Participatory approaches to forest management have gained wide acceptance and have also become the primary guiding principle in the management of natural resources worldwide. Despite their widespread popularity, participatory methods developed so far have often been criticized as lacking in rigor...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Combining participatory modeling and multi-criteria analysis for community-based forest management]
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Combining participatory modeling and multi-criteria analysis for community-based forest management
This paper describes an application of multiple criteria analysis (MCA) in assessing criteria and indicators adapted for a particular forest management unit. The methods include: ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons. These methods were used in a participatory decision-making environment wher...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Development of a methodology for selecting criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory assessment]
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Development of a methodology for selecting criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory assessment
This paper describes an application of multi-criteria analysis (MCA) in evaluating and selecting criteria and indicators (C&I) of forest sustainability. The method was applied on a case study involving a forest area managed under the Community-Based Forest Management System of the Department of E...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Evaluating and selecting criteria and indicators of forest sustainability: a case study on participatory assessment under CBFM in the Philippines]
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Evaluating and selecting criteria and indicators of forest sustainability: a case study on participatory assessment under CBFM in the Philippines