There is a fair degree of misplaced optimism about common property resource (CPR) management. In investigating common property issues for woodlands in communal areas in Zimbabwe, there are numerous case studies showing a breakdown of local institutions for CPR management, and the lack of any emer...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Mandondo, A.
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Nemarundwe, N.
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Sithole, B.
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Jong, W. de
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Luckert, M.
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Matose, F.
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[Challenges to proponents of common property resource system: despairing voices from the social forests of Zimbabwe]
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Challenges to proponents of common property resource system: despairing voices from the social forests of Zimbabwe
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
Staver, Charles
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Jong, W. de
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Nicaragua's frontier: the Bosawas biosphere reserve]
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Nicaragua's frontier: the Bosawas biosphere reserve
Ruiz Perez, M.
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Katz, E.
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Jong, W. de
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Michon, G.
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[Research strategies for non-timber forest products. 5th International Congress of Ethnobiology, Nairobi]
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Research strategies for non-timber forest products. 5th International Congress of Ethnobiology, Nairobi
Several studies on NTFPs have been and are being carried out under the umbrella of the Tropenbos programme. To bring more coherence in these studies, a research strategy was formulated, providing an analytical framework for site-specific studies. The strategy aims at identifying the key condition...
Ros-Tonen, M.A.F.
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Andel, T. van
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Assies, W.
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Dijk, J.F.W. van
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Duivenvoorden, J.F.
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Hammen, M.C. van der
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Jong, W. de
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Reinders, M.
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Fernández, C.A.
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Valkenburg, J.L.C.H. van
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[Methods for non-timber forest products research: the Tropenbos experience]
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Methods for non-timber forest products research: the Tropenbos experience
We survey and evaluate selected participatory tools that have been proven effective in natural resources management and research during our extensive experience with forest communities. We first establish a framework for our analysis by identifying a set of criteria for evaluating each tool. Next...
Lynam, T.
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Jong, W. de
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Sheil, Douglas
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Kusumanto, T.
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Evans, K.
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[A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management]
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A review of tools for incorporating community knowledge, preferences, and values into decision making in natural resources management
Swidden-fallow agroforestry among ribereño farmers in the Peruvian Amazon has been reported to show important regional variation. In this paper diversity in terra firme swidden-fallow agroforestry is described for a single village, Santa Rosa, located at the lower Ucayali river, Peru. Local fores...
Jong, W. de
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[Swidden-fallow agroforestry in Amazonian: diversity at close distance]
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Swidden-fallow agroforestry in Amazonian: diversity at close distance
This chapter compares forest gardens among Dayak indigenous farmers in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It provides a detailed analyses of 5 plots of “tembawang” forest. Tembawang are forest that are “recreated” on land that was used before as agricultural land. Dayak farmers as arule reserve certain ...
Jong, W. de
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[Recreating the forest: successful examples of ethnoconservation among Dayak groups in central West Kalimantan]
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Recreating the forest: successful examples of ethnoconservation among Dayak groups in central West Kalimantan