The degree to which prevailing land tenure arrangements in sub-Saharan Africa constrain efficiency and agricultural productivity are still not determined. This paper examines the sources of economic efficiency (inefficiency) of alternative land tenure arrangements in Ethiopia using stochastic fro...
International Livestock Research Institute
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[Evolution and technical efficiency of land tenure systems in Ethiopia]
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Evolution and technical efficiency of land tenure systems in Ethiopia
This book attempts to redefine roles of government agencies, development assistance programmes and science in achieving a more sustainable future of rural landscapes in tropical developing countries. Science faces major challenges in tackling the inter-linked problems of poverty and environmental...
Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[The science of sustainable development: local livelihoods and the global environment]
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The science of sustainable development: local livelihoods and the global environment
This booklet is designed to help people interested in working with small groups (usually communities or groups within communities) to reach their goals. It has been written, building first on the global literature on community based management of forests and other natural resources; secondly, on ...
Vanclay, J.K.
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Prabhu, R.
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Sinclair, Fergus L.
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[Realizing community futures: a practical guide to harnessing natural resources]
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Realizing community futures: a practical guide to harnessing natural resources
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Hagmann, J.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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Stroud, Ann
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Thomas, R.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[What kind of research and development is needed for natural resource management?]
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What kind of research and development is needed for natural resource management?
How are forestry decentralisations evolving in Latin America? What role are municipal governments playing, and to what extent are the needs of forest-dependent peoples being taken into account? This article represents a synthesis of research findings from Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras and ...
Larson, A.M.
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Pacheco, P.
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Toni, F.
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Vallejo, M.
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[Trends in Latin American forestry decentralisations: legal frameworks, municipal governments and forest dependent groups]
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Trends in Latin American forestry decentralisations: legal frameworks, municipal governments and forest dependent groups
Poverty is a persistent problem throughout Indonesia. With decentralization, local governments had a new direct role in alleviating poverty and local wellbeing. At the same time they could do so in accordance with local realities and development needs. Yet, there is little improvement in the well...
Moeliono, M.
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Limberg, G.
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Gonner, C.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Iwan, R.
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[Menuju kesejahteraan: pemantauan kemiskinan di Malinau, Indonesia]
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Menuju kesejahteraan: pemantauan kemiskinan di Malinau, Indonesia
Poverty is a persistent problem throughout Indonesia. With decentralization, local governments had a new direct role in alleviating poverty and local wellbeing. At the same time they could do so in accordance with local realities and development needs. Yet, there is little improvement in the well...
Moeliono, M.
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Limberg, G.
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Gonner, C.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Iwan, R.
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[Towards wellbeing: monitoring poverty in Malinau, Indonesia]
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Towards wellbeing: monitoring poverty in Malinau, Indonesia
This chapter makes use of data from research conducted in 1996 in and around Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Its initial purpose was to contribute to the development of principles, criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. The particular topic inves...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Harwell, E.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Assessing intergenerational access to resources: using criteria and indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Assessing intergenerational access to resources: using criteria and indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
After introducing Gabon’s lush forests and its people, this chapter discusses indigenous knowledge and conservation-related beliefs among related peoples in Central Africa. The authors then describe the location, the timber company and the population where a test of criteria and indicators was co...
Gami, N.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Sustainability and security of intergenerational access to resources: participatory mapping studies in Ghana]
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Sustainability and security of intergenerational access to resources: participatory mapping studies in Ghana