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Sonwa, Denis Senior Scientist, CIFOR

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- How Climate Change and Land Use/Land Cover Change Affect Domestic Water Vulnerability in Yangambi Watersheds (D. R. Congo). Land. 10. 2021
- Land-use change and Biogeochemical controls of soil CO2, N2O and CH4 fluxes in Cameroonian forest landscapes. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences. 17:45-67. 2020
- Governing knowledge transfer for deforestation monitoring: Insights from REDD+ projects in the Congo Basin region. Forest Policy and Economics. 111:102081. 2020
- Using Local Capacity To Assess Carbon Stocks In Two Community Forest In South-East Cameroon. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 39:92-111. 2020
- Analysing the narrative and promises of 'avoided deforestation' implementation in Central Africa. International Forestry Review. 22:257-268. 2020
- Biodiversity of the Cocoa Agroforests of the Bengamisa-Yangambi Forest Landscape in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Forests. 11. 2020
- Living under a Fluctuating Climate and a Drying Congo Basin. Sustainability. 12. 2020
- Reprint of "Governing knowledge transfer for deforestation monitoring: Insights from REDD plus projects in the Congo Basin region". Forest Policy and Economics. 114. 2020
- Structure of cocoa farming systems in West and Central Africa: a review. Agroforestry Systems. 93:2009-2025. 2019
- Mapping/assessing carbon stocks in the perspective of Payment for Environmental Services (PES) for rural communities in East Cameroon 2019
- Diversity within village institutions and its implication for resilience in the context of climate change in Cameroon. Climate and Development. 10:448-457. 2018
- Forest governance and REDD+ in Central Africa: towards a participatory model to increase stakeholder involvement in carbon markets. International Journal of Environmental Studies. 75:251-266. 2018
- What drives the vulnerability of rural communities to climate variability? Consensus and diverging views in the Congo Basin. Climate and Development. 10:49-60. 2018
- Assessing climate change vulnerability and local adaptation strategies in adjacent communities of the Kribi-Campo coastal ecosystems, South Cameroon. urban climate. 24:1037-1051. 2018
- Could REDD+ mechanisms induce logging companies to reduce forest degradation in Central Africa?. Journal of Forest Economics. 29:107-117. 2017
- Investigations of the Livelihood Strategies of Young Men and Women in Forested Landscapes of Eastern Cameroon. International Forestry Review. 19:437-448. 2017
- Drivers of climate risk in African agriculture. Climate and Development. 9:383-398. 2017
- Structure and composition of cocoa agroforests in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon. Agroforestry Systems. 91:1-20. 2017
- UAV et suivi de la déforestation et de la dégradation des forêts dans le bassin du Congo: état des lieux et analyse comparative avec les images satellite de haute résolution 2017
- Profiling Carbon Storage/Stocks of Cocoa Agroforests in the Forest Landscape of Southern Cameroon 2017
- Unpacking ‘sustainable’ cocoa: do sustainability standards, development projects and policies address producer concerns in Indonesia, Cameroon and Peru?. International Journal of Biodiversity Science, Ecosystems Services & Management. 13:444-469. 2017
- Valuation of forest carbon stocks to estimate the potential for result-based payment under REDD+ in Cameroon. International Forestry Review. 18:119-129. 2016
- Quantifying post logging biomass loss using satellite images and ground measurements in Southeast Cameroon. Journal of Forestry Research. 27:1415-1426. 2016
- The value of endangered forest elephants to local communities in a transboundary conservation landscape. Ecological Economics. 126:70-86. 2016
- Preliminary estimation of carbon stock in a logging concession with a forest management plan in East Cameroon. Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 35:355-368. 2016
- Integration through interaction? Synergy between adaptation and mitigation (REDD+) in Cameroon. Environment and Planning C-government and Policy. 34:415-432. 2016
- Securing well-being with the advent of climate hazards: Case of forest-dependent communities in a landscape in the Congo Basin. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. 8:175-193. 2016
- Climate change adaptation in agriculture: practices and technologies. Messages to the SBSTA 44 agriculture workshops 2016
- What are we talking about? The state of perceptions and knowledge on REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in Central Africa. Climate and Development. 7:310-321. 2015
- Plant diversity and carbon stock in sacred groves of semi-arid areas of Cameroon: case study of Mandara Mountains. International Journal of Environment. 4:308-318. 2015
- Adapting the Congo Basin forests management to climate change: Linkages among biodiversity, forest loss, and human well-being. Forest Policy and Economics. 50:1-10. 2015
- Changement climatique dans le Bassin du Congo: Informations et connaissances échangées entre les acteurs 2015
- Forest–climate nexus: linking adaptation and mitigation in Cameroon's climate policy process. Climate and Development. 7:85-96. 2015
- Mitigation potential from forestrelated activities and incentives for enhanced action in developing countries 2015
- Assessment and prediction of above-ground biomass in selectively logged forest concessions using field measurements and remote sensing data: Case study in South East Cameroon. Forest Ecology and Management. 329:177-185. 2014
- Above‐ground carbon assessment in the Kom‐Mengamé forest conservation complex, South Cameroon: Exploring the potential of managing forests for biodiversity and carbon. Natural Resources Forum. 38:220-232. 2014
- Local communities vulnerability to climate change and adaptation strategies in Bukavu in DR Congo. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT. 23:331-357. 2014
- Plant diversity management in cocoa agroforestry systems in West and Central Africa—effects of markets and household needs. Agroforestry Systems. 88:1021-1034. 2014
- Identification of Processes Driving Low-Level Westerlies in West Equatorial Africa. Journal of Climate. 27:4245-4262. 2014
- Floods and mangrove forests, friends or foes? Perceptions of relationships and risks in Cameroon coastal mangroves. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. 140:67-75. 2014
