Land management is a multi-dimensional and multi-institutional engagement that demands collective analysis, design, and implementation of innovations. Its importance for Ethiopia cannot be overemphasized, as land degradation threatens food security and environmental sustainability. Building on a ...
Amede, Tilahun
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Kassa, H.
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Zeleke, G.
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Shiferaw, A.
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Kismu, S.
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Teshome, M.
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[Working with communities and building local institutions for sustainable land management in the Ethiopian highlands]
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Working with communities and building local institutions for sustainable land management in the Ethiopian highlands
Significant changes in forest management methods — e.g., granting of concessions in state-owned forests, introduction of forest planning, low-impact logging methods — have occurred in the three major tropical forest regions since the 1980s when forest issues became topics of worldwide concern. Th...
Nasi, Robert
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Gueneau, S.
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[Les changements en foret tropicale: vers de nouvelles formes de gouvernance]
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Les changements en foret tropicale: vers de nouvelles formes de gouvernance
Guedes Pinto, L.F.
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Shanley, P.
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Cota Gomes, A.P.
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Robinson, D.
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[Experience with NTFP certification in Brazil]
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Experience with NTFP certification in Brazil
This paper draws together evidence from a number of studies on the impacts of natural resource devolution policies in several Asian and southern African countries from the perspective of local people. Devolution outcomes are assessed in terms of who has greater benefits and decision-making author...
Shackleton, S.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Edmunds, D.
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[Devolution and community-based natural resource management: creating space for local people to participate and benefit?]
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Devolution and community-based natural resource management: creating space for local people to participate and benefit?
The forest resources in Ethiopia have suffered decades of mismanagement due mainly to loosely defined property relations over these resources. As one of the solutions, Participatory Forest Management (PFM) scheme was introduced during the early 1990s by some NGOs. Nearly two decades of experience...
Gobeze, T.
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Bekele, M.
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Lemenih, H.
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Kassa, H.
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[Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status: the case of Bonga forest in Ethiopia]
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Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status: the case of Bonga forest in Ethiopia
Dwyer, M.B.
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Ingalls, M.
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Baird, I.G.
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[The security exception: Development and militarization in Laos's protected areas]
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The security exception: Development and militarization in Laos's protected areas