Terry Sunderland

Biographic Data

ID80743
NAMETerry Sunderland
GIVEN NAMESTerry
FAMILY NAMESunderland
SIGNATURESUNDERLAND T
AFFILIATIONSCenter for International Forestry Research
ORCID0000-0002-1985-9849
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS52
TOTAL CITATIONS389
AUTHOR COUNT52
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX12

  • The relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands and conservation

    Open AccessWilliam Nikolakis, Victoria Gay et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2026

    A growing body of peer‐reviewed literature is focused on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands (Indigenous lands) and conservation outcomes. We performed a systematic review of this English reported peer‐reviewed literature ( n = 111) to examine: the key characteristics; the conservation outcomes documented; the methods used in these studies; and the factors that can shape the effectiveness of Indigenous lands compared to other land …

  • Integrated Landscape Approaches

    Open AccessMirjam A F Ros-Tonen, Mirjam Ros-Tonen et al.ARTICLEProgress in Development Studies2026References: 12

    Landscape approaches mobilize stakeholders across sectors and scales to negotiate development–conservation trade-offs and land-use allocation. Building on the concept of earth system justice, we examine how efforts to operationalize such approaches in Ghana, Zambia and Indonesia advance landscape justice. We observed contributions to procedural, recognitional and intergenerational justice, while interspecies justice remains overlooked. Yet, power…

  • Forests and Food

    Open AccessMi Sun Park, Terry Sunderland et al.ARTICLETrees Forests and People2025

  • From conflict to collaboration through inclusive landscape governance

    Open AccessJames Reed, Mirjam Ros-Tonen et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2024Cited by: 2References: 10

    We report on a multistakeholder negotiation process to develop a theory of change. • Drivers of landscape change and barriers to reconciling conflicting aims identified. • Stakeholders agree on a shared vision of inclusive landscape governance. • Short- to long-term goals and activities identified for a pathway of change. • State actors influence the pathway of change more than community representatives. The Western Wildlife Corridor (WWC) in Gha…

  • The Hybridisation, Resilience, and Loss of Local Knowledge and Natural Resource Management in Zambia

    Open AccessMalaika P Yanou, Mirjam A F Ros-Tonen et al.ARTICLEHuman Ecology2024Cited by: 1References: 79

    The contribution of Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) to natural resource management has recently gained increasing prominence in academia, policymaking, and civil society. However, persistent knowledge gaps concerning the contribution of ILK to sustainable landscape management remain. We investigate existing local knowledge and practices of the Tonga of Kalomo District, Zambia, and their contribution to sustainable landscape management by com…

  • A call for a wider perspective on sustainable forestry

    Open AccessTessa Minter, Daichi Naito et al.ARTICLEThe International Forestry Review2023

    Global demand for timber is projected to grow and much of this timber will continue to be sourced from natural forests. As these forests, particularly in the tropics, tend to be inhabited by the world's most marginalized communities, the social impacts of logging require more attention within policy, practice and research. This Introduction to the Special Issue of International Forestry Review on The Social Impacts of Logging compiles evidence th…

  • Reforestation, livelihoods and income equality

    Open AccessCamilla Moioli, Anil Shrestha et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2023

    Despite global momentum in restoration activities, their socio‐economic implications are little studied. Thus far, the limited evidence available tends to overlook equity and equality outcomes. In this work, we aimed at investigating fairness within the Chinese Conversion of Cropland to Forest Program (CCFP), given the relevance of local people's support for the long‐term success of land restoration and for the inherent belief that equity should …

  • Participatory mapping of ecosystem services across a gradient of agricultural intensification in West Kalimantan, Indonesia

    Open AccessAlexander Mathys, A S Mathys et al.ARTICLEEcosystems and People2023

    Agrarian change affects the supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES) by reducing the extent of natural ecosystems. Agricultural intensification can lead to changes in land covers and livelihood opportunities and it remains unclear how such changes align or misalign with the desires of local communities. Using participatry mapping, we assessed ES uses and desires of Indigenous people and local communities provided by different land cover types…

  • Relational values of forests

    Open AccessL Yuliani, M Moeliono et al.ARTICLEPeople and Nature2023

    Studies found that rapid decline of biodiversity and ecosystems globally have adversely affected an estimated 1.6 billion rural people whose livelihoods both directly and indirectly depend on forests. To halt the loss of forests and other natural ecosystems that simultaneously support rural livelihoods, various external programmes have been developed and applied, including market‐based and rights‐based approaches. However, rapid biodiversity and …

  • Local knowledge and practices among Tonga people in Zambia and Zimbabwe

    Open AccessMalaika P Yanou, Mirjam Ros-Tonen et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2023

    There is increasing recognition of the role of Indigenous and local knowledge systems in sustainable land use and conservation practices. However, the evidence base remains fragmented, while local knowledge remains marginalised in many national biodiversity strategies and development plans. This applies to the Tonga people of Zambia and Zimbabwe. Here, we synthesise existing evidence of Tonga knowledge and practices to explore their potential con…

  • Towards more inclusive community landscape governance

    Open AccessEric Rega Christophe Bayala, Mirjam Ros-Tonen et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2023Cited by: 1References: 17

