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This paper discusses the evolution of the roles of Brazilian women within one of the most prominent organizations of the Amazonian social movement, the National Council of Extractivist Populations (CNS). Between 1990 and 2009, Brazil’s Federal government created 89 extractive and sustainable deve...


Shanley, P.Silva, F.C. daMacDonald, T.[Brazil’s social movement, women and forests: A case study from the National Council of Rubber Tappers]Brazil’s social movement, women and forests: A case study from the National Council of Rubber Tappers

O estudo abordou a cadeia de produção e de comercialização e os aspectos do consumo do látex medicinal de amapá amargoso (Parahancornia fasciculata) em Belém e Ponta de Pedras, no Pará. Nosso objetivo foi investigar diversos aspectos do manejo e uso desse produto, revelando a sua importância na v...


Serra Silva, M. daFantini, A.C.Shanley, P.[Látex de amapá (Parahancornia fasciculata (Poir) Benoist, Apocynaceae): remédio e renda na floresta e na cidade]Látex de amapá (Parahancornia fasciculata (Poir) Benoist, Apocynaceae): remédio e renda na floresta e na cidade

This paper evaluates the impacts of natural resource devolution policies in several Asian and southern African countries from the perspective of local people. Devolution outcomes are assessed in terms of who has greater benefits and decision-making authority. We also examine the factors that have...


Wollenberg, Eva K.Campbell, Bruce M.Shackleton, S.Edmunds, D.Shanley, P.[Central control of local resource management: the impacts of devolution]Central control of local resource management: the impacts of devolution
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Because the term non-timber forest products encompasses such a vast array of goods, various certification schemes are being applied to them with greater or lesser degrees of success and relevance. This review positions NTFPs within the context of sustainable forest product certification, describi...


Shanley, P.[Beyond timber: certification of non-timber forest products]Beyond timber: certification of non-timber forest products

In the Brazilian Amazon, deforestation and fragmentation of tropical forests are estimated to affect one third of the region. Despite the attention given to tropical forest loss, rare mention is made of the direct loss of food, medicine and shelter to the local inhabitants. As the arc of deforest...


García Fernandez, C.Shanley, P.[Forests and people: safeguarding the natural heritage in Brazilian Amazon]Forests and people: safeguarding the natural heritage in Brazilian Amazon
Ruiz Perez, M.Belcher, B.Achdiawan, R.Alexiades, M.N.Aubertin, C.Caballero, C.J.Campbell, Bruce M.Clement, C.Cunningham, A.B.Fantini, A.C.Foresta, H. deGarcía Fernandez, C.Gautam, K.H.Martínez, P.H.Jong, W. deKusters, K.Kutty, M.G.López, C.Maoyi FuAlfaro, M.A.M.Nair, T.K.R.Ndoye, O.Ocampo, R.Rai, N.Ricker, M.Schreckenberg, KateShackleton, S.Shanley, P.Sunderland, T.C.H.Yeo Chang Youn[Markets drive the specialization strategies of forest peoples]Markets drive the specialization strategies of forest peoples

An emphasis on global markets for non-timber forest products (NTFPs) often overshadows attention to the local trade in many traditionally lead to further marginalisation of the low-income groups involved. This paper draws on the literature and the research experience of the authors in three diffe...


Shackleton, S.Shanley, P.Ndoye, O.[Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products]Invisible but viable: recognising local markets for non-timber forest products

We discuss the extent of compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product (NTFP) extraction in two neotropical localities from biophysical, social, and institutional perspectives: the community concession forests of the Pete´ n, Guatemala, and extractivist communities in northern Bolivia. In...


Guariguata, M.R.Cronkleton, P.Shanley, P.Taylor, P.L.[The compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product extraction and management]The compatibility of timber and non-timber forest product extraction and management

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