In this book, CIFOR analyses trends, opportunities, problems and challenges of forestry decentralization in Nicaragua, identifying its consequences particularly for poor forest-dependent groups, and proposing a research and action agenda for the democratic governance of forest resources in consul...
Larson, A.M.
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[Los grupos marginados, la descentralizacion y el sector forestal en Nicaragua]
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Los grupos marginados, la descentralizacion y el sector forestal en Nicaragua
Rositah, E.
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[Kajian kemiskinan masyarakat desa sekitar hutan dan upaya penanggulangannya di Kabupaten Malinau propinsi Kalimantan Timur]
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Kajian kemiskinan masyarakat desa sekitar hutan dan upaya penanggulangannya di Kabupaten Malinau propinsi Kalimantan Timur
Amazonian communities have the potential for improving their livelihoods by efficiently managing their forest resources. However, there is limited understanding of how communities are managing their forests in the dynamic Amazon frontier. This issue was studied in four areas in Bolivia, Brazil an...
Medina, G.
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Pokorny B.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Community forest management for timber extraction in the Amazon frontier]
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Community forest management for timber extraction in the Amazon frontier
Las dos últimas décadas han sido testigo de la emergencia de tres cooperativas de productores que representan los intereses de las familias rurales del norte amazónico boliviano: la Cooperativa Agrícola Integral Campesina Ltda. (CAIC), con una larga historia previa al auge de la castaña actual; l...
Cronkleton, P.
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Albornoz, M.A.
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[Acción colectiva y mercados alternativos para la castaña: análisis comparativo de tres cooperativas en el norte amazónico de bolivia]
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Acción colectiva y mercados alternativos para la castaña: análisis comparativo de tres cooperativas en el norte amazónico de bolivia
This paper describes a participatory mapping method field tested with agro-extractive settlements in the Bolivian Amazon. A regional transition from customary to formal property rights resulting from sweeping 1996 land tenure reforms has led to confusion and conflicts over resource rights, a prob...
Cronkleton, P.
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Albornoz, M.A.
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Barnes, G.
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Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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[Social geomatics: participatory forest mapping to mediate resource conflict in the Bolivian Amazon]
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Social geomatics: participatory forest mapping to mediate resource conflict in the Bolivian Amazon
In Bolivia’s Northern Amazon, forests long used for the extraction of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are now experiencing increased logging. The extraction of timber and economically important NTFPs such as Brazil nuts (from the emergent forest tree Bertholletia excelsa) is occurring in the s...
Cronkleton, P.
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Guariguata, M.R.
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Albornoz, M.A.
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[Multiple use forestry planning: Timber and Brazil nut management in the community forests of Northern Bolivia]
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Multiple use forestry planning: Timber and Brazil nut management in the community forests of Northern Bolivia
The book contains 19 non-timber forest products (NTFPs) cases representing the main ecological areas of Mexico and written by experts in collaboration with technicians and local producers. The aim of the book is to promote the exchange of knowledge and experiences about NTFPs among mexican rural ...
López, C.
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Chanfon, S.
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Segura, G.
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[La riqueza de los bosques mexicanos: mas alla de la madera: experiencias de comunidades rurales]
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La riqueza de los bosques mexicanos: mas alla de la madera: experiencias de comunidades rurales
How can different interest groups engage together in learning processes that enable them to better manage community forests? In this volume, practitioners from eight countries document their experience with the aim of identifying how to characterize social learning, as well as how to improve upon...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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Buck, L.
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Fox, J.
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Brodt, S.
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[Pembelajaran sosial dalam pengelolaan hutan komunitas: social learning in community forests]
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Pembelajaran sosial dalam pengelolaan hutan komunitas: social learning in community forests
Recent research on payments for environmental services (PES) has observed that high transaction costs (TCs) are incurred through the implementation of PES schemes and farmer participation. TCs incurred by households are considered to be an obstacle to the participation in and efficiency of PES po...
Manasboonphempool, A.
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Milan, Florence M.
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Zeller, M.
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[Transaction costs of farmers’ participation in forest management: policy implications of payments for environmental services schemes in Vietnam]
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Transaction costs of farmers’ participation in forest management: policy implications of payments for environmental services schemes in Vietnam