2021
Brackhane S, Reif A, Zin E & Schmitt CB.
2021.
Are natural disturbances represented in strictly protected areas in Germany?.
Global Ecology and Conservation,
e01436
: 21
.
(Open Access)
Further Information
Cuni Sanchez, A., M. Sullivan, P.Platts, C. Schmitt.
2021.
High aboveground carbon stock of African tropical montane forests.
Nature,
596 (7873)
.
Further Information
2020
Akoto DS, Partey ST, Denich M, Kwaku M, Borgemeister C & Schmitt CB.
2020.
Towards bamboo agroforestry development in Ghana: evaluation of crop performance, soil properties and economic benefit.
Agroforestry Systems,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10457-020-00493-7
.
(Open Access)
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Akoto DS, Partey ST, Denich M, Kwaku M, Borgemeister C & Schmitt CB.
2020.
Environmental and financial assessment of producing bioenergy from Bambusa balcooa, Anogeissus leiocarpa and Senna siamea in Ghana.
Journal of Cleaner Production,
275
: 123147
.
Further Information
Aleman JC & 32 co-authors, including Schmitt CB.
2020.
Floristic evidence for alternative biome states in tropical Africa.
PNAS,
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2011515117
: 1-8
.
Further Information
Avilés-Irahola D, Beuchelt T, Schmitt CB, Nischalke S, Youkhana E & Geiger F.
2020.
Gender inequalities show and deepen in times of pandemic.
ZEF blog post
ZEF blog post.
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Callo-Concha D, Jaenicke H, Schmitt CB & Denich M.
2020.
Food and non-food biomass production, processing and use in sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a regional bioeconomy, Editorial.
Sustainability,
12
: 1-9
.
(Open Access)
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Callo-Concha D, Jaenicke H, Schmitt CB & Denich M (Eds.).
2020.
Advances in Food and Non-Food Biomass Production, Processing and Use in Sub-Saharan Africa: Towards a Basis for a Regional Bioeconomy.
Edited book (434 pages), MDPI.
Basel, Switzerland.
(Open Acess)
Further Information
Habel JC, Nzau JM, Apfelbeck B, Bendzko T, Fischer C, Kimatu JN, Mwakumanya MA, Maghenda M, Mulwa RK, Rieckmann M, Shauri H, Teucher M & Schmitt CB..
2020.
Land scarcity, communication gaps and institutional confusions influence the loss of biodiversity in south-eastern Kenya.
Biodiversity and Conservation,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02043-0
: 1-7
.
Further Information
Muscarella R & 222 co-authors, including Schmitt CB.
2020.
The global abundance of tree palms.
Global Ecology and Biogeography,
DOI: 10.1111/geb.13123
: 1-20
.
(Open Access)
Further Information
Schmitt CB, Börner J & Luedeling E.
2020.
Planting trees - no all-round solution for climate change mitigation.
ZEFNews 41.
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn.
p. 10.
(Open Acess)
Further Information
Teucher M, Schmitt CB, Wiese A, Apfelbeck B, Maghenda M, Pellikka P, Lens L & Habel JC.
2020.
Behind the fog: Forest degradation despite logging bans in an East African cloud forest.
Global Ecology and Conservation,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01024
.
(Open Access)
Further Information
2019
Brackhane S, Schoof N, Reif A & Schmitt CB.
2019.
A new wilderness for Central Europe? — The potential for large strictly protected forest reserves in Germany.
Biological Conservation,
237
: 373-382
.
Further Information
Delgado-Aguilar MJ, Hinojosa L & Schmitt CB.
2019.
Combining remote sensing techniques and participatory mapping to understand the relations between forest degradation and ecosystems services in a tropical rainforest.
Applied Geography,
104
: 65-74
.
Further Information
Denich M, Schmitt CB & Wakjira FS.
2019.
Kaffee in Äthiopien – Die Bedeutung des Waldes.
In: Jahreis M, Marquart S & Möllers N (eds.):
Kosmos Kaffee.
