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
Forest devolution is meant to provide communities with greater decision-making power over the use and future of tropical forests. However, devolution policies have not always had the intended effect; in some cases they have caused or furthered the disenfranchisement of the poor, the creation of o...
Evans, K.
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Jong, W. de
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Cronkleton, P.
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[Future Scenarios as a Tool for Collaboration in Forest Communities]
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Future Scenarios as a Tool for Collaboration in Forest Communities
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