Funding agencies expect policy researchers to show that their efforts have a measurable impact. This poses a considerable challenge. It was traditionally thought that research influences policy directly and that specific policies can be traced back to particular research findings. However, many a...
Spilsbury, M.J.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[The influence of research and publications on conventional wisdom and policies affecting forests]
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The influence of research and publications on conventional wisdom and policies affecting forests
A range of countries have sought more equitable governance of their natural resources, by devolving decision-making and resource control to local populations. In 1994, Cameroon adopted a new law granting local communities the possibility of greater control over forests, principally in response to...
Jum, C.N.
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Diaw, C.
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Nguiebouri, J.
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Zoa, M.
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[Enhancing sustainable forest management in Cameroon through a model forest based approach]
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Enhancing sustainable forest management in Cameroon through a model forest based approach
The desire for research to be policy relevant has caused many social science studies to have “engineering” dimensions. With respect to the engineering of property rights, economic approaches indicate that we require knowledge regarding the makeup of current property rights structures, how changes...
Luckert, M.A.
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[Can we be engineers of property rights to natural resources? some evidence of difficulties from the rural areas of Zimbabwe]
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Can we be engineers of property rights to natural resources? some evidence of difficulties from the rural areas of Zimbabwe
Asquith, N.M.
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Vargas, M.T.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Selling two environmental services: in-kind payments for bird habitat and watershed protection in Los Negros, Bolivia]
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Selling two environmental services: in-kind payments for bird habitat and watershed protection in Los Negros, Bolivia
Wunder, Sven
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Alban, M.
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[Decentralized payments for environmental services: the cases of Pimampiro and PROFAFOR in Ecuador]
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Decentralized payments for environmental services: the cases of Pimampiro and PROFAFOR in Ecuador
Engel, S.
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Pagiola, S.
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Wunder, Sven
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[Payments for environmental services in theory and practice: an overview of the issues]
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Payments for environmental services in theory and practice: an overview of the issues
Frost, P.
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Bond, I.
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[The CAMPFIRE programme in Zimbabwe: payments for wildlife services]
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The CAMPFIRE programme in Zimbabwe: payments for wildlife services
This paper applies a broad-brush perspective to forestry research, innovation and research capacity in developing countries and the impacts linked to it. The authors reflect upon successes and failures in the hope of improving the focus and relevance of future efforts and highlight emerging resea...
Spilsbury, M.J.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Forestry research, innovation and impact in developing countries - from economic efficiency to the broader public good]
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Forestry research, innovation and impact in developing countries - from economic efficiency to the broader public good
This report presents a discussion among IWMI?s Asian researchers on the strategy for policy research on canal irrigation in India. Poor service delivery, persistence of head-tail inequity, growing gap between irrigation potential created and utilized, shrinking of command area despite growing inv...
Shah, Tushaar
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Anwar, Arif A.
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Hoanh, Chu Thai
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Reddy, Junna Mohan
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Molle, Francois
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MMukherji, Aditi
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Qureshi, Asad Sarwar
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Wegerich, Kai
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[Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India.]
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Canal irrigation conundrum: applying contingency theory to irrigation system management in India.
ABSTRACT IN ENGLISH: This paper describes the development of an Ecohealth Trainer Manual that was published in May 2013 and adapted to a Southeast Asian audience. This manual was part of a project entitled the Field Building Leadership Initiative (FBLI), launched in October 2011, which aims to bu...
Fèvre, Eric M.
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Waltner-Toews, D.
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Jing, F.
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Kittayapong, P.
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Adisasmito, W.
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Dinh Xuan Tung
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Jianchu Xu
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Hung Nguyen-Viet
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[Création d’un manuel pédagogique comme action collaborative de promotion de l’écosanté en Asie du Sud-Est]
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Création d’un manuel pédagogique comme action collaborative de promotion de l’écosanté en Asie du Sud-Est