Community forestry is pursued as rural development strategy in many tropical forest regions worldwide. In Tropical America, rich experiences have been accumulated with community forestry support initiatives and this chapter summarizes published and the author’s hands on experiences. The chapter i...
Jong, W. de
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Cornejo, C.
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Pacheco, P.
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Pokorny, B.
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Stoian, D.
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Sabogal, C.
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Louman, B.
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[Opportunities and challenges for community forestry: lessons from tropical America]
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Opportunities and challenges for community forestry: lessons from tropical America
This paper provides the general objectives of the special issue: secondary forests in Asia: their diversity, importance and role in future environmental management. It provides a brief overview of the renewed attention to tropical secondary forests and sketches the history of research on this sub...
Jong, W. de
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Chokkalingam, U.
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Smith, J.
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Sabogal, C.
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[Tropical secondary forests in Asia: introduction and synthesis]
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Tropical secondary forests in Asia: introduction and synthesis
Jong, W. de
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Pokorny, B.
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Cornejo, C.
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Pacheco, P.
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Stoian, D.
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[Oportunidades y desafíos para el manejo forestal comunitario: lecciones de América Tropical]
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Oportunidades y desafíos para el manejo forestal comunitario: lecciones de América Tropical
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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[El nuevo regimen forestal en el norte amazonico boliviano]
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El nuevo regimen forestal en el norte amazonico boliviano
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
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
The Amazon basin and its rich forest has inspired much debate about its natural treasures, potential for economic development and the rights of its populations to exclusive benefits. This debate started in the 1970s and has continued ever since. The chapter points to some of the current key socia...
Jong, W. de
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Borner, J.
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Pacheco, P.
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Pokorny, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Benneker, C.
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Cano, W.
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Cornejo, C.
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Evans, K.
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Ruiz, S.
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Zenteno, M.
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[Amazon forests at the crossroads: pressures, responses and challenges]
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Amazon forests at the crossroads: pressures, responses and challenges