A landscape simulation was designed and tested in Viengkham, a mountainous district in the north of Lao PDR. This social learning process was introduced by researchers affiliated with national research institutions to improve land use planning practices and increase the ownership of local people ...
Bourgoin, J.
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Castella, J.C.
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[Plup fiction: landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR]
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Plup fiction: landscape simulation for participatory land use planning in Northern Lao PDR
A principal criterion for classifying a tourism operation as 'ecotourism' is that local residents at the site should receive substantial economic benefits, which serve both to raise local living standards and as enhanced incentives for nature conservation. This paper sets out a methodological fra...
Achieving effective conservation in the tropics is a global concern but implicates local people. Despite considerable rhetoric about local participation the vast majority of conservation initiatives continue to be devised and controlled by a small group of powerful, external voices. What is widel...
Developments in the international institutional context and in the capacity of governments to ensure sustainable forest management in Central Africa lead to new approaches to participatory management being explored. The author reviews current initiatives in this field in Congo Brazzaville, Gabon,...
Nguinguiri, J.C.
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[Les Approches participatives dans la gestion des ecosystemes forestiers d'Afrique Centrale: revue des initiatives existantes]
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Les Approches participatives dans la gestion des ecosystemes forestiers d'Afrique Centrale: revue des initiatives existantes
This paper describes an application of multiple criteria analysis (MCA) in assessing criteria and indicators adapted for a particular forest management unit. The methods include: ranking, rating, and pairwise comparisons. These methods were used in a participatory decision-making environment wher...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Development of a methodology for selecting criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory assessment]
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Development of a methodology for selecting criteria and indicators of sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory assessment
Community managed forest systems embody a considerable portion of the wisdom, knowledge, and practical skills and management necessary for the sustainability of forest resources globally. These systems, however, are under threat in many ways, including from the rapid rate of change of their polit...
Ritchie, B.
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McDougall, C.
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Haggith, M.
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Burford de Oliveira, N.
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[Kriteria dan indikator kelestarian hutan yang dikelola oleh masyarakat (community managed forest)]
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Kriteria dan indikator kelestarian hutan yang dikelola oleh masyarakat (community managed forest)
The participatory forest fire prevention programme of Forest Fire Prevention Management Project (FFPMP) aims at intensive fuel management and fire control with the integrated green belt on community land on the boundary of Berbak National Park, Jambi Province, Sumatra. It aims to motivate farmers...
Otsuka, M.
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Sumantri
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Hariri, D.
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Yunardi, S.
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[An overview of development processes and farmers' interactions in a participatory forest fire prevention programme in Jambi province, Indonesia]
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An overview of development processes and farmers' interactions in a participatory forest fire prevention programme in Jambi province, Indonesia
Taylor, P.L.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Stone-Jovicich, S.
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Schmink, M.
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[‘If you saw it with my eyes’: collaborative research and assistance with Central American forest steward communities]
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‘If you saw it with my eyes’: collaborative research and assistance with Central American forest steward communities
This paper critically evaluates and discusses some of the methodological practicalities of applying a combined participatory and small-scale survey approach to investigating rural livelihood strategies of people living in the humid forest zone of Southwest Cameroon, Southeast Nigeria and Southwes...
Malleson, R.
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Asaha, S.
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Sunderland, T.C.H.
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Burnham, P.
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Egot, M.
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Obeng-Okrah, K.
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Ukpe, I.
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Miles, W.
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[A methodology for assessing rural livelihood strategies in West/Central Africa: lessons from the field]
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A methodology for assessing rural livelihood strategies in West/Central Africa: lessons from the field
In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs to...
Evans, K.
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Guariguata, M.R.
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[Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned]
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Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned