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The first model for co-management between local communities and government towards the sustainable utilization of forested regions in Republic of Guinea was established in the Nialama Classified Forest in 1999. Technical and financial support was provided by USAID to develop local natural resourc...


Sunderland-Groves, J.Slayback, D.Balinga, M.Sunderland, T.C.H.[Impacts of co-management on western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) habitat and conservation in Nialama Classified Forest, Republic of Guinea: A satellite perspective]Impacts of co-management on western chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) habitat and conservation in Nialama Classified Forest, Republic of Guinea: A satellite perspective

Biodiversity is integral to almost all ecosystem processes, with some species playing key functional roles that are essential for maintaining the value of ecosystems to humans. However, many ecosystem services remain nonvalued, and decisionmakers rarely consider biodiversity in policy development...


Thompson, I.D.Okabe, K.Tylianakis, Jason M.Kumar, P.Brockerhoff, E.G.Schellhorn, N.A.Parrotta, J.A.Nasi, Robert[Forest biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem goods and services: translating science into policy]Forest biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem goods and services: translating science into policy
Colfer, C.J.P.[From understanding to action: building on anthropological approaches to influence policymaking]From understanding to action: building on anthropological approaches to influence policymaking

The role of local and external institutions in natural resource management (NRM) is gaining attention in the literature, fostering greater understanding of the relationship between collective action and poverty, collective action and equity, and the conditions under which collective action instit...


German, L.Ayele, SeifeTanui, J.Nyangas, S.Taye, H.Admassu, Z.Mazengia, W.Tirwomwe, W.Begashaw, L.Tsegaye, M.Alinyo, F.Mekonnen, A.Aberra, K.Chemangeni, A.Cheptegei, W.Tolera, T.Jotte, Z.Bedane, K.[Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands]Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands

This study presents an approach to analyzing decentralized forestry and natural resource management and land property rights issues, and catalyzing collective action among villages and district governments. It focuses on understanding the current policies governing local people’s access to proper...


Komarudin, H.Siagian, Y.Colfer, C.J.P.[Collective action for the poor: a case study in Jambi province, Indonesia]Collective action for the poor: a case study in Jambi province, Indonesia

The historical emphasis on technological innovation as a pathway to rural development has obscured the institutional foundations of development – in this case, the role of local and external organizations in shaping patterns of benefits capture. Agrarian communities have a host of ways in which t...


German, L.Ayele, SeifeMazengia, WTsegaye, M.Abere, K.Bedane, K.Geta, E.Tolera, T.Taye, H.[Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D]Institutional foundations of agricultural development in Ethiopia: drawing lessons from current practice for agricultural R&D

Discussions on climate change and potential mechanisms to support conservation efforts have fixed the attention on incentives to conserve and protect forests. However, incentives alone will not do the job for forest conservation; what might? We use the case of Kutai National Park to examine the p...


Limberg, G.Moeliono, M.Indriatmoko, Y.Iwan, R.Utomo, N.A.Purwanto, E.Mulyana, A.[Incentives to conserve or convert? Can conservation compete with coal in Kutai National Park, Indonesia?]Incentives to conserve or convert? Can conservation compete with coal in Kutai National Park, Indonesia?
Dumanski, J.Desjardins, R.L.Lal, R.Freitas, P.L. deLanders, J.N.Gerber, Pierre J.Steinfeld, H.Verchot, Louis V.Schuman, G.E.Derner, J.D.Rosegrant, Mark W.[Strategies and economies for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture]Strategies and economies for greenhouse gas mitigation in agriculture

This contribution examines the multiple impacts of artisanal mining in the high-biodiversity forest of the Congo Basin’s Sangha Tri-National Landscape (TNS), and proposes measures for improving livelihoods in the area. It was concluded from a literature review, interviews and site visits that: di...


Schure, J.Ingram, V.Tieguhong, J.C.Ndikumagenge, C.[Institutional aspects of artisanal mining in forest landscapes, western Congo Basin]Institutional aspects of artisanal mining in forest landscapes, western Congo Basin

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