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
The last decade has seen profound overhauls of governance in many tropical countries. Countries have adopted new economic policies, very much influenced by free-market thinking, and a reduced regulatory role of the state and its subsidiaries. This coincided with widespread decentralization of gov...
Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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Ruiz, S.
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Gottwald, C.
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[The impact of decentralised forest governance: a case study from Bolivia]
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The impact of decentralised forest governance: a case study from Bolivia
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
This Spanish language book provides an overview of Bolivia’s Amazonian department of Pando, its geography and the conditions faced by rural residents and local government. The book’s six chapters provide detailed analysis of regional poverty and the government agencies and civil society actors re...
Fuentes, D.
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Haches, R.
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Maldonado, R.
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Albornoz, M.A.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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[Pobreza, descentralizacion y bosques en el norte amazonico boliviano]
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Pobreza, descentralizacion y bosques en el norte amazonico boliviano
Jong, W. de
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Pacheco, P.
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[Integrating multiple environmental regimes: Land and forest policies under broader democratic reforms in the Bolivian tropical lowlands]
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Integrating multiple environmental regimes: Land and forest policies under broader democratic reforms in the Bolivian tropical lowlands