Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the impact of those laws on local government activities related to logging, protected areas, indigenous territories, and land-use planning. It con-cludes that ...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Vallejos, C.
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Pacheco, P.
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Balanza, P.P.
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López, R.
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[Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia]
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Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
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.
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Bojanic Helbingen, A.J.
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[Riberalta: extractivistas bajo una élite tradicional]
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Riberalta: extractivistas bajo una élite tradicional
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.
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Flores, G.
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Johnson, J.
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Pacheco, P.
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Pavez, I.
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Roper, J.M.
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Vallejos, C.
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Velez, R.
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[Local government and biodiversity conservation: a case from the Bolivian lowlands]
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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.
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Pacheco, P.
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Johnson, J.
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Pavez, I.
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Vallejos, C.
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Velez, R.
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[Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia]
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Gobiernos municipales y bosques en las tierras bajas de Bolivia
This book looks at the role of municipal governments in lowland Bolivia in forest management since passage of a popular participation law in 1994 and a new forestry law in 1996. It covers issues related to logging, protected area management, land use planning, indigenous territories, and non-timb...
This paper evaluates Bolivian's recent experience of giving municipal government a role in forest management. It first provides background information on Bolivia's decentralisation policies, including the 1994 Popular Participatiion Law and the 1996 forestry law. It then presents case studies of ...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Pacheco, P.
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Johnson, J.
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Pavez, I.
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Vallejo, C.
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Velez, R.
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[Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands]
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Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands
This paper analyzes the growing role of municipal governments in Bolivia and Nicaragua in forest-related issues on the basis of some thirty case studies. It first provides background information on forest issues and legislation concerning municipal involvement in forest issues in the two countrie...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Pacheco, P.
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Mendoza, R.
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Barahona, T.
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[Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua]
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Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua
This paper analyses the institutions and producers involved in pine production in Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua and the problems they face. It also presents the main findings and recommendations of a Study Tour conducted in the municipalities of Dipilto, Santa Clara, Jalapa, Ocotal, and Estel in May, ...
Since the end of the 1990s, municipal governments are increasingly adopting a pro-environment/pro-forest discourse in Amazonia. In most cases, a strengthening of the local administrative and technical agencies that deal with environment, forest, and land use follows this change in the discourse. ...
Toni, F.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[O papel dos municipios na gestao florestal: licoes dos estudos de caso]
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O papel dos municipios na gestao florestal: licoes dos estudos de caso
Porto de Moz is a small municipality (22.460 inhabitants) bordered by the Xingu and Amazonas Rivers, in the state of Pará. The local economy is based on small-scale agriculture, fishing, and timber extraction. Land ownership is extremely concentrated, and a large part of the municipal lands are u...