    Community-based approaches to landscape governance are considered more legitimate, equitable, and inclusive ways to manage natural resources and more effective in achieving conservation and livelihood goals than centralised and top-down approaches. In Ghana, the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission devolved decision-making authority over natural resources through the Community Resource Management Area (CREMA) governance system. While ther…

  • Multistakeholder platforms for integrated landscape governance

    Open AccessFreddie Sayi Siangulube, Mirjam A F Ros-Tonen et al.ARTICLELand Use Policy2023References: 44

    Multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) that bring together a range of actors to collaboratively address land and natural resource governance issues are increasingly common in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the extent to which such platforms effectively harmonise complex social-ecological challenges and deliver improved outcomes is poorly understood. This study examines how MSPs across different scales of governance in Zambia have influenced and facilita…

  • Strategy games to improve environmental policymaking

    Open AccessClaude García, Sini Savilaakso et al.ARTICLENature Sustainability2022Cited by: 1References: 7

  • Drivers of Biodiversity Conservation in Sacred Groves

    Open AccessSamuel Adeyanju, Janette Bulkan et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of the…2022Cited by: 1References: 5

    Globally, sacred groves represent a traditional form of community-based conservation, recognized as areas of cultural and religious importance to local people. In some cases, the entire community guards against the desecration of, or unauthorized access to, such sites, either by its members or outsiders; in others, non-recognition of customary rights is linked to degradation. This paper uses the case study of three sacred groves in southwest Nige…

  • Co-producing theory of change to operationalize integrated landscape approaches

    Open AccessJames Reed, Colas Chervier et al.ARTICLESustainability Science2022Cited by: 4References: 14

    Integrated landscape approaches that engage diverse stakeholder groups in landscape governance are increasingly promoted to address linked social-ecological challenges in tropical landscapes. Recent research suggests that a transdisciplinary approach to landscape management can help identify common research needs, enhance knowledge co-production, guide evidence-based policy development, and harmonize cross-sectorial integration. Meanwhile, guidin…

  • Learning from Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) in Ghana and Zambia

    Open AccessSamuel Adeyanju, Alec O'connor et al.ARTICLEThe International Forestry Review2021

    Land use in much of sub-Saharan Africa is dominated by legislative frameworks based on a strong colonial legacy, focusing strongly on state control and minimal devolution of management responsibilities to local communities. However, attempts to reconcile conservation and socio-economic development by increasing stakeholder engagement in community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) have been undertaken since the late 1980s. Based on a revie…

  • More people, more trees

    Open AccessJean‐Yves Duriaux‐Chavarría, Frédéric Baudron et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2021

    Despite global commitments to forest restoration, evidence of the pathways through which restoration creates social and ecological benefits remains limited. The objective of this paper is to provide empirical evidence to generate insights on the relationship between forest cover change and key provisioning ecosystem services and reforestation pathways. In Southern Ethiopia, three zones along a gradient of decreasing land cover complexity and tree…

  • Assessing land use changes and livelihood outcomes of rural people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region, Bangladesh

    Open AccessRonju Ahammad, Natasha Stacey et al.ARTICLELand Degradation and Development2021

    Land use change is a pressing concern for the livelihoods of people in tropical developing countries. Changes in land use from swidden (shifting cultivation) agriculture to smallholder tree‐dominated areas producing timber, fruits and cash crops can result in changing livelihood outcomes for rural communities. This paper examines land use patterns of rural households and the association with food production and income across three different zones…

  • Coping or adapting? Experiences of food and nutrition insecurity in specialised fishing households in Komodo District, eastern Indonesia

    Open AccessEmily Gibson, Natasha Stacey et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    Households in specialised fishing communities in Komodo District consumed diets with low diversity and experienced high levels of food insecurity. There is a need for culturally-appropriate nutrition-sensitive strategies to enhance food and nutrition security in vulnerable fishing communities

  • Forests, trees and poverty alleviation

    Open AccessD C Miller, Stephanie Mansourian et al.ARTICLEForest Policy and Economics2021Cited by: 3References: 26

  • Asynchronous carbon sink saturation in African and Amazonian tropical forests

    Open AccessWannes Hubau, Su Lin Lewis et al.ARTICLENature2020

  • The extent and distribution of joint conservation-development funding in the tropics

    Open AccessJames Reed, Johan A Oldekop et al.ARTICLEOne Earth2020

    Despite ongoing debates about the viability of sustaining economic growth while maintaining environmental integrity, international sustainability agendas increasingly propose reconciling socio-economic development and global environmental goals. Achieving these goals is impeded by limited funding and a lack of information on where financial flows to integrate environment and development are targeted. We analyze World Bank and Global Environment F…

  • Reconnecting society with its ecological roots

    Open AccessMyriam Everard, Gary Kass et al.ARTICLEEnvironmental Science & Policy2020Cited by: 1References: 4

  • Meeting the food security challenge for nine billion people in 2050

    Open AccessNur H A Bahar, Michaela Lo et al.ARTICLEGlobal Environmental Change2020Cited by: 8References: 10

    Majority forecasts for feeding the future global population predict an increase in a croplands at the expense of forests and pastures. • A third of the forecasts shows that it is feasible to halt further agricultural expansion and mitigate climate change. • Policy that provides economic incentives for carbon stock conservation and enhancement is the only effective option to reverse the trend of forest loss

  • Commercialisation of non-timber forest products in Africa

    Terry Sunderland, Sara Harrison et al.