Community forestry is seen as a promising option to improve the often-precarious situation of rural families while at the same time contributing to conserve forests. National and international organizations are promoting community forestry, aiming for a clear set of features that include: legal f...
Pokorny, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Jong, W. de
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Pacheco, P.
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Porro, N.M.
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Louman, Bastian
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Stoian, D.
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[Challenges of community forestry in tropical America]
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Challenges of community forestry in tropical America
This paper summarizes the main findings of “Communitarian forest management in Tropical America: Experiences, lessons and challenges for the future”, jointly produced by a group of researchers closely related to CFM in Latin America. Local peoples and communities in rural Latin America are the tr...
Pokorny B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Jong, W. de
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Stoian, D.
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Louman, B.
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Pacheco, P.
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Porro, N.M.
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[Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical]
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Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical
Growing trees outside forests can generate rural income and rehabilitate degraded lands. The characteristics of existing smallholder tree growing in the Amazon and how much it contributes to livelihoods, however, remains largely unknown. Field surveys in Brazil, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador were con...
Hoch, L.
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Pokorny B.
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Jong, W. de
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[How successful is tree growing for smallholders in the Amazon?]
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How successful is tree growing for smallholders in the Amazon?
Pokorny, B
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Jong, W. de
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Godar, J.
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Pacheco, P.
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Johnson, J.
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[From large to small: reorienting rural development policies in response to climate change, food security and poverty]
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From large to small: reorienting rural development policies in response to climate change, food security and poverty