Recent approaches to community-based natural resource management appear as diverse as their varied implementing agencies and natural resource settings; yet they rest on a set of common assumptions about community, natural resources and the relationship between them. This paper focuses on power re...
Kajembe, G.C.
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Monela, G.C.
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[Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie?: a case study of Duru-Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania]
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Empowering communities to manage natural resources: where does the new power lie?: a case study of Duru-Haitemba, Babati, Tanzania
A simplistic explanation of why tropical forests degrade or disappear all together is, because loggers take out too many trees, companies convert forest for plantations, and small farmers slash forest to make agricultural fields. Political ecology is a scientific inter-discipline that tries to id...
Jong, W. de
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Tuk-Po, L.
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Ken-Ichi, Abe
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[The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems]
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The political ecology of tropical forests in