This article analyzes why it has been easier to promote some types of environmental policy reform in Latin America than others. It first looks at the main groups that might promote such reforms - developed country organizations, the urban middle class, groups that have direct material interests i...
Kaimowitz, D.
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[The political economy of environmental policy reform in Latin America]
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The political economy of environmental policy reform in Latin America
Few generalizations are currently possible about the effectiveness of local forest management, owing to a lack of common terms and concepts with which to compare the wide range of practices employed. This paper proposes a conceptual framework and typology based on four dimensions which affect the...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[A conceptual framework and typology for explaining the outcomes of local forest management]
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A conceptual framework and typology for explaining the outcomes of local forest management
This paper summarises the physical economic, cultural, and political diversity of the South-East Asian countries which are the 10 member countries of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), viz, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, The Philippines, Singapo...
De nombreux pays dans le monde sont engagés dans des processus de décentralisation et la plupart des États africains sont confrontés à de graves problèmes de gouvernance forestière, depuis la répartition des avantages à l’illégalité et à la gestion durable des forêts. Ce livre résume les expérien...
German, L.
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Karsenty, A.
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Tiani, A.M.
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[Gouverner les forêts Africaines à l’ère de la mondialisation]
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Gouverner les forêts Africaines à l’ère de la mondialisation
Indian agriculture is trapped in a complex nexus of groundwater depletion and energy subsidies. This nexus is the product of past public policy choices that initially offered opportunities to India?s small-holder-based irrigation economy but has now generated in its wake myriad economic, social, ...
Shah, Tushaar
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Giordano, Mark
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Mukherji, Aditi
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[Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.]
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Political economy of the energy-groundwater nexus in India: exploring issues and assessing policy options.
Many countries around the world are engaged in decentralization processes, and most African countries face serious problems with forest governance, from benefits sharing to illegality and sustainable forest management. This book summarizes experiences to date on the extent and nature of decentral...
Policy aiming to improve the conservation and management of tropical forests are often based on the assumption of political economic stability. Yet some of the most important changes in conditions affecting tropical forests can occur when the political and economic climate changes in abrupt, unpr...
Sunderlin, William D.
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[Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change]
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Between danger and opportunity: Indonesian and forests in an era of economic crisis and political change
This study is one in a series of activities undertaken by CIFOR to reach a better understanding of the impact of commercialisation on forest resources and what factors influence the market demand for forest products. For example, two international workshops were organized by CIFOR in 1995 and ano...
Neumann, R.P.
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Hirsch, E.
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[Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: review and analysis of research]
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Commercialisation of non-timber forest products: review and analysis of research