Community forestry is pursued as rural development strategy in many tropical forest regions worldwide. In Tropical America, rich experiences have been accumulated with community forestry support initiatives and this chapter summarizes published and the author’s hands on experiences. The chapter i...
Jong, W. de
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Cornejo, C.
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Pacheco, P.
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Pokorny, B.
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Stoian, D.
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Sabogal, C.
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Louman, B.
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[Opportunities and challenges for community forestry: lessons from tropical America]
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Opportunities and challenges for community forestry: lessons from tropical America
Community forestry is seen as a promising option to improve the often-precarious situation of rural families while at the same time contributing to conserve forests. National and international organizations are promoting community forestry, aiming for a clear set of features that include: legal f...
Pokorny, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Jong, W. de
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Pacheco, P.
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Porro, N.M.
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Louman, Bastian
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Stoian, D.
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[Challenges of community forestry in tropical America]
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Challenges of community forestry in tropical America
Jong, W. de
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Pokorny, B.
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Cornejo, C.
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Pacheco, P.
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Stoian, D.
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[Oportunidades y desafíos para el manejo forestal comunitario: lecciones de América Tropical]
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Oportunidades y desafíos para el manejo forestal comunitario: lecciones de América Tropical
For more than a century, northern Bolivia has had a tradition of commercial forest exploitation. For several decades into the twentieth century, the extraction of rubber and Brazil nuts was combined with subsistence agriculture, resulting in an agro-extractive cycle that fostered a sedentary life...
Dijkman, W.
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Stoian, D.
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Henkesmans, A.B.
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Assies, W.
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Boot, R.G.A.
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[Temporal and spatial dynamics in the extraction of non-timber forest products in the Northern Bolivia Amazon]
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Temporal and spatial dynamics in the extraction of non-timber forest products in the Northern Bolivia Amazon
Jong, W. de
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Pokorny, B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Louman, B.
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Stoian, D.
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[Antecedentes, realidad y oportunidades del manejo forestal comunitario en America Latina]
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Antecedentes, realidad y oportunidades del manejo forestal comunitario en America Latina
Stoian, D.
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Gottwald, C.
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Ruiz, S.
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Jong, W. de
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Becker, M.
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Bojanic, A.
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[NTFPs in the Bolivian Amazon: socio-economic impact in view of institutional deficiencies]
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NTFPs in the Bolivian Amazon: socio-economic impact in view of institutional deficiencies
This paper summarizes the main findings of “Communitarian forest management in Tropical America: Experiences, lessons and challenges for the future”, jointly produced by a group of researchers closely related to CFM in Latin America. Local peoples and communities in rural Latin America are the tr...
Pokorny B.
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Sabogal, C.
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Jong, W. de
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Stoian, D.
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Louman, B.
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Pacheco, P.
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Porro, N.M.
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[Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical]
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Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical
Postharvest losses (PHL) result in direct food and income losses to farmers and consumers globally. PHL reduction strategies offer unique opportunities to contribute to sustainable food systems for increased food security and farm incomes for more than 200 million food insecure people in sub-Saha...
Kikulwe, E.
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Okurut, S.
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Ajambo, S.
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Nowakunda, K.
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Stoian, D.
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Naziri, D.
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[Postharvest losses and their determinants: A challenge to creating a sustainable cooking banana value chain in Uganda.]
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Postharvest losses and their determinants: A challenge to creating a sustainable cooking banana value chain in Uganda.
Governments, nongovernmental organizations, donors, and the private sector have increasingly embraced value-chain development (VCD) for stimulating economic growth and combating rural poverty. Innovation for Inclusive Value-Chain Development: Successes and Challenges helps to fill the current gap...
Donovan, J.
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Stoian, D.
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Lundy, Mark
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[Inclusive value-chain development: challenges and approaches (Introduction)]
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Inclusive value-chain development: challenges and approaches (Introduction)
Donovan, Jason
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Stoian, D.
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[5Capitals: A tool for assessing the poverty impacts of value chain development]
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5Capitals: A tool for assessing the poverty impacts of value chain development