Six systems of rattan production, processing and marketing from four Asian countries are compared using a production-to-consumption systems approach. Cases were selected to represent a range of management and capital intensity at different stages. Strong similarities among the cases are explained...
Belcher, B.
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[Constraints and opportunities in rattan production-to-consumption systems in Asia]
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Constraints and opportunities in rattan production-to-consumption systems in Asia
In recognition of the importance of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in both social and forest resource management terms, one of CIFOR's major projects is on "Sustainable Use and Development of Non-Timber Forest Products ". The project is aiming at a world level comparison of NTFPs-based forest...
Dewi, S.
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García Fernandez, C.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Belcher, B.
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Angelsen, A.
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Agar, P.M. de
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Loken, A.
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Lutnaes, K.
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[Remote sensing and statistical data analysis as tools to understand forest livelihood strategies]
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Remote sensing and statistical data analysis as tools to understand forest livelihood strategies
Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[An international comparison of cases of forest product development: overview, description and data requirements]
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An international comparison of cases of forest product development: overview, description and data requirements
Bamboo, with a long tradition in China, is one of the emerging sectors in the Chinese economy. It is making an increasingly large contribution to farmers' income and playing an important role in rural industrial development. Bamboo products are also being substituted for wood products, a process ...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Yang Xiaosheng
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Belcher, B.
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[Bamboo forestry in China: toward environmentally friendly expansion]
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Bamboo forestry in China: toward environmentally friendly expansion
Nepal introduced various community based forest management (CBFM) programmesthat aim to improve forest management while improving the livelihoods of the forest dependent poor. One of these programmes is the Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Programme (LFLP). Various studies have demonstrated its p...
Albano, A.
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Regmi, B
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Kumar, C.
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Belcher, B.
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[Increasing forest benefits through the leasehold forestry and livestock programme: improving its implementation and effectiv eness]
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Increasing forest benefits through the leasehold forestry and livestock programme: improving its implementation and effectiv eness
China has undertaken major economic policy changes since 1978, having moved from a plan economy to a predominantly market economy. These changes had great impact in the forestry sector. This paper aims to document these changes in the case of bamboo, and at the same time show bamboo's contributio...
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu Maoyi
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Xie Jinzhong
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Belcher, B.
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Zhong Maogong
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Xie Chen
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[Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county]
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Policy change in China: the effects on the bamboo sector in Anji county
Over recent years, there has been rapid development of the bamboo industry in China since reform and liberalisation, which have brought about a series of economic policies and regulations favourable to economic development. Between 1981 and 1993, the area covered by bamboo forests expanded at a r...
Zhong Maogong
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Fu Maoyi
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Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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[Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry]
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Analysis of social economy and policies on production management systems: a case study on China’s bamboo industry
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Fu, Maoyi
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Belcher, B.
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Yang, Xiaosheng
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[Case study: the potential of bamboo resources in mountainous China]
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Case study: the potential of bamboo resources in mountainous China
Belcher, B.
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Ruiz Perez, M.
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Rohadi, D.
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Achdiawan, R.
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[A method for comparative analysis of NTFP cases: a test with cases from Indonesia: a poster presented at XII IUFRO World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August, 7 - 12]
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A method for comparative analysis of NTFP cases: a test with cases from Indonesia: a poster presented at XII IUFRO World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. August, 7 - 12
This paper examines the influence of an adaptive collaborative management approach (ACM) on poor people’s control over, and benefits from, a community-based non-timber forest product (NTFP) network enterprise in the Eastern Hills of Nepal. The approach involved shifts in governance and management...
Pandit, B.H.
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McDougall, C.
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Belcher, B.
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Kumar, C.
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Maharjan, M.R.
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[Leveraging poor people’s access to ownership and benefits of community-based forest enterprises: the role of an adaptive collaborative management approach]
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Leveraging poor people’s access to ownership and benefits of community-based forest enterprises: the role of an adaptive collaborative management approach