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Devolution of authority over natural resource management is now well advanced for the mega-fauna in Zimbabwe, through the CAMPFIRE program. We ask whether models like CAMPFIRE can be applied to a broader spectrum of woodland resources. Problems in applying CAMPFIRE to woodland resources relate to...


Campbell, Bruce M.Byron, R.N.Madzudzo, Pauline H.E.Matose, F.Wily, L.[Moving to local control of woodland resources - Can CAMPFIRE go beyond the mega-fauna?]Moving to local control of woodland resources - Can CAMPFIRE go beyond the mega-fauna?

The importance of forest products to households living in or near forests has been increasingly recognized. Estimates of numbers of people who in some way rely on forests, for survival or livelihoods, vary widely. Yet numbers alone do not reveal the forests' importance to diverse users. A typolog...


Byron, R.N.Arnold, J.E.M.[What futures for the people of the tropical forests?]What futures for the people of the tropical forests?

Should policy makers - or anyone else - care about millions of ha of Imperata grassland? The answer depends on the balance between costs of conversion to other uses and the net benefits produced in economic growth, poverty alleviation, and protection of the environment. The first section on Imper...


Tomich, Thomas P.Kussipalo, V.Menz, K.Byron, R.N.[Imperata economics and policy]Imperata economics and policy

This study outlines a case where the behaviour of farmers in accumulating capital, rather than their poverty as commonly assumed, results in deforestation. Fieldwork was undertaken in the Upper Kerinci region of the island of Sumatera, Indonesia. A financial analysis of the "net income" streams r...


Wibowo, D.H.Tisdell, C.A.Byron, R.N.[Deforestation and capital accumulation: lessons from the Upper Kerinci region, Indonesia]Deforestation and capital accumulation: lessons from the Upper Kerinci region, Indonesia

Although the international forestry dialogue has improved significantly since the Earth Summit, much remains to be done if sustainable forestry management is to be implemented on a global scale. This article discusses current trends: frequent, lengthy talks with limited action; declining official...


Kiekens, J. P.Byron, R.N.[International forestry cooperation: which way now ?]International forestry cooperation: which way now ?
Byron, R.N.[Rehabilitating imperata grassland: report of an International Workshop on Agroforestry Innovation on Imperata Grassland. Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, January 1995]Rehabilitating imperata grassland: report of an International Workshop on Agroforestry Innovation on Imperata Grassland. Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, January 1995
Autor: Byron, R.N.

“Why do so many forestry aid projects fail?” is a question being asked more frequently. Most replies list technical difficulties in implementation. However, this paper argues that the answer can only be found through understanding two much more general processes; how a forestry activity relates t...


Byron, R.N.[International development assistance in forestry and land management: the process and the players]International development assistance in forestry and land management: the process and the players

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