance and its links with deforestation and forest recovery at the local scale in the tropics. München: Technische Universität München, München, Technische Universität, Fakultät Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan, Diss
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Weber R, Lippe M, Tamayo F, Mfuni T, Come R, Mangabat C, Schneider T, Günter S (2022) How "good" are forest maps in the tropics? Hamburg: Thünen Institute of Forestry, 1 p, Project Brief Thünen Inst 2022/19a, DOI:10.3220/PB1652856131000
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Weber R, Lippe M, Günter S (2022) Mapping tropical forests: implications and challenges for deforested landscapes and forest restoration. Examples from Zambia, Ecuador and Philippines : [paper for] XV World Forestry Congress, Coex, Soul, Republic of Korea, 2-6 May 2022. 9 p
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Lippe M, Rummel L, Günter S (2022) Simulating land use and land cover change under contrasting levels of policy enforcement and its spatially-explicit impact on tropical forest landscapes in Ecuador. Land Use Pol 119(Aug. 2022):106207, DOI:10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106207
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Zhunusova E, Lippe M, Yang AL, Günter S (2022) The implications of remittances for agricultural land use and fuelwood collection: Evidence from the remaining forested landscapes in the Philippines. Environ Res Lett 17(2):024041, DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ac44c4
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Ferrer Velasco R, Lippe M, Tamayo F, Mfuni T, Sales-Come R, Mangabat C, Schneider T, Günter S (2022) Towards accurate mapping of forest in tropical landscapes: A comparison of datasets on how forest transition matters. Remote Sens Environ 274:112997, DOI:10.1016/j.rse.2022.112997
- 19
Wiebe P, Zhunusova E, Lippe M, Ferrer Velasco R, Günter S (2022) What is the contribution of forest-related income to rural livelihood strategies in the Philippines' remaining forested landscapes? Forest Pol Econ 135:102658, DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102658
Funding Body
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Federal Ministry of Food und Agriculture (BMEL)
(national, öffentlich)
Duration
1.2015 - 12.2023
More Information
Project funding number: 281-006-01
Project status:
finished
