1. Population Age-Structure and Forest Growth in Low-and-Middle-Income Countries • Courtney Allen, University of Washington; Susana Beatriz Adamo, CIESIN-Columbia University; Kaichao Chang, University of Maryland; Sara Curran, University of Washington, Seattle; John Fay, Duke University; Jeff Vincent, Duke University; Yi Wang, ETH Zurich.

2. The Changing Demography of Indigenous Populations and the Environment in Amazonia • Richard E. Bilsborrow, University of North Carolina; Rosa Victoria Salinas, Consultant.

3. The Paradox of High Human Development with Persistency High Poverty and Inequality in Mongolia • Munkhzul Chimid-Ochir, PhD Candidate.

4. Social Dimensions of Vulnerability to Flooding in Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Ghana • Stephanie Tetteh, University Of Ghana; Samuel Codjoe, University of Ghana; Donatus Yaw Atiglo, University Of Ghana.