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The role of local and external institutions in natural resource management (NRM) is gaining attention in the literature, fostering greater understanding of the relationship between collective action and poverty, collective action and equity, and the conditions under which collective action instit...


German, L.Ayele, SeifeTanui, J.Nyangas, S.Taye, H.Admassu, Z.Mazengia, W.Tirwomwe, W.Begashaw, L.Tsegaye, M.Alinyo, F.Mekonnen, A.Aberra, K.Chemangeni, A.Cheptegei, W.Tolera, T.Jotte, Z.Bedane, K.[Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands]Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands

The historical emphasis on technological innovation as a pathway to rural development has obscured the institutional foundations of development – in this case, the role of local and external organizations in shaping patterns of benefits capture. Agrarian communities have a host of ways in which t...


German, L.Ayele, SeifeMazengia, WTsegaye, M.Abere, K.Bedane, K.Geta, E.Tolera, T.Taye, H.[Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D]Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D

Property rights theory has contributed a great deal to global understanding of the factors shaping the management, governance and sustainability of discrete property regimes (individual, State, commons). Yet as the commons become increasingly altered and enclosed and management challenges extend ...


German, L.Keeler, A.[Hybrid institutions: applications of common property theory beyond discrete property regimes]Hybrid institutions: applications of common property theory beyond discrete property regimes

Since 2000, US$ 2.0-2.7 billion has been invested in feedstock cultivation for biofuel in 16 forest-rich countries, mostly in oil palm and sugarcane. An additional US$ 5.7-6.7 billion has been invested in biofuel production, especially sugar-based ethanol. While investments in some countries are ...


Gelder, J.W. vanGerman, L.[Biofuel finance: global trends in biofuel finance in forest-rich countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and implications for governance]Biofuel finance: global trends in biofuel finance in forest-rich countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America and implications for governance

Strategies for environmental governance and conservation in Africa have relied on regulatory mechanisms (policies) that further restrict already limited livelihood options by prohibiting certain land uses and isolating people from forest resources. Environmental service rewards (ESR) present an o...


German, L.Villamor, G.Twine, Edgar E.Velarde, S.J.Kidane, B.[Environmental services and the precautionary principle: using scenarios to reconcile conservation and livelihood objectives in upper catchments]Environmental services and the precautionary principle: using scenarios to reconcile conservation and livelihood objectives in upper catchments

This publication has two objectives. First, it analyzes the past research on deforestation and summarizes the findings of that research, in terms of its relevance to the development of future REDD regimes. Second, it highlights areas where future research and methodological development are needed...


Kanninen, M.Murdiyarso, DanielSeymour, F.Angelsen, A.Wunder, SvenGerman, L.[Les arbres poussent-ils sur l’argent ?: Implications de la recherche sur la déforestation pour les politiques de promotion de REDD]Les arbres poussent-ils sur l’argent ?: Implications de la recherche sur la déforestation pour les politiques de promotion de REDD

The highlands of Eastern Africa are characterized by high population densities and tightly coupled interactions between adjacent landscape units and users. Effective formal or informal natural resource governance is necessary to mitigate the potential negative social and environmental effects of ...


German, L.Mazengia, WTaye, H.Tsegaye, M.Ayele, SeifeCharamila, S.Wickama, J.[Minimizing the Livelihood Trade-Offs of Natural Resource Management in the Eastern African Highlands: Policy Implications of a Project in “Creative Governance”]Minimizing the Livelihood Trade-Offs of Natural Resource Management in the Eastern African Highlands: Policy Implications of a Project in “Creative Governance”
Clement, C.Pinheiro Klüppel, M.German, L.Soares de Almeida, S.Major, J.Aragão, Luiz E.O.CGuix, J.C.Lleras, E.Winkler Prins, A.M.G.A.Hecht, S.B.McCann, J.M.[Diversidade Vegetal em Solos Antrópicos da Amazônia]Diversidade Vegetal em Solos Antrópicos da Amazônia
Autor: German, L.

Local ecological knowledge has been subject to a great deal of debate in recent decades. Early strands of this literature could be easily classified into two camps – one which purports the adaptive logic and scientific validity of local knowledge, and the other which seeks to expose its flaws by ...


German, L.[Local knowledge and scientific perceptions: questions of validity in environmental knowledge]Local knowledge and scientific perceptions: questions of validity in environmental knowledge

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