Plans have been underway since 1994 to increase the participation of local communities in the management of Cameroon's forest resources through a community forestry programme. This paper critically examines the legal and institutional foundations of the programme and finds it to be greatly defici...
Nforti, N.C.
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[The community forestry program in Cameroon: a participatory management option?]
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The community forestry program in Cameroon: a participatory management option?
Community managed forest systems embody a considerable portion of the wisdom, knowledge, and practical skills and management necessary for the sustainability of forest resources globally. These systems, however, are under threat in many ways, including from the rapid rate of change of their polit...
Ritchie, B.
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McDougall, C.
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Haggith, M.
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Burford de Oliveira, N.
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[Kriteria dan indikator kelestarian hutan yang dikelola oleh masyarakat (community managed forest)]
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Kriteria dan indikator kelestarian hutan yang dikelola oleh masyarakat (community managed forest)
The study documents practices of 28 community-based forest enterprises (CBFEs) in Nepal, representing different enterprise models - FUGs (CFUGs or LFUGs), networks, cooperatives, and companies. FUGs are primarily constrained by their limited scale in terms of membership and land area. The formati...
Pandit, B.H.
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Albano, A.
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Kumar, C.
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[Improving forest benefits for the poor: learning from community-based forest enterprises in Nepal]
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Improving forest benefits for the poor: learning from community-based forest enterprises in Nepal
Malinau District, established through partition in 1999, is the largest district in East Kalimantan and contains some of its largest tracts of forest. With decentralization, the district has sought to generate revenues from its forests, but these efforts have been handicapped by a concurrent lack...
Barr, C.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Limberg, G.
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Anau, N.
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Iwan, R.
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Sudana, I.M.
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Moeliono, M.
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Djogo, T.
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[The impacts of decentralisation on forests and forest-dependent communities in Malinau district, East Kalimantan]
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The impacts of decentralisation on forests and forest-dependent communities in Malinau district, East Kalimantan
Tropical large-scale industrial plantations are rapidly expanding as a source of industrial wood and fuel and are also often used as part of afforestation and reforestation schemes. The article explores how appropriate design and management of natural forest corridors and remnant patches may be u...
Poulsen, J.
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[Designing sustainable large-scale industrial plantation landscapes: use of natural forest remnants and corridors to maintain biodiversity, retain environmental functions/services, and reduce social tensions between plantation companies and local people]
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Designing sustainable large-scale industrial plantation landscapes: use of natural forest remnants and corridors to maintain biodiversity, retain environmental functions/services, and reduce social tensions between plantation companies and local people
Taylor, P.L.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Stone-Jovicich, S.
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Schmink, M.
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[‘If you saw it with my eyes’: collaborative research and assistance with Central American forest steward communities]
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‘If you saw it with my eyes’: collaborative research and assistance with Central American forest steward communities
This paper critically evaluates and discusses some of the methodological practicalities of applying a combined participatory and small-scale survey approach to investigating rural livelihood strategies of people living in the humid forest zone of Southwest Cameroon, Southeast Nigeria and Southwes...
Malleson, R.
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Asaha, S.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Burnham, P.
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Egot, M.
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Obeng-Okrah, K.
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Ukpe, I.
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Miles, W.
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[A methodology for assessing rural livelihood strategies in West/Central Africa: lessons from the field]
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A methodology for assessing rural livelihood strategies in West/Central Africa: lessons from the field
This special issue contains an editorial and seven articles. They examine the emerging pluralism in the governance of forests. Forests are naturally suited to pluralistic decision-making because of the many products and services they provide. They often involve complex arrangements for accommodat...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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Anderson, J.
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[Accommodating multiple interests in local forest management]
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Accommodating multiple interests in local forest management
A heated debate has been going on for roughly three decades about who should hold stewardship over Asia’s tropical forests. This essay reviews how the debate evolved. Communal forestry advocates like NGOs point out that local groups living in remote corners of countries like Indonesia, Thailand, ...
Jong, W. de
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[Community forestry and the stewardship of tropical forests in Asia]
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Community forestry and the stewardship of tropical forests in Asia