This report is based on a case study looking at the change in decentralization laws from the highly decentralized system under 22/1999 to a moderate system under 32/2004. It specifically analyses the implications of such change for local-level forest decision making processes related to forestry,...
Ngakan, P.O.
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Achmad, A.
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Lahae, K.
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Komarudin, H.
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Tako, A.
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[Implikasi perubahan kebijakan otonomi daerah terhadap beberapa aspek di sektor kehutanan: studi kasus di kabupaten Luwu utara, Sulawesi selatan]
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Implikasi perubahan kebijakan otonomi daerah terhadap beberapa aspek di sektor kehutanan: studi kasus di kabupaten Luwu utara, Sulawesi selatan
This paper evaluates Bolivian's recent experience of giving municipal government a role in forest management. It first provides background information on Bolivia's decentralisation policies, including the 1994 Popular Participatiion Law and the 1996 forestry law. It then presents case studies of ...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Pacheco, P.
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Johnson, J.
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Pavez, I.
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Vallejo, C.
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Velez, R.
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[Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands]
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Local governments and forests in the Bolivian lowlands
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Iwan, R.
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Limberg, G.
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Moeliono, M.
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Rhee, S.
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Sudana, I.M.
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[Muddling towards cooperation: spontaneous orders and shared learning in Malinau district, Indonesia]
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Muddling towards cooperation: spontaneous orders and shared learning in Malinau district, Indonesia
The proper alignment of authority and responsibility within and between various levels of social organization is a fundamental governance problem. This study uses a review approach to critically interrogate the political economy of the allocation of environmental jurisdictions between the state, ...
Mandondo, A.
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[Allocation of governmental authority and responsibility in Tiered governance regimes: the case of the Chivi rural district council landuse planning and conservation by-laws]
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Allocation of governmental authority and responsibility in Tiered governance regimes: the case of the Chivi rural district council landuse planning and conservation by-laws
Based on field research carried out in Central Kalimantan during June and July 2000, this chapter examines the likely impact of the decentralisation reforms on forest management in Barito Selatan. Conclusions are derived from three major sources. First, interviews were conducted with key governme...
McCarthy, J.F.
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[Decentralisation, local communities and forest management in Barito Selatan district, Central Kalimantan]
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Decentralisation, local communities and forest management in Barito Selatan district, Central Kalimantan
This paper analyzes the growing role of municipal governments in Bolivia and Nicaragua in forest-related issues on the basis of some thirty case studies. It first provides background information on forest issues and legislation concerning municipal involvement in forest issues in the two countrie...
Kaimowitz, D.
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Pacheco, P.
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Mendoza, R.
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Barahona, T.
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[Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua]
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Municipal governments and forest management in Bolivia and Nicaragua
This case study discusses decentralisation and forest management in Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan, focusing specifically on the impact of these administrative reforms on timber concessions operating there. It is based on field research carried out during June and July 2000. The study is bas...
McCarthy, J.F.
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[Decentralisation and forest management in Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan]
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Decentralisation and forest management in Kapuas district, Central Kalimantan
Accommodating multiple interests involves integrating across-highly stratified societies. Integral local development is a means of integrating across these interests through locally accountable representative authorities entrusted with public powers. It is integral to the local community because ...
Ribot, J.C.
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[Integral local development: 'accommodating multiple interests' through entrustment and accountable representation]
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Integral local development: 'accommodating multiple interests' through entrustment and accountable representation
Both decentralization and natural resource management literature suggest that natural resources could benefit from the redistribution of centralized management authority. Yet, neither has sufficiently examined the processes already underway in numerous developing countries to decentralize resourc...
Larson, A.M.
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[Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job?]
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Natural resources and decentralization in Nicaragua: are local government up to the job?