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.
,
[Challenges of community forestry in tropical America]
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Challenges of community forestry in tropical America
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.
,
Sabogal, C.
,
Jong, W. de
,
Stoian, D.
,
Louman, B.
,
Pacheco, P.
,
Porro, N.M.
,
[Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical]
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Experiencias y retos del manejo forestal comunitario en América Tropical
Strategies to foster development based on nontimber forest products (NTFPs) implicitly target rural producers. In the northern Bolivian Amazon, however, NTFP-based benefits also accrue to peri-urban populations. A household survey (n = 120) at the periphery of Riberalta, the region’s economic cen...
Stoian, D.
,
[Making the best of two worlds: rural and peri-urban livelihood options sustained by nontimber forest products from the Bolivian Amazon]
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Making the best of two worlds: rural and peri-urban livelihood options sustained by nontimber forest products from the Bolivian Amazon