This paper makes use of the Galileo method to compare cognitive distances between selected forest-related concepts in Brazil, Indonesia and Cameroon. The purpose is to determine whether or not there are significant differences in people’s perceptions that could reflect the concept of a conservati...
Salim, A.
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Brocklesby, M.A.
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Tiani, A.M.
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Tchikangwa, B.
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Porro, R.
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Woelfel, J.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[In search of a conservation ethic]
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In search of a conservation ethic
This paper briefly reviews CIFOR’s experience using participatory action research working with communities, user groups within communities, and with governments at various levels, in Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Philippines, and Zimbabwe. The...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Komarudin, H.
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German, L.
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Nyangas, S.
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Siagian, Y.
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Tanui, J.
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[Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address]
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Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address
In discussing conservation issues and dilemmas it is common to hear the term 'social sustainability' or reference to the 'social aspects of sustainability'. Although these concepts are used frequently, they are rarely defined. The authors offer three definitions that can be used separately or in ...
The studies discussed here were designed to assess previously identified human components of sustainable forest management (SFM). These human components include security of intergenerational access to resources, co-management of forests, and the definition of appropriate stakeholders. A variety o...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Woelfel, J.
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Harwell, E.
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[From bark to hartwood: gender issues in sustainable forest management]
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From bark to hartwood: gender issues in sustainable forest management
This chapter describes Colfer’s experience doing fieldwork in the village of Pulai, in West Sumatra. She describes the early stages of her research when the community approached her with great suspicion, fearing that she was there to proselytize the Christian religion. She documents her persisten...
This paper provides three types of evidence demonstrating women’s importance in forest management. The first draws on Colfer’s extensive, long term ethnographic experience in the forests of the United States and Indonesia---showing the various ways in which women participate in local, informal fo...
This short paper summarizes the conclusions of a 1999 investigation into the causes of fires in six communities in East Kalimantan. Drawing on the author’s long term experience with the Kenyah (inhabitants of five of the communities), perceived causes of the fires in these six locations were docu...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Soedjito, H.
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[Food, forests, and fields in a Bornean rain forest: toward appropriate agroforestry development]
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Food, forests, and fields in a Bornean rain forest: toward appropriate agroforestry development