Forests are ubiquitous in the Democratic Republic of Congo; they touch the cultural and economic life of most of the population and have enormous global environmental significance. After years of conflicts and mismanagement, reconstruction is key to improving living conditions and consolidating p...
Debroux, L.
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Hart, T.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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Karsenty, A.
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Topa, G.
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[La foret en Republique Democratique du Congo post-conflict: analyse d'un agenda prioritaire]
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La foret en Republique Democratique du Congo post-conflict: analyse d'un agenda prioritaire
Lescuyer, G.
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Karsenty, A.
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Eba'a Atyi, R.
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[Un nouvel outil de gestion durable des forêts d’Afrique centrale: les paiements pour services environnementaux]
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Un nouvel outil de gestion durable des forêts d’Afrique centrale: les paiements pour services environnementaux
Forest concessions are currently in a state of flux. Despite mitigated results in some regions, they are still hailed as the path to sustainable forest management on other continents. Using geographical, economic, and political viewpoints, this article offers a multidisciplinary perspective to ac...
Singer, B.
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Karsenty, A.
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[Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond]
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Can concessions be justified?: a multidisciplinary perspective from Africa and beyond
Karsenty, A.
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Gueneau, S.
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Capistrano, D.
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Singer, B.
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Peyron, J.L.
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[Summary of the Proceedings of the International Workshop “The International Regime, Avoided Deforestation and the Evolution of Public and Private Policies Towards Forests in Developing Countries” held in Paris, 21-23rd November 2007]
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Summary of the Proceedings of the International Workshop “The International Regime, Avoided Deforestation and the Evolution of Public and Private Policies Towards Forests in Developing Countries” held in Paris, 21-23rd November 2007
Conservation concessions, as advocated by E.Niesten and R.Rice, suggest the paying revenues to populations and the State so that they may renounce income derived from forest exploitation. Apart from the questionable transformation of peasants as renters of conservation, serious questions arise as...
Karsenty, A.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Un commentaire sur l'article de E. Niesten et R. Rice les (concessions de conservation) sonnent-elles le glas de l'amenagement forestier durable?]
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Un commentaire sur l'article de E. Niesten et R. Rice les (concessions de conservation) sonnent-elles le glas de l'amenagement forestier durable?
The likely impact of a number of economic instruments on changing current practices in the management and logging of humid tropical forests particularly in Congo Basin where there are large areas forested with high quality timber, is examined. Some potential instruments are discussed, such as a p...
Tropical countries face special specific problems in implementing sustainable forest management (SFM). In many countries, questions are raised on whether tropical forests should be publicly, commonly or privately owned and managed in order to enhance sustainability. Other debates also focus on wh...
Karsenty, A.
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Drigo, I.G.
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Piketty, M.G.
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Singer, B.
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[Regulating industrial forest concessions in Central Africa and South America]
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Regulating industrial forest concessions in Central Africa and South America
Due to the need for forest certification, the criteria and indicators for sustainable management of tropical forests have tended to operate more and more as standards, with criteria holding pride of place as compared to indicators. In practice, they are used as the definition of sustainability ap...
Karsenty, A.
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Lescuyer, G.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Est-il possible de determiner des criteres et indicateurs de gestion durable des forets tropicales?]
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Est-il possible de determiner des criteres et indicateurs de gestion durable des forets tropicales?
Lescuyer, G.
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Karsenty, A.
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Eba'a Atyi, R.
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[A new tool for sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Payments for environmental services]
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A new tool for sustainable forest management in Central Africa: Payments for environmental services
Forests are ubiquitous in the Democratic Republic of Congo; they touch the cultural and economic life of most of the population and have enormous global environmental significance. After years of conflicts and mismanagement, reconstruction is key to improving living conditions and consolidating p...
Debroux, L.
,
Hart, T.
,
Kaimowitz, D.
,
Karsenty, A.
,
Topa, G.
,
[Forests in post-conflict Democratic Republic of Congo: analysis of a priority agenda]
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Forests in post-conflict Democratic Republic of Congo: analysis of a priority agenda