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Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the impact of those laws on local government activities related to logging, protected areas, indigenous territories, and land-use planning. It con-cludes that ...


Kaimowitz, D.Vallejos, C.Pacheco, P.Balanza, P.P.López, R.[Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia]Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia

Despite efforts to establish protected areas around the worl, the authority of government remains weak in forested areas. We examine the largest protected area in Central America, 'Bosawas' National Resource Reserve in Nicaragua, to demonstrate how overlapping systems of governance have encourage...


Kaimowitz, D.Faune, A.Mendoza, R.[Your biosphere is my backyard: the story of Bosawas in Nicaragua]Your biosphere is my backyard: the story of Bosawas in Nicaragua

This case study analyses origins and causes of decentralisation in Bolivia, how the process has affected tropical forest management, and initial impacts of decentralisation on distribution of benefits from forests. Impact of the Popular Participation Law of 1994, which bolstered municipal governm...


Kaimowitz, D.Flores, G.Johnson, J.Pacheco, P.Pavez, I.Roper, J.M.Vallejos, C.Velez, R.[Local government and biodiversity conservation: a case from the Bolivian lowlands]Local government and biodiversity conservation: a case from the Bolivian lowlands

Having analysed the decentralisation policies of the Bolivian government and the recent transfer of responsibilities to the municipalities with regard to forest management, four case studies are described: Ascension de Guarayos, Rurrenabaque, Villa Tunari y San Ignacio de Velasco. The results sho...


Kaimowitz, D.Pacheco, P.Johnson, J.Pavez, I.Vallejos, C.Velez, R.[Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia]Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia

This book looks at the role of municipal governments in lowland Bolivia in forest management since passage of a popular participation law in 1994 and a new forestry law in 1996. It covers issues related to logging, protected area management, land use planning, indigenous territories, and non-timb...


Balanza, P.P.Kaimowitz, D.[Municipios y gestion forestal en el tropico Boliviano]Municipios y gestion forestal en el tropico Boliviano

This paper evaluates Bolivian's recent experience of giving municipal government a role in forest management. It first provides background information on Bolivia's decentralisation policies, including the 1994 Popular Participatiion Law and the 1996 forestry law. It then presents case studies of ...


Kaimowitz, D.Pacheco, P.Johnson, J.Pavez, I.Vallejo, C.Velez, R.[Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands]Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands

This paper analyzes the growing role of municipal governments in Bolivia and Nicaragua in forest-related issues on the basis of some thirty case studies. It first provides background information on forest issues and legislation concerning municipal involvement in forest issues in the two countrie...


Kaimowitz, D.Pacheco, P.Mendoza, R.Barahona, T.[Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua]Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua
Autor: Kaimowitz, D.

This brief paper presents basic background information on decentralization in Bolivia and the role of municipal governments in forest management. Then it provides some possible lessons from the Bolivian experience for Central America. In concludes that decentralization opens new opportunities for...


Kaimowitz, D.[La gestion local de recursos forestales: la experienca Boliviana 94-98]La gestion local de recursos forestales: la experienca Boliviana 94-98

Porto de Moz is a small municipality (22.460 inhabitants) bordered by the Xingu and Amazonas Rivers, in the state of Pará. The local economy is based on small-scale agriculture, fishing, and timber extraction. Land ownership is extremely concentrated, and a large part of the municipal lands are u...


Salgado, I.Kaimowitz, D.[Porto de moz: o prefeito, "dono do municipio"]Porto de moz: o prefeito, "dono do municipio"

In this chapter, the authors discuss the history of decentralization in Brazil, analyze the institutional and legal characteristics of the Brazilian political system concerning decentralization and build a theoretical framework for the case studies. Brazil has experienced cycles of centralization...


Toni, F.Kaimowitz, D.[Municipios e gestao florestal na Amazonia: introducao e marco teorico]Municipios e gestao florestal na Amazonia: introducao e marco teorico

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