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.
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Vallejos, C.
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Pacheco, P.
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Balanza, P.P.
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López, R.
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[Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia]
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Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
Petkova, E.
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Larson, A.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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[Forest governance, decentralization and REDD+ in Latin America]
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Forest governance, decentralization and REDD+ in Latin America
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.
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Pacheco, P.
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Johnson, J.
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Pavez, I.
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Vallejos, C.
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Velez, R.
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[Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia]
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Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia
Larson, A.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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Toni, F.
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Vallejo, M.
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[The effects of forestry decentralization on access to livelihood assets]
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The effects of forestry decentralization on access to livelihood assets
How are forestry decentralisations evolving in Latin America? What role are municipal governments playing, and to what extent are the needs of forest-dependent peoples being taken into account? This article represents a synthesis of research findings from Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras and ...
Larson, A.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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Toni, F.
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Vallejo, M.
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[Trends in Latin American forestry decentralisations: legal frameworks, municipal governments and forest dependent groups]
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Trends in Latin American forestry decentralisations: legal frameworks, municipal governments and forest dependent groups
This paper presents a case study of decentralized forest management in lowland Bolivia. Bolivia has undertaken important policy reforms since the mid-1990s aimed at institutionalizing popular participation and promoting democratic decentralization. In the forestry sector, municipal governments ha...
Pacheco, P.
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[What lies behind decentralisation?: forest, powers and actors in lowland Bolivia]
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What lies behind decentralisation?: forest, powers and actors in lowland Bolivia
Jong, W. de
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Pacheco, P.
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[Integrating multiple environmental regimes: Land and forest policies under broader democratic reforms in the Bolivian tropical lowlands]
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Integrating multiple environmental regimes: Land and forest policies under broader democratic reforms in the Bolivian tropical lowlands