This paper explains the ways in which, and the extent to which, public policy measures might be used to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation.Inappropriate deforestation is a signifanct problem: 1. deforestation generally causes negative externalities that generate cost to society not refle...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Byron, R.N.
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Sunderlin, William D.
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[Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation]
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Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation
This chapter looks at the municipal government of Riberalta, Bolivia and its role in forest management. Riberalta is located in the northern Bolivian Amazon and depends heavily on Brazil nuts harvesting and processing, as well as logging and agriculture. The traditional local elite has maintained...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Bojanic Helbingen, A.J.
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[Riberalta: extractivistas bajo una élite tradicional]
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Riberalta: extractivistas bajo una élite tradicional
Forests cover between 17 and 19 million ha of the Central American isthmus. Most of this is broadleaved forest on the Atlantic side of the isthmus. The size and contribution of these forests vary greatly between the Central American countries, from Belize, with over 80% of its land in forests, to...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Paupitz, J.
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[Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier]
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Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier
There is growing awareness of the need to sustainably manage forests in Central Africa. This paper reviews the current state in Gabon within the national context. Forests play a very important role in Gabon in view of their extensive area as well as their contribution to the national economy. The...
Drouineau, S.
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Nasi, Robert
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[L'amenagement forestier au Gabon: historique, bilan, perpectives]
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L'amenagement forestier au Gabon: historique, bilan, perpectives
The massive loss of quantity and quality of natural forest cover in Indonesia threatens an important source of foreign exchange and employment. Several studies and government policies indicate that population growth, particularly among small landholders, is the principal cause of deforestation. A...
Sunderlin, William D.
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Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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[The Effect of population and migration on forest cover in Indonesia]
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The Effect of population and migration on forest cover in Indonesia
Loggers, miners and rural communities all exploit forests in unsustainable ways in search of profits and means of subsistence. They are the primary actors in forest decline and their immediate motivations are the direct causes of deforestation and degradation. However, these motivations are deter...
This paper discusses the policy aspects of sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara province, focusing primarily on the impacts of regional government regulations on the resource sustainability. The paper is based on a field survey that was conducted during July-August 1999, and various publications and ...
Rohadi, D.
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Maryani, R.
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Widnyana, M.
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[Can sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara survive?: lessons from the policy impact on resource sustainability]
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Can sandalwood in East Nusa Tenggara survive?: lessons from the policy impact on resource sustainability
This paper reviews natural resource governance in Zimbabwe’s peasant sector from colonial to post-colonial times. Governance is considered within the framework of power, process and practice and how these shaped peasant access, control and use of natural resources. Colonial natural resource gover...
Mandondo, A.
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[Situating Zimbabwe's natural resource governance systems in history]
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Situating Zimbabwe's natural resource governance systems in history
This paper looks at two interfacing trends shaping devolution of forest management in India: i. appropriation of space for forest management by diverse self-initiated community formations at the grass roots level despite state seizure of forests ii. state-driven devolution where government polici...
Sarin, M.
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Singh, N.M.
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Sundar, N.
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Boghal, R.K.
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[Devolution as a threat to democratic-decision making in forestry?: findings from three states in India]
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Devolution as a threat to democratic-decision making in forestry?: findings from three states in India