Recent approaches to community-based natural resource management appear as diverse as their varied implementing agencies and natural resource settings; yet they rest on a set of common assumptions about community, natural resources and the relationship between them. This paper focuses on power re...
Kajembe, G.C.
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Monela, G.C.
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[Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie?: a case study of Duru-Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania]
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Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie?: a case study of Duru-Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania
Community-based management of natural resources is a priority in Mozambique's policy on forestry and wildlife resources. In essence the government’s policy is to manage the natural resources in partnership with the rural communities and the private sector. This represents a change in policy in th...
Nhantumbo, I.
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Dent, J.B.
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Kowero, G.S.
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[Goal programming: application in the management of the Miombo woodland in Mozambique]
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Goal programming: application in the management of the Miombo woodland in Mozambique
A simplistic explanation of why tropical forests degrade or disappear all together is, because loggers take out too many trees, companies convert forest for plantations, and small farmers slash forest to make agricultural fields. Political ecology is a scientific inter-discipline that tries to id...
Jong, W. de
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Tuk-Po, L.
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Ken-Ichi, Abe
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[The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems]
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems
There has been a move to decentralize natural resource management (NRM) throughout southern Africa but this has taken many forms, resulting in different organizational structures. Fourteen case studies from eight countries can be classed into four types: district-level organizations, village orga...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Shackleton, S.
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[Organizing for community-based natural resources management]
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Organizing for community-based natural resources management
This chapter seeks to address the apparent tensions that have arisen between ‘traditional’ and ‘participatory’ research approaches in natural resource management research. It does so not only by exploring the relative strengths and weaknesses of these approaches, but also by underscoring the comp...
McDougall, C.
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Braun, Ann R.
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[Navigating complexity, diversity and dynamism: reflections on research for natural resource management]
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Navigating complexity, diversity and dynamism: reflections on research for natural resource management
This chapter draws on case studies and literature to generate a number of ‘principles of good practices’ in participatory research in natural resource management. The intention is that these principles may be useful in the planning and assessment of the rigour of research methodologies.
Vernooy, Ronnie
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McDougall, C.
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[Principles for good practice in participatory research: reflecting on lessons from the field]
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Principles for good practice in participatory research: reflecting on lessons from the field
After decades of central government control, the recent decentralization laws devolved authority in many areas, including natural resource management, to local governments. This article examines the initial process of decentralization in Indonesia within the context of forestry. Preliminary analy...
Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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[Shifting power to the periphery: the impact of decentralisation on forests and forest people]
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Shifting power to the periphery: the impact of decentralisation on forests and forest people
The Central Africa region (CAfR), generally known as the Congo Basin, is an “eco-region” representing the World’s largest rainforest after Amazonia. Its importance for biodiversity conservation, livelihoods, human well-being, research and policy-making is already well known. This paper documents ...
Mala, W.A.
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Oyono, P.R.
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[Some dimensions of local practices of natural resource management in central Africa region]
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Some dimensions of local practices of natural resource management in central Africa region
This paper places forestry in the larger context of rural development and therefore in the current debates on poverty and inequality. While Africa has high levels of natural and human capital it is the poorest and most unequal region in the world. In order for natural assets to contribute to envi...
Anderson, J.
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Benjamin, C.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice]
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Forests, poverty and equity in Africa: new perspectives on policy and practice