Forest devolution and government decentralization have increased community control over forests. Remoteness, low literacy, and lack of formal planning experience often leave forest communities unprepared for their new responsibilities. Forest communities need to develop skills that allow them to ...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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Nghi, Tran Huu
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[Participatory methods for planning the future in forest communities]
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Participatory methods for planning the future in forest communities
Forest devolution is meant to provide communities with greater decision-making power over the use and future of tropical forests. However, devolution policies have not always had the intended effect; in some cases they have caused or furthered the disenfranchisement of the poor, the creation of o...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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[Future Scenarios as a Tool for Collaboration in Forest Communities]
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Future Scenarios as a Tool for Collaboration in Forest Communities
Boissiere, M.
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Sassen, M.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Heist, M. V.
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Jong, W.D.
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Cunliffe, R.
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Wan, M.
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Padmanaba, M.
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Liswanti, N.
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Basuki, I.
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Evans, K.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Lynam, T.
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Koponen, P.
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Bairaktari, C.
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[Researching local perspectives on biodiversity in tropical landscapes: lessons from ten case studies]
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Researching local perspectives on biodiversity in tropical landscapes: lessons from ten case studies
There is growing consensus that the expanding scope of tropical forestry is not properly reflected in the way students are being trained. Forestry graduates across the tropics remain poorly equipped on how to engage with local stakeholders, on the technical and economic aspects of multiple-use ma...
There is growing consensus that the expanding scope of tropical forestry is not properly reflected in the way students are being trained. Forestry graduates across the tropics remain poorly equipped on how to engage with local stakeholders, on the technical and economic aspects of multiple-use ma...
Guariguata, M.R.
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Evans, K.
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[Mejoramiento de la educación forestal universitaria: debe prestarse más atención a los productos forestales no maderables?]
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Mejoramiento de la educación forestal universitaria: debe prestarse más atención a los productos forestales no maderables?
In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs to...
Evans, K.
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Guariguata, M.R.
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[Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned]
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Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned
The Center for International Forestry Research has developed and adapted various participatory tools for use with forest communities and other natural resource dependent groups. The tools have diverse applications: stakeholder identification, decision making, planning, conflict management, inform...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Lynam, T.
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Kusumanto, T.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Guide to participatory tools for forest communities]
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Guide to participatory tools for forest communities
In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs to...
Evans, K.
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Guariguata, M.R.
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[Monitoreo participativo para el manejo forestal en el tropico: una revision de herramientas, conceptos y lecciones aprendidas]
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Monitoreo participativo para el manejo forestal en el tropico: una revision de herramientas, conceptos y lecciones aprendidas
This book is a practical, step-by-step manual for using scenario-based methods in communities. The guide has been written in straightforward language and organized as a teaching tool to facilitate the use of the methods without additional training. It explains methods to help communities think ah...
Evans, K.
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Velarde, S.J.
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Prieto, R.
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Rao, S.N.
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Sertzen, S.
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Davila, K.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Jong, W. de
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[Field guide to the future: four ways for communities to think ahead]
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Field guide to the future: four ways for communities to think ahead
We survey and evaluate selected participatory tools that have been proven effective in natural resources management and research during our extensive experience with forest communities. We first establish a framework for our analysis by identifying a set of criteria for evaluating each tool. Next...
Lynam, T.
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Jong, W. de
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kusumanto, T.
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Evans, K.
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[A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management]
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A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management