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
As international concern over tropical deforestation has grown over the last ten years, researchers have sought to understand the causes of deforestation and possible solutions using quantitative economic models. This book reviews the results and methodology of over 150 of these models and synthe...
Do improvements in agricultural technology protect or endanger tropical forests? This book examines this controversial issue. It includes both theoretical frameworks for analysing the issue as well as case studies covering a wide range of geographical regions, technologies, market conditions and ...
Deforestation is one of the primary threats to biodiversity in tropical forests arround the world. Deforestation has many direct causes, including conversion of forests to pasture for livestock, expansion of agricultural lands, commercial logging, and urbanization. Indirectly, deforestation is in...
Margoluis, R.
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Russel, V.
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González, M.
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Rojas, O.
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Magdaleno, J.
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Madrid, G.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Maximum yield?: sustainable agriculture as a tool for conservation]
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Maximum yield?: sustainable agriculture as a tool for conservation