German Museum Munich, Germany.
22-26.
Schmitt C.B. and J. Mukungu.
2019.
How to achieve effective participation of communities in the monitoring of REDD+ projects: A case study in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Forests,
10
: 794
.
(Open Access)
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Schmitt CB & Maghenda M.
2019.
Reconciling human livelihood needs and nature conservation.
ZEFNews 39.
Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn.
p. 6.
Further Information
Schmitt CB, Kisangau D & Matheka KW.
2019.
Tree diversity in a human modified riparian forest landscape in semi-arid Kenya.
Forest Ecology and Management,
433
: 645-655
.
Further Information
Schmitt CB, Frank A & Zander K.
2019.
Workshop report - Strategies for ecosystem and species conservation: Exploring lessons learnt from Australia and Africa.
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Veldman JW & 45 co-authors including Schmitt CB.
2019.
Comment on “The global tree restoration potential”.
Science,
Vol. 366, Issue 6463
: eaay7976
.
Further Information
2018
Biber-Freudenberger L, Denich M, Whitney C, Beuchelt T, Jaenicke H, Kelboro G, Schmitt CB & Sommer JH.
2018.
More inter- and transdisciplinary research needed in agroecology.
Rural 21,
2
: 31-33
.
Fayolle A & 27 co-authors including Schmitt CB.
2018.
A sharp floristic discontinuity revealed by the biogeographic regionalization of African savannas.
Journal of Biogeography,
DOI: 10.1111/jbi.13475
: 1-12
.
Further Information
Slik F & 183 co-authors, including Schmitt CB.
2018.
Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests.
PNAS,
115 (8)
: 1837-1842
.
Further Information
2017
Delgado-Aguilar MaJ, Fassnacht FE, Peralvo M, Gross CP & Schmitt CB.
2017.
Potential of TerraSAR-X and Sentinel 1 images to detect deforested and degraded forest areas in complex rain forests of Ecuador.
The International Forestry Review ,
19(1)
: 102-118
.
Further Information
Delgado-Aguilar MaJ, Konold W & Schmitt CB.
2017.
Community mapping of ecosystem services in tropical rainforest of Ecuador.
Ecological Indicators,
73
: 460-471
.
Further Information
Schmitt CB, Crowther TW, Demissew S, Matheka K & Senbeta F.
2017.
RE: The extent of forest in dryland biomes.
Science,
e-letter
: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/356/6338/635/tab-e-letters
.
Further Information
2016
Hudson LN and 514 co-authors, including Schmitt CB.
2016.
The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) Project.
Ecology and Evolution,
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.2579
: 1-44
.
(Open Access)
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2015
Schmitt CB.
2015.
Global patterns of biodiversity in forests.
In: Peh K, Corlett R & Bergeron Y (eds.):
The Routledge Handbook of Forest Ecology.
Routledge, Oxford, UK.
Slik, F. & 171 co-authors, including Schmitt CB.
2015.
An estimate of the number of tropical tree species.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA,
112 (24)
: 7472–7477
.
Further Information
2014
Entenmann S, Kaphegyi T & Schmitt CB.
2014.
Forest biodiversity monitoring for REDD+: A case study of actors' views in Peru.
Environmental Management ,
53
: 300-317
.
Entenmann S, Schmitt CB & Konold W.
2014.
REDD+-related activities in Kenya: actors’ views on biodiversity and monitoring in a broader policy context.
Biodiversity and Conservation,
23
: 3561-3586
.
Senbeta F, Schmitt CB, Woldemariam T, Boehmer HJ & Denich M.
2014.
Plant diversity, vegetation structure and relationship between plant communities and environmental variables in the Afromontane forests of Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Journal of Science,
37(2)
: 113-130
.
2013
Entenmann S & Schmitt CB.
2013.
Actors' perceptions of forest biodiversity values and policy issues related to REDD+ implementation in Peru.
Biodiversity and Conservation,
22
: 1229-1254
.
Pistorius T & Schmitt CB.
2013.
