In many situations commercialization of forest products is based on common pool resources; often this leads to resource depletion. This paper investigates the potential of using fiscal instruments for institutional change to improve resource management where natural products are being marketed fr...
Standa-Gunda, W.
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Bond, I.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Petheram, L.
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[Exploring woodcarving markets to determine the potential of fiscal instruments for improving woodland management: the case of woodcarving in Southern Zimbabwe]
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Exploring woodcarving markets to determine the potential of fiscal instruments for improving woodland management: the case of woodcarving in Southern Zimbabwe
A study of the woodcraft sector in Zimbabwe was conducted to understand the potential role of NTFP commercialisation in rural households. Zimbabwe experienced an uosurge in the marketing of wodcarvings and other craft articles during the 1990s. Possible social and ecological impacts originating f...
A dynamic ecological model, calibrated with field data from the communal lands of southern Zimbabwe where Shangaaan and Ndebele people live, shows the ilala palm, Hyphaene petersiana, to be resilient to a wide range of harvesting regimes. The degree of use determines the plant population structur...
Foote, A.L.
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Krogman, N.T.
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Grundy, I.M.
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Nemarundwe, N.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gambiza, J.
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Gibbs, L.
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[Ilala palm (Hyphaene petersiana) use in southern Zimbabwe: social and ecological factors influencing sustainability]
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Ilala palm (Hyphaene petersiana) use in southern Zimbabwe: social and ecological factors influencing sustainability