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Ecology and Evolution
Indonesia
2026

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
59
Citations
13616
World Ranking
2415
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Indonesia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Indonesia Leader Award

Overview

Robert Nasi is affiliated with the Center for International Forestry Research in Indonesia. Their research spans several key areas within environmental and biological sciences, with a particular emphasis on forests, wildlife ecology, and public health.

The main fields of study for Robert Nasi include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, their work further explores subfields such as:

  • Ecology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Agronomy and Crop Science
  • Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law

The topics frequently covered in their research include:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Zoonotic diseases and public health
  • Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
  • Land Use and Ecosystem Services
  • Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
  • Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
  • Indigenous Studies and Ecology

Recent publications by Robert Nasi demonstrate a focus on forest monitoring, wildlife, and sustainable resource use. Notable papers include:

  • "Long-term (1990-2019) monitoring of forest cover changes in the humid tropics" (2021) in Science Advances
  • "Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020" (2021) in Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • "Forest-linked livelihoods in a globalized world" (2020) in Nature Plants
  • "Transforming food systems with trees and forests" (2022) in The Lancet Planetary Health
  • "The Harvest of Tropical Wildlife for Bushmeat and Traditional Medicine" (2020) in Annual Review of Environment and Resources

Robert Nasi has also contributed to book publications, including:

  • Hunting Wildlife in the Tropics and Subtropics (2022), published by Cambridge University Press
  • Wild Meat (2021), published by Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) eBooks

Frequent publication venues for Robert Nasi's work include:

  • Human Ecology
  • Ethnobiology and Conservation
  • Annual Review of Environment and Resources
  • Nature Sustainability
  • Science Advances

Robert Nasi has collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Stephan M. Funk
  • Julia E. Fa
  • Nathalie van Vliet
  • Jonas Muhindo

Best Publications

  • Livelihoods, forests, and conservation in developing countries: an overview

    William D. Sunderlin;A. Angelsen;B. Belcher;P. Burgess

  • Four decades of forest persistence, clearance and logging on Borneo.

    David L. A. Gaveau;Sean Sloan;Elis Molidena;Husna Yaen

  • Empty forests, empty stomachs? Bushmeat and livelihoods in the Congo and Amazon Basins

    R. Nasi;R. Nasi;A. Taber;A. Taber;N. Van Vliet;N. Van Vliet

  • Long-term (1990–2019) monitoring of forest cover changes in the humid tropics

    Christelle Vancutsem;Frédéric Achard;J.F. Pekel;Ghislain Vieilledent

  • Major atmospheric emissions from peat fires in Southeast Asia during non-drought years: evidence from the 2013 Sumatran fires.

    David L. A. Gaveau;Mohammad A. Salim;Kristell Hergoualc'h;Bruno Locatelli

  • Life after logging: reconciling wildlife conservation and production forestry in Indonesian Borneo

    E. Meijaard;Douglas Sheil;Robert Nasi;D. Augeri

  • State and evolution of the African rainforests between 1990 and 2010

    Philippe Mayaux;Jean-François Pekel;Baudouin Desclée;François Donnay

  • Conservation and use of wildlife-based resources: the bushmeat crisis

    Robert Nasi;D. Brown;D. Wilkie;E. Bennett

  • An Operational framework for defining and monitoring forest degradation

    Ian D. Thompson;Manuel R. Guariguata;Kimiko Okabe;Carlos Bahamondez

  • Forest Biodiversity and the Delivery of Ecosystem Goods and Services: Translating Science into Policy

    Ian D. Thompson;Kimiko Okabe;Jason M. Tylianakis;Pushpam Kumar

  • Recent loss of closed forests is associated with Ebola virus disease outbreaks

    Jesús Olivero;Julia E. Fa;Julia E. Fa;Raimundo Real;Ana L. Márquez

  • Les Forêts du Bassin du Congo : Etat des forêts 2010

    Carlos De Wasseige;P. de Marcken;N. Bayol;F. Hiol Hiol

  • Forest ecosystem services: Can they pay our way out of deforestation?

    Robert Nasi;Sven Wunder;J.J. Campos

  • The Forests of the Congo Basin: State of the Forest 2010

    C. de Wasseige;P. de Marcken;N. Bayol;F Hiol-Hiol

  • Towards sustainable management of mixed dipterocarp forests of South-east Asia: moving beyond minimum diameter cutting limits

    Plinio Sist;Robert Fimbel;Douglas Sheil;Robert Nasi

  • Systematic review of effects on biodiversity from oil palm production

    Sini Savilaakso;Claude Garcia;John Garcia-Ulloa;Jaboury Ghazoul

  • Biodiversity Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes: Challenges and Opportunities of Coffee Agroforests in the Western Ghats, India

    Claude A. Garcia;Shonil A. Bhagwat;Jaboury Ghazoul;Cheryl D. Nath

  • Compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product management in natural tropical forests: Perspectives, challenges, and opportunities

    Manuel R. Guariguata;Carmen García-Fernández;Douglas Sheil;Robert Nasi

  • Wild Meat Is Still on the Menu: Progress in Wild Meat Research, Policy, and Practice from 2002 to 2020

    D.J. Ingram;L. Coad;L. Coad;E.G. Milner-Gulland;L. Parry

  • Sustainable Forest Management in Cameroon Needs More than Approved Forest Management Plans

    Paolo Omar Cerutti;Robert Nasi;Luca Tacconi

  • Hunting for livelihood in northeast Gabon: patterns, evolution, and sustainability.

    N. Van Vliet;R. Nasi

Frequent Co-Authors

Julia E. Fa
Julia E. Fa Manchester Metropolitan University
Douglas Sheil
Douglas Sheil Wageningen University & Research
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury
Sylvie Gourlet-Fleury Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Erik Meijaard
Erik Meijaard University of Queensland
Manuel R. Guariguata
Manuel R. Guariguata Center for International Forestry Research, Peru
Francis E. Putz
Francis E. Putz University of Florida
Raimundo Real
Raimundo Real University of Malaga
David Wilkie
David Wilkie Wildlife Conservation Society
Jean-Louis Doucet
Jean-Louis Doucet Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Philippe Mayaux
Philippe Mayaux European Commission

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