The report describes the impacts of forestry decentralization on district finance, local communities and spatial planning, drawing on an 18-month research project in Bulungan District in East Kalimantan Province. It describes forestry management policies following the implementation of regional a...
Samsu
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Suramenggala, I.
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Komarudin, H.
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Ngau, Y.
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[Dampak desentralisasi kehutanan terhadap keuangan daerah, masyarakat setempat dan tata ruang: studi kasus di Kabupaten Bulungan, Kalimantan Timur]
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Dampak desentralisasi kehutanan terhadap keuangan daerah, masyarakat setempat dan tata ruang: studi kasus di Kabupaten Bulungan, Kalimantan Timur
Center for International Forestry Research
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[Informe Anual de CIFOR 2004: Bosques para la gente y el medio ambiente]
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Informe Anual de CIFOR 2004: Bosques para la gente y el medio ambiente
Moeliono, M.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Limberg, G.
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[The decentralization of forest governance: politics, economics and the fight for control of forests in Indonesian Borneo]
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The decentralization of forest governance: politics, economics and the fight for control of forests in Indonesian Borneo
The decentralization of control over the vast forests of the world is moving at a rapid pace with both positive and negative ramifications for people and forests themselves. Fresh research from a host of Asia-Pacific countries presents rich and varied experience with decentralization and provides...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Dahal, G.R.
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Capistrano, D.
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[Lessons from forest decentralization: money, justice and the quest for good governance in Asia-Pacific.]
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Lessons from forest decentralization: money, justice and the quest for good governance in Asia-Pacific.
Forest cover is decreasing or very low in many tropical landscapes following decades of logging, fire and other human disturbances. At the same time, there are large and growing areas of degraded forest lands that need to be rehabilitated to again provide forest goods and services and meet local ...
Chokkalingam, U.
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Carandang, A.P.
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Pulhin, J.M.
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Lasco, R.D.
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Peras, R.J.J.
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Toma, T.
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[One century of forest rehabilitation in the Philippines: approaches, outcomes and lessons]
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One century of forest rehabilitation in the Philippines: approaches, outcomes and lessons
Policy aiming to improve the conservation and management of tropical forests are often based on the assumption of political economic stability. Yet some of the most important changes in conditions affecting tropical forests can occur when the political and economic climate changes in abrupt, unpr...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change]
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Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change
This study is one in a series of activities undertaken by CIFOR to reach a better understanding of the impact of commercialisation on forest resources and what factors influence the market demand for forest products. For example, two international workshops were organized by CIFOR in 1995 and ano...
Neumann, R.P.
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Hirsch, E.
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[Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: review and analysis of research]
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Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: review and analysis of research
This paper analyses the development of certification programmes in three countries (Indonesia, Canada and Sweden) using the Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF) as a theoretical reference point. The ACF is an actor-based framework for analysing policy processes and has not previously been applied i...
This article reviews the policies for the tenure and management of non-state forests that have undergone fundamental changes in China since the early 1950s. Private ownership and household management that were dominant in 1950-55 gave way to collectivization in 1956. Collective management remaine...
Liu Dachang
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[Tenure and management of non-state forests in China since 1950: a historical review]
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Tenure and management of non-state forests in China since 1950: a historical review
Forest devolution policies have generated much hope for sustainable development in rural areas of the South. Yet such policies have not always generated economic benefits for the poor, and have seldom transferred substantial decision-making authority to the poorest forest users. We discuss four c...
Edmunds, D.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Historical perspectives on forest policy change in Asia: an introduction]
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Historical perspectives on forest policy change in Asia: an introduction