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
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
Petkova, E.
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Larson, A.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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[Forest governance, decentralization and REDD+ in Latin America]
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Forest governance, decentralization and REDD+ in Latin America
Larson, A.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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Toni, F.
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Vallejo, M.
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[The effects of forestry decentralization on access to livelihood assets]
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The effects of forestry decentralization on access to livelihood assets
Rodriguez-Ward, D.
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Larson, A.M.
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Gordillo-Ruesta, H.A.
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[Top-down, Bottom-up and Sideways: The Multilayered Complexities of Multi-level Actors Shaping Forest Governance and REDD+ Arrangements in Madre de Dios, Peru]
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Top-down, Bottom-up and Sideways: The Multilayered Complexities of Multi-level Actors Shaping Forest Governance and REDD+ Arrangements in Madre de Dios, Peru
Cronkleton, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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Feintrenie, L.
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García, C.
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Levang, P.
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[Reframing community forestry to manage the forest-farm interface]
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Reframing community forestry to manage the forest-farm interface
Larson, A.M.
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Dahal, G.R.
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[Forest tenure reform: new resource rights for forest-based communities?]
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Forest tenure reform: new resource rights for forest-based communities?