The formulation of Cameroon's 1994 Forestry Law was influenced by the World Bank, the Government of Cameroon and French politicians, as well as by logging companies and individual Cameroonian politicians. Development objectives, direct material interests and political concerns motivated their act...
Ekoko, F.
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[Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform]
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Balancing politics, economics and conservation: the case of the Cameroon forestry law reform
The multiplicity of interests around forests in India reflects the range of social groups who have a stake in their management. Forestry practices, and the ideologies that legitimize them, have been shaped by the political differences prevailing among these collectivities. This paper examines how...
Baviskar, A.
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[Forest management as political practice: Indian experiences with the accommodation of multiple interests]
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Forest management as political practice: Indian experiences with the accommodation of multiple interests
German, L.
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Taye, H.
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[A framework for evaluating effectiveness and inclusiveness of collective action in watershed management]
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A framework for evaluating effectiveness and inclusiveness of collective action in watershed management
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
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
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.
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
Cerutti, P.O.
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Poufoun,J.N.
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Karsenty,A.
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Eba'a Atyi, R.
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Nasi,R.
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Fomete Nembot, T
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[The technical and political challenges of the industrial forest sector in Cameroon]
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The technical and political challenges of the industrial forest sector in Cameroon
Ongolo, S.
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Karsenty, A.
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[The politics of forestland use in a cunning government: lessons for contemporary forest governance reforms]
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The politics of forestland use in a cunning government: lessons for contemporary forest governance reforms