- Climate Change and Forest Communities: Prospects for Building Institutional Adaptive Capacity in the Congo Basin Forests. AMBIO. 43:759-769. 2014
- REDD+ policy strategy in Cameroon: Actors, institutions and governance. Environmental Science & Policy. 35:87-97. 2014
- Supporting local adaptive capacity to climate change in the Congo basin forest of Cameroon: a participatory action research approach. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management. 5:181-197. 2013
- Opportunities for and capacity barriers to the implementation of REDD+ projects with smallholder farmers: Case study of Awae and Akok, Centre and South Regions, Cameroon. Forest Policy and Economics. 36:60-70. 2013
- Institutional perceptions, adaptive capacity and climate change response in a post-conflict country: a case study from Central African Republic. Climate and Development. 5:206-216. 2013
- Profiling climate change vulnerability of forest indigenous communities in the Congo Basin. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 18:513-533. 2013
- Exploring vulnerability and adaptation to climate change of communities in the forest zone of Cameroon. Climatic Change. 119:875-889. 2013
- Vulnerability to coastal flooding and response strategies: The case of settlements in Cameroon mangrove forests. Environmental development. 5:54-72. 2013
- Building regional priorities in forests for development and adaptation to climate change in the Congo Basin. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 17:441-450. 2012
- The Congo Basin forests in a changing climate: Policy discourses on adaptation and mitigation (REDD+). Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions. 22:288-298. 2012
- Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinea rain forest of West Africa. Environmental Management. 48:307-321. 2011
- Forests and climate change adaptation policies in Cameroon. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 16:369-385. 2011
- Is the concept of a green economy a useful way of framing policy discussions and policymaking to promote sustainable development. Natural Resources Forum. 35:63-72. 2011
- ALLOMETRIC EQUATION FOR PREDICTING ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS OF THREE TREE SPECIES. Journal of Tropical Forest Science. 23:125-132. 2011
- Cocoa intensification scenarios and their predicted impact on CO2 emissions, biodiversity conservation, and rural livelihoods in the Guinean rainforest of West Africa 2011
- Institutional Perceptions of Opportunities and Challenges of REDD+ in the Congo Basin. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENT & DEVELOPMENT. 20:381-404. 2011
- Institutional adaptive capacity and climate change response in the Congo Basin forests of Cameroon. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 15:263-282. 2010
- Carbon stock in smallholder chocolate forest in southern Cameroon and potential role in climate change mitigation 2009
- Conservation and biodiversity in and around cocoa farms: learning about sustainable cocoa production, a guide for participatory farmer training 2009
- Management of cocoa: Constraints during acquisition and application of pesticides in the humid forest zones of southern Cameroon. Crop Protection. 27:1159-1164. 2008
- Biodiversity and smallholder cocoa production systems in West Africa 2008
- Chocolate Forest and the Peri-Urban Landscape: tree diversity of the cocoa agroforests around Yaounde (southern Cameroon) 2008
- Diversity of plants in cocoa agroforests in the humid forest zone of Southern Cameroon. Biodiversity and Conservation. 16:2385-2400. 2007
- Adaptations of cocoa and coffee farmers' communities in the heart of remnant pristine forest of east Cameroon to institutional changes 2006
- Phytogenetic preferences of farmers' communities during a crisis context in the cocoa agroforest area of the humid forest zone of southern Cameroon 2005
- Production constraints on cocoa agroforestry systems in West and Central Africa: The need for integrated pest management and multi-institutional approaches. FORESTRY CHRONICLE. 81:345-349. 2005
- Conservation because it pays: shaded Cocoa agroforests in West Africa 2004
- Integrated pest Management in cocoa agroforest in Southern Cameroon: constraints and overview 2004
- Management of complex cocoa based agroforestry system of the Humid Forest Zone of Southern Cameroon: typology and conservation of forest resources 2004
- Redynamisation of cocoa based agroforestry system through public-private partnership in the humid forest zone of West and Central Africa 2004
- New synergies in the promotion of cocoa-based agroforestry systems in the humid forest zone of West and Central Africa 2003
- The promotion of cocoa agroforest in West and Central Africa (French tittle: Promotion des agroforêts cacao en Afrique de l'Ouest et Centrale) 2003
- Integrated pest management in cocoa agroforests in southern Cameroon: Constraints and overview. Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 7:191-199. 2002
- Responding to Economic Crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa: New Farmer-Developed Pest Management Strategies in Cocoa-Based Plantations in Southern Cameroon. Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 7:165-172. 2002
- DACRYODES EDULIS, A NEGLECTED NON-TIMBER FOREST SPECIES FOR THE AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS OF WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA. Forests, trees and livelihoods. 12:41-55. 2002
- Domestication dans les agroforêts cacao de la zone de forêt humide du Sud-Cameroun:Caracteristiques et preference des cacaoculteurs pratiquants la sylviculture de Dacryodes edulis 2002
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editorial article
- Potential contributions of biotechnologies in the management and conservation of forest resources of the Congo basin. International Forestry Review. 7:59-62. 2005
review
- The socioeconomic and environmental impacts of wood energy value chains in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence. 12. 2015
- Vulnerability, forest-related sectors and climate change adaptation: The case of Cameroon. Forest Policy and Economics. 1-9. 2012
- Potential synergies of the main current forestry efforts and climate change mitigation in Central Africa. Sustainability Science. 59-67. 2011