In recent years governments in the South have transferred at least 200 million hectares of forests to communities living in and around them . This book assesses the experience of what appears to be a new international trend that has substantially increased the share of the world's forests under c...
Larson, A.M.
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Barry, D.M.
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Dahal, G.R.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[Forests for people: community rights and forest tenure reform]
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Forests for people: community rights and forest tenure reform
Elías, S.
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Larson, A.M.
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Mendoza, J.
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[Tenencia de la tierra, bosques y medios de vida en el altiplano Occidental de Guatemala]
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Tenencia de la tierra, bosques y medios de vida en el altiplano Occidental de Guatemala
This chapter reviews the literature on natural resource decentralization with an emphasis on forests in developing countries. This literature can be located at the intersection between discussions of good governance and democracy, development, and poverty alleviation, on the one hand, and common ...
The particular characteristics of natural resources make the decentralisation of their management to elected local governments even more complex than the decentralisation of services and infrastructure. Nevertheless, natural resources are equally importnat to rural development concerns in the Thi...
Larson, A.M.
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[Decentralisation and forest management in Latin America: towards a working model]
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Decentralisation and forest management in Latin America: towards a working model
Larson, A.M.
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[Desentralisasi demokratis dalam sektor kehutanan: Pelajaran dari Afrika, Asia, dan Amerika Latin]
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Desentralisasi demokratis dalam sektor kehutanan: Pelajaran dari Afrika, Asia, dan Amerika Latin
This study adopts an institutional approach to analyze the way in which informal rules, in their interaction with formal rules, shape the use of forest resources by diverse types of smallholders and communities (i.e., indigenous people, agro-extractive and traditional communities) in Latin Americ...
Pacheco, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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[El papel de las instituciones informales en el uso de los recursos forestales en América Latina]
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El papel de las instituciones informales en el uso de los recursos forestales en América Latina
REDD+ is more likely to be just and locally legitimate if the design, implementation and allocation of benefits represent local needs and aspirations. Decentralisation of meaningful decisions to locally accountable and responsive (e.g., representative) local authorities would promote local engage...
Larson, A.M.
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[Gestion forestal municipal en Nicaragua: decentralizacion de cargas, centralization de beneficios]
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Gestion forestal municipal en Nicaragua: decentralizacion de cargas, centralization de beneficios
This study adopts an institutional approach to analyze the way in which informal rules, in their interaction with formal rules, shape the use of forest resources by diverse types of smallholders and communities (i.e., indigenous people, agro-extractive and traditional communities) in Latin Americ...
Pacheco, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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[The role of informal institutions in the use of forest resources in Latin America]
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The role of informal institutions in the use of forest resources in Latin America
Forestry decision-making is still largely centralised in Guatemala. Nevertheless, elected municipal governments can now play a key role in local forest management. These local governments, with some exceptions, are the principal local institutions empowered to participate in natural resource auth...
Larson, A.M.
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[Indigenous Peoples, Representation and Citizenship in Guatemalan Forestry]
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Indigenous Peoples, Representation and Citizenship in Guatemalan Forestry