The world is moving towards knowledge-based societies. Economies are globalising. The global public goods value of forests is being recognised at the same time that traditional role of state forest agencies in production forestry is declining, in part being taken over by multi-national corporatio...
Byron, R.N.
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Sayer, Jeffrey A.
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[Forest science research needs and priorities for sustainable forest management]
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Forest science research needs and priorities for sustainable forest management
Conflict has always been part of human life. For that reason, conflict is often viewed as a normal and unavoidable feature, including in the forestry sector, regardless of the cultural, spatial and temporal setting. Due to this problem, it is imperative to understand the broader picture of forest...
Yasmi, Y.
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[Disharmony in the heart of Borneo: a closer look at forestry conflicts in the tropics]
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Disharmony in the heart of Borneo: a closer look at forestry conflicts in the tropics
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has carried out research to develop Criteria and Indicators for sustainable forest management (C&I) in eight countries since 1994. In the CIFOR framework C&I are organised hierarchically as principles, criteria, indicators, and verifiers. Bas...
Haggith, M.
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Prabhu, R.
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Purnomo, H.
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Rizal, A.
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Taylor, J.
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Yasmi, Y.
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Sukadri, D.
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[CIMAT: a knowledge-based system for developing criteria & indicators for sustainable forest management]
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CIMAT: a knowledge-based system for developing criteria & indicators for sustainable forest management
This brief paper presents basic background information on decentralization in Bolivia and the role of municipal governments in forest management. Then it provides some possible lessons from the Bolivian experience for Central America. In concludes that decentralization opens new opportunities for...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[La gestion local de recursos forestales: la experienca Boliviana 94-98]
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La gestion local de recursos forestales: la experienca Boliviana 94-98
Expansive growth in the logging, ranching and mining industries is swiftly transforming forests and forest dependent communities worldwide. To either resist or adapt to the powerful forces changing rural landscapes, small holders must respond to a glut of new information in an exceedingly short s...
Shanley, P.
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Rodríguez Gaia, G.
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[Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon]
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Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon
This paper provides three types of evidence demonstrating women’s importance in forest management. The first draws on Colfer’s extensive, long term ethnographic experience in the forests of the United States and Indonesia---showing the various ways in which women participate in local, informal fo...
This paper describes an application of the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in assessing criteria and indicators (C&I) as measures of sustainable forest management. C&I elements are organised in hierarchical manner around the three general concepts, namely: Principle, Criteria and Indicators. The...
Mendoza, G.A.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Prioritizing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory decision making]
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Prioritizing criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management: a case study on participatory decision making
Community forest management worldwide has involved diverse types and varying levels of success in social learning, yet little efforts has been made to analyze these experiences and link them to emerging social learning theory. This chapter is a synthesis of the contributions of the workshop parti...
Buck, L.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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[Social learning in the collaborative management of community forests: lessons from the field]
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Social learning in the collaborative management of community forests: lessons from the field
The chapter examines the opportunities and limitations of economics to contribute to sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation. It began with a brief interview of the constraints facing natural resource economists, ending with a discussion of where these individuals can contribute t...
Byron, R.N.
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[The economics of sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation in tropical forests]
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The economics of sustainable forest management and wildlife conservation in tropical forests