Previous research has identified three important issues of relevance to forest people’s roles in sustainable forest management that this article addresses here: the presence of a “conservation ethic”, a feeling of closeness to the forest, and a significant forest-culture link. It provides the res...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Woelfel, J.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Harwell, E.
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[Assessing people's perceptions of forests: research in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Assessing people's perceptions of forests: research in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
This paper makes use of the Galileo method to compare cognitive distances between selected forest-related concepts in Brazil, Indonesia and Cameroon. The purpose is to determine whether or not there are significant differences in people’s perceptions that could reflect the concept of a conservati...
Salim, A.
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Brocklesby, M.A.
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Tiani, A.M.
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Tchikangwa, B.
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Sardjono, M.A.
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Porro, R.
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Woelfel, J.
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Colfer, C.J.P.
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[In search of a conservation ethic]
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In search of a conservation ethic
The studies discussed here were designed to assess previously identified human components of sustainable forest management (SFM). These human components include security of intergenerational access to resources, co-management of forests, and the definition of appropriate stakeholders. A variety o...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Woelfel, J.
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Harwell, E.
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[From bark to hartwood: gender issues in sustainable forest management]
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From bark to hartwood: gender issues in sustainable forest management