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This paper explains the ways in which, and the extent to which, public policy measures might be used to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation.Inappropriate deforestation is a signifanct problem: 1. deforestation generally causes negative externalities that generate cost to society not refle...


Kaimowitz, D.Byron, R.N.Sunderlin, William D.[Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation]Public policies to reduce inappropriate tropical deforestation

This chapter reviews Central America's experience with regional collaborative policy research efforts focusing on rural issues, with particular emphasis on natural resources issues. It first presents a historical description of these efforts. Regional rural policy research began with the institut...


Kaimowitz, D.Murrar, A.[Resena historica de la investigacion sobre politicas en Centro America]Resena historica de la investigacion sobre politicas en Centro America

This chapter looks at the municipal government of Riberalta, Bolivia and its role in forest management. Riberalta is located in the northern Bolivian Amazon and depends heavily on Brazil nuts harvesting and processing, as well as logging and agriculture. The traditional local elite has maintained...


Kaimowitz, D.Bojanic Helbingen, A.J.[Riberalta: extractivistas bajo una élite tradicional]Riberalta: extractivistas bajo una élite tradicional

For hundreds of millions of people, biodiversity is about eating, staying healthy, and finding shelter. Meeting these people’s basic needs should receive greater priority in the conservation agenda.Wild and semi-wild plants and animals contribute significantly to nutrition, health care, income, a...


Kaimowitz, D.Sheil, Douglas[Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics]Conserving what and for whom? why conservation should help meet basic human needs in the tropics

Forests cover between 17 and 19 million ha of the Central American isthmus. Most of this is broadleaved forest on the Atlantic side of the isthmus. The size and contribution of these forests vary greatly between the Central American countries, from Belize, with over 80% of its land in forests, to...


Kaimowitz, D.Paupitz, J.[Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier]Forests, policies and people on the Central American agricultural frontier

This paper applies a spatial economic regression model to analyze the relation between deforestation in the period from 1989 to 1994 and access to roads and markets, ecological conditions, land tenure, and zoning policies in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The data come from a Geographic Information System ...


Kaimowitz, D.Mendez, P.Puntodewo, A.Vanclay, J.K.[Spatial regression analysis of deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia]Spatial regression analysis of deforestation in Santa Cruz, Bolivia

Bolivia's structural adjustment policies, initiated in 1985, increased poverty among certain groups, but this did not lead to widespread migration to the agricultural frontier. Nor did adjustment greatly affect the average area planted in annual crops by small lowland farmers. Structural adjustme...


Kaimowitz, D.Thiele, GrahamPacheco, P.[The effects of structural adjustment on deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia]The effects of structural adjustment on deforestation and forest degradation in lowland Bolivia

This case study analyses origins and causes of decentralisation in Bolivia, how the process has affected tropical forest management, and initial impacts of decentralisation on distribution of benefits from forests. Impact of the Popular Participation Law of 1994, which bolstered municipal governm...


Kaimowitz, D.Flores, G.Johnson, J.Pacheco, P.Pavez, I.Roper, J.M.Vallejos, C.Velez, R.[Local government and biodiversity conservation: a case from the Bolivian lowlands]Local government and biodiversity conservation: a case from the Bolivian lowlands

Having analysed the decentralisation policies of the Bolivian government and the recent transfer of responsibilities to the municipalities with regard to forest management, four case studies are described: Ascension de Guarayos, Rurrenabaque, Villa Tunari y San Ignacio de Velasco. The results sho...


Kaimowitz, D.Pacheco, P.Johnson, J.Pavez, I.Vallejos, C.Velez, R.[Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia]Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia
Smith, J.Sabogal, C.Jong, W. deKaimowitz, D.[Bosques secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservacion ambiental en los tr picos de America Latina]Bosques secundarios como recurso para el desarrollo rural y la conservacion ambiental en los tr picos de America Latina

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