The Protection of Forests under Global Biodiversity and Climate Policies: Policy Options and Case Studies on Greening REDD+.
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) .
Bonn, Germany.
(Open Acess)
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Schmitt CB.
2013.
Global tropical forest types as support for the consideration of biodiversity under REDD+.
Carbon Management,
4
: 501-517
.
Schmitt CB, Senbeta F, Woldemariam T, Rudner M & Denich M.
2013.
Importance of regional climates for plant species distribution patterns in moist Afromontane forest.
Journal of Vegetation Science ,
24
: 553-568
.
2012
Gardner TA, Burgess ND, Aguilar-Amuchastegui N, Barlow J, Berenguer E, Clements T, Danielsen F, Ferreira J, Foden W, Lees AC, Roman-Cuesta RM, Parry L, Schmitt CB, Strange N, Khan SM, Theilade I & Vieira ICG.
2012.
A framework for integrating biodiversity concerns into national REDD+ programmes.
Biological Conservation,
154
: 61-71
.
Kapos V, Kurz WA, Gardner T, Ferreira J, Guariguata M, Koh LP, Mansourian S, Parrotta J, Sasaki N, Schmitt CB, Barlow J, Kanninen M, Okabe K, Pan Y, Thompson ID & van Vliet N.
2012.
Impacts of forest and land management on biodiversity and carbon.
In: Parrotta A, Wildburger C & Mansourian S (eds.):
Understanding Relationships between Biodiversity, Carbon, Forests and People: The Key to Achieving REDD+ Objectives.
IUFRO, Vienna, Austria.
53-80.
Thompson ID, Ferreira J, Gardner T, Guariguata MR, Koh LP, Okabe K, Pan Y, Schmitt CB, Tylianakis J, Barlow J, Kapos V, Kurz WA, Parrotta JA, Spalding MD & van Vliet N.
2012.
Forest biodiversity, carbon and other ecosystem services: relationships and impacts of deforestation and forest degradation.
In: Parrotta A, Wildburger C & Mansourian S (eds.):
Understanding Relationships between Biodiversity, Carbon, Forests and People: The Key to Achieving REDD+ Objectives.
IUFRO, Vienna, Austria.
21-52.
2011
Entenmann S & Schmitt CB.
2011.
REDD+ as a contribution to conservation and connectivity of World Heritage Forest Sites.
In: Patry M, Horn R & Haraguchi S (eds.):
Adapting to change. The state of conservation of World Heritage Forests in 2011.
UNESCO, Paris, France.
32-38.
Pistorius T, Schmitt CB, Benick D, Entenmann S & Reinecke S.
2011.
Greening REDD+ – challenges and opportunities for integrating biodiversity safeguards at and across policy levels.
German Journal of Forest Research,
182
: 82-98
.
Pistorius T, Schmitt CB, Benick D, Entenmann S & Reinecke S.
2011.
Greening REDD+: Challenges and opportunities for forest biodiversity conservation.
Schmitt CB.
2011.
A tough choice: Approaches towards the setting of global conservation priorities.
In: Zachos FE & Habel JC (eds.):
Biodiversity Hotspots.
Springer Publishers, Berlin, Heidelberg, Germany.
23-42.
2010
Schmitt CB, Denich M, Demissew S, Friis I & Boehmer HJ.
2010.
Floristic diversity in fragmented Afromontane rainforests: Altitudinal variation and conservation importance.
Applied Vegetation Science,
13
: 291-304
.
Schmitt CB, Senbeta F, Denich D, Preisinger H & Boehmer HJ.
2010.
Wild coffee management and plant diversity in the montane rainforest of southwestern Ethiopia.
African Journal of Ecology,
48 (1)
: 78–86
.
Further Information
2009
Schmitt CB, Burgess ND, Coad L, Belokurov A, Besançon C, Boisrobert L, Campbell A, Fish L, Gliddon D, Humphries K, Kapos V, Loucks C, Lysenko I, Miles L, Mills C, Minnemeyer S, Pistorius T, Ravilious C, Steininger M & Winkel G.
