Concern about illegal logging has grown considerably over the past decade. This article contributes to knowledge on the nature, extent, and impacts of illegal logging (IL), with particular focus on livelihoods. We find that the reality of IL is much more nuanced than it has been depicted. We show...
Cerutti, P.O.
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Tacconi, L.
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[Forests, illegality, and livelihoods: the Case of Cameroon]
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Forests, illegality, and livelihoods: the Case of Cameroon
Indonesian legislation calls for a zero-burning policy. This approach to fire management is largely in response to significant negative impacts on the economy and the environment, not only in Indonesia but also the neighbouring region, that result annually from peat fires in Kalimantan and Sumatr...
Concern about illegal logging has grown considerably over the past decade due to the interest in its environmental impacts, and more recently as a result of its perceived impacts on livelihoods. The authors find that the reality of illegal logging is much more nuanced than has been depicted and t...
Threre is limited knowledge available as to the major causes of illegal logging and its impacts on biodiversity, people and livelihoods and national economies, and thus plenty of speculation and action without evidence. It is clear that while illegal logging does have negative impacts, it also, c...
Tacconi, L.
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[Illegal logging: law enforcement, livelihoods and the timber trade]
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Illegal logging: law enforcement, livelihoods and the timber trade
The current theory and narrative states that democratic decentralization of forest management leads to sustainable forest management and improved livelihoods. Three assumptions underlie this theory and narrative: i) democratic decentralization is a means of institutionalizing and scaling up commu...
Tacconi, L.
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Siagian, Y.
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Syam, R.
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[On the theory of decentralization, forests and livelihoods]
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On the theory of decentralization, forests and livelihoods
Le cadre de réglementation camerounais sur les forêts, la faune et la pêche oblige les exploitants forestiers à payer une redevance forestière (RF), dont la moitié doit être reversée aux communes rurales (40 %) et aux villages riverains (10 %) des concessions forestières. La RF a pour objectifs ...
Cerutti, P.O.
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Lescuyer, G.
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Assembe-Mvondo, S.
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Tacconi, L.
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[Les défis de la redistribution des bénéfices monétaires tirés de la forêt pour les administrations locales: une décennie de redevance forestière assise sur la superficie du titre d’exploitation au Cameroun]
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Les défis de la redistribution des bénéfices monétaires tirés de la forêt pour les administrations locales: une décennie de redevance forestière assise sur la superficie du titre d’exploitation au Cameroun