FMNR Bibliography

• Altieri, M. A. (1999). The ecological role of biodiversity in agroecosystems. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 74(1-3), 19-31. 

• Bernal, B., Murray, L. T., & Pearson, T. R. H. (2018). Global carbon dioxide removal rates from forest landscape restoration activities. Carbon Balance Manage, 13, 22.

• Bhagwat, S. A., Willis, K. J., Birks, H. J. B., & Whittaker, R. J. (2008). Agroforestry and biodiversity conservation: a global meta-analysis. Journal of Biogeography, 35(6), 945-962. 

• Binam, J. N., Place, F., Djalal, A. A., & Kalinganire, A. (2017). Effects of local institutions on the adoption of agroforestry innovations: evidence of farmer managed natural regeneration and its implications for rural livelihoods in the Sahel. Agricultural and Food Economics. 

• Brown, D. R. (2006). Personal preferences and intensification of land use: their impact on southern Cameroonian slash-and-burn agroforestry systems. Agroforestry Systems, 68, 53-67. 

• Brown, D. R. (2017). Review of climate screening approaches and tools for agricultural investment: Areas for action and opportunities to add value. CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Wageningen, Netherlands. 

• Brown, D. R. (2018). Review of Food for Peace Market-based Emergency Food Assistance Programs: Democratic Republic of Congo Case Study Report. TANGO International for USAID Office of Food for Peace, Washington, DC. 

• Brown, D. R., Brown, H. C. P., & Shore, C. A. (2012). A case study of perceptions of climate change impacts and child well-being: Implications for development programming. Environmental Hazards: Human and Policy Dimensions, 11, 247-265. 

• Brown, D. R., Dettman, P., Rinaudo, T., Tefera, H., & Tofu, A. (2011). Poverty alleviation and environmental restoration using the Clean Development Mechanism: A case study from Humbo, Ethiopia. Environmental Management, 48, 322-333. 

• Chomba, S., Sinclair, F., Savadogo, P., Bourne, M., & Lohbeck, M. (2020). Opportunities and Constraints for Using Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration for Land Restoration in Sub-Saharan Africa. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 

• Critchley, W., Reij, C., Seznec, A., & Traore, S. (2004). Water harvesting for dryland agriculture. Earthscan. 

• Cuni-Sanchez, A., Sullivan, M. J., Platts, P. J., Lewis, S. L., Marchant, R., Imani, G., & Zibera, E. (2021). High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests. Nature, 596(7873), 536-542. 

• FAO. (2022). The State of the World’s Forests 2022. Forest pathways for green recovery and building inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies. Rome, FAO.

• Francis, R., Weston, P., & Birch, J. (2015). The social, environmental and economic benefits of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration. World Vision Australia. 

• Garrity, D. P., Akinnifesi, F. K., Ajayi, O. C., Sileshi, G. W., Mowo, J. G., Kalinganire, A., & Zhu, M. (2010). Evergreen agriculture: a robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa. Food Security, 2(3), 197-214. 

• Herweg, K., & Ludi, E. (1999). The performance of selected soil and water conservation measures in semi-arid Ethiopia. Soil & Tillage Research, 53(1-2), 1-16. 

• International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie). Evidence Gap Maps.

• IPCC. (2000). Land use, land-use change, and forestry. Cambridge University Press. 

• Kindu, M., Schneider, T., & Gunilla, A. (2008). Farmers’ perceptions of the effects of area enclosure on environmental change in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Land Degradation & Development, 19(1), 78-88. 

• Larwanou, M., Abdoulaye, M., & Reij, C. (2006). Farmer-managed natural regeneration in Niger: Reversing desertification and improving livelihoods. LEISA Magazine, 22(4), 22-24. 

• Montagnini, F. (2006). Agroforestry for biodiversity conservation and environmental services. CABI. 

• Murage, P., et al. (2025). Impact of tree-based interventions in addressing health and wellbeing outcomes in rural low-income and middle-income settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Lancet Planetary Health.

• Nair, P. K. R., Nair, V. D., Kumar, B. M., & Showalter, J. M. (2010). Carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems. Advances in Agronomy, 108, 237-320. 

• Nkonya, E., Kato, E., & Kabore, C. (2023). Impact of Farmer-Managed Natural Regeneration on Resilience and Welfare in Mali. Green and Low-Carbon Economy. 

• Project Drawdown. (2023). Drawdown Solutions Library.

• Reij, C. & Garrity, D. (2016). Scaling up farmer-managed natural regeneration in Africa to restore degraded landscapes. Biotropica, 48, 834-843.

• Rinaudo, T., & Cunningham, P. (2008). Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration: A farmer-led revolution in land restoration. World Vision Australia. 

• UNCCD. (2013). The economics of land degradation and drought: methodologies and analysis for decision-making. United Nations. 

• World Vision. (2012). The Power of Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR): Restoring livelihoods and landscapes in Niger. World Vision Australia.