2009.
Global analysis of the protection status of the world's forests.
Biological Conservation,
142
: 2122-2130
.
Schmitt CB, Denich M & Boehmer HJ.
2009.
Plant diversity and conservation of Afromontane rainforest with Coffea arabica in the Bonga region (SW Ethiopia).
In: van der Burgt, X., van der Maesen, J. & Onanan, J.-M. (eds.):
Systematics and Conservation of African Plants.
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
679-690.
Schmitt CB, Pistorius T & Winkel G.
2009.
Global conservation of forest biodiversity: Options for a forest protected area network under the CBD.
Schriftenreihe Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 84, German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN).
Bonn, Germany.
2007
Schmitt CB, Pistorius T & Winkel G.
2007.
A global network of forest protected areas under the CBD: Opportunities and challenges. Proceedings of an International Expert Workshop, Freiburg, May 9-11, 2007.
Freiburger Schriften zur Forst- und Umweltpolitik 16. Verlag Kessel.
Remagen, Germany.
2006
Schmitt CB.
2006.
Schutz und Nutzung der biologischen Vielfalt von Bergregenwald mit wildem Kaffee (Coffea arabica L.) in der Bonga-Region Südwest-Äthiopiens.
In: Korn, H. and U. Feit (eds.):
Treffpunkt Biologische Vielfalt VI, BfN-Skripten.
Bundesamt für Naturschutz: Bonn.
121-126.
Schmitt CB.
2006.
Montane rainforest with wild Coffea arabica in the Bonga region (SW Ethiopia): plant diversity, wild coffee management and implication.
Doctoral thesis at
Faculty of Math. & Nat. Science, University of Bonn.
Ecology and Development Series 47, Cuvillier Verlag, Göttingen, Germany
Further Information
Schmitt CB, Senbeta F, Denich M, Preisinger H & Böhmer HJ.
2006.
Impact of traditional coffee management on the biodiversity of natural coffee forests in Bonga region (SW Ethiopia).
In: Society for Tropical Ecology (eds.):
19th Annual Conference “Connecting microbes, plants, animals and human impact”, book of abstracts.
University of Kaiserslautern: Kaiserslautern.
221.
Schmitt CB, Senbeta F, Denich M, Preisinger H & Böhmer HJ.
2006.
Impact of wild coffee management on plant diversity in montane rainforest of the Bonga region (SW Ethiopia).
In: National Biodiversity Data Bank (eds.):
Biodiversity in inhabited areas of Eastern Africa, abstracts and programme.
Makerere University und University of Dar es Salaam: Makerere, 43-44.
2005
Schmitt CB, Senbeta F, Denich M, Preisinger H, Woldemariam T & Demissew S.
2005.
Sustainable management of the montane rainforests with wild coffee (Coffea arabica L.) in the Bonga region of Southwest Ethiopia.
In: Tielkes, E., C. Hülsebusch, I. Häuser, A. Deininger and K. Becker (eds.):
The Global Food & Product Chain - Dynamics, Innovations, Conflicts, Strategies, book of abstracts Tropentag 2005.
University of Hohenheim: Stuttgart.
78.
Senbeta F, Schmitt CB, Denich M, Demissew S, Vlek P, Preisinger H, Woldemariam T & Teketay D.
2005.
The diversity and distribution of lianas in the Afromontane rain forests of Ethiopia.
Diversity and Distributions,
11
: 443-452
.
2002
Schmitt CB & Ruhnau M.
2002.
Sortenvielfalt als Chance für den pestizidfreien Apfelanbau.
In: BUKO Agrar Koordination (eds.):
Biologische Vielfalt und Ernährungssicherung.
BUKO Agrar Dossier 25. Schmetterlingsverlag: Stuttgart.
114-120.
2001
Schmitt CB, Broll GE, Kuyper TW & Onguene NA.
2001.
Mycorrhizal selectivity of three timber tree species in the tropical rainforest of South Cameroon.
Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft 96,
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