Forest devolution and government decentralization have increased community control over forests. Remoteness, low literacy, and lack of formal planning experience often leave forest communities unprepared for their new responsibilities. Forest communities need to develop skills that allow them to ...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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Nghi, Tran Huu
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[Participatory methods for planning the future in forest communities]
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Participatory methods for planning the future in forest communities
Chokkalingam, U.
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Sabogal C.
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Almeida, E.
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Carandang, A.P.
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Gumartini, T.
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Jong, W. de
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Brienza, S.
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Meza Lopez, A.
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Murniati
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Nawir, A.A.
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Wibowo, L.R.
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Toma, T.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Zhou Zaichi
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[Local participation, livelihood needs, and institutional arrangements: three keys to sustainable rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest lands]
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Local participation, livelihood needs, and institutional arrangements: three keys to sustainable rehabilitation of degraded tropical forest lands
Problems with governance of forests are closely linked to incompatible interests between different stakeholders. Having a clearer understanding of the relative importance of forest landscape functions among stakeholders can bring much clarity about why governance problems persist. The voice of th...
Zapata, D.M.O.
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Gonzáles, L.A.
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Larrea, J.F.
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González, B.
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Silva, E.
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Arellanos, A.
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Meo, S.
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Jong, W. de
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[Luz de America: comunidad y biodiversidad Amazonica]
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Luz de America: comunidad y biodiversidad Amazonica
The Center for International Forestry Research has developed and adapted various participatory tools for use with forest communities and other natural resource dependent groups. The tools have diverse applications: stakeholder identification, decision making, planning, conflict management, inform...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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Sheil, Douglas
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Lynam, T.
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Kusumanto, T.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Guide to participatory tools for forest communities]
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Guide to participatory tools for forest communities
This book is a practical, step-by-step manual for using scenario-based methods in communities. The guide has been written in straightforward language and organized as a teaching tool to facilitate the use of the methods without additional training. It explains methods to help communities think ah...
Evans, K.
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Velarde, S.J.
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Prieto, R.
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Rao, S.N.
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Sertzen, S.
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Davila, K.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Jong, W. de
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[Field guide to the future: four ways for communities to think ahead]
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Field guide to the future: four ways for communities to think ahead
This book critically investigates the proposition that commercialisation of forest products contribute to both enhancing people's income and to conservation of tropical forests, using evidence from a case study from West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It draws the main conclusion that promoting commercia...
Jong, W. de
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[Forest products and local forest management in West Kalimantan, Indonesia: implications for conservation and development]
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Forest products and local forest management in West Kalimantan, Indonesia: implications for conservation and development