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 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
This paper assesses the influence of forest policies on forestry development, and especially timber production, in Bolivia during three different periods of time. The first period began in the early 1970s when a conservative forest policy was adopted privileging commercial logging companies, and ...
Pacheco, P.
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Jong, W. de
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Johnson, J.
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[The evolution of the timber sector in lowland Bolivia: examining the influence of three disparate policy approaches]
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The evolution of the timber sector in lowland Bolivia: examining the influence of three disparate policy approaches
Pacheco, P.
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[Los desafíos de las políticas para adoptar la multifuncionalidad en la gestión de los bosques y paisajes forestales en Bolivia]
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Los desafíos de las políticas para adoptar la multifuncionalidad en la gestión de los bosques y paisajes forestales en Bolivia
This chapter analyses the model of decentralization of forest management in Bolivia, and assess its main outcomes. Though significant functions were delegated to municipalities regarding forest resources such as control of forest crime, monitoring of forest management, delimitation and allocation...
Pacheco, P.
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[Municipalidades y participation local en la gestion forestal en Bolivia]
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Municipalidades y participation local en la gestion forestal en Bolivia
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
Pacheco, P.
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[Descentralizacao e gestao forestal: a experiencia na America Latina]
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Descentralizacao e gestao forestal: a experiencia na America Latina
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
Land tenure and carbon rights constitute critical issues to take into account in achieving emission reductions, ensuring transparent benefit sharing and determining non-permanence (or non-compliance) liabilities in the context of REDD+ strategies and projects. This is so because tenure systems in...
Corbera, E.
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Estrada, M.
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May, P.
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Navarro, G.
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Pacheco, P.
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[Rights to land, forests and carbon in REDD+: insights from Mexico, Brazil and Costa Rica]
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Rights to land, forests and carbon in REDD+: insights from Mexico, Brazil and Costa Rica
This occasional paper is the result of research carried out from 2006 to 2008 on the effects of new tenure rights for forest-based communities in Latin America on access to forest resources and benefits. Focused on seven different regions in four countries, the paper examines changes in statutory...
Larson, A.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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[Tenure Rights and Beyond: Community Access to Forest Resources in Latin America]
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Tenure Rights and Beyond: Community Access to Forest Resources in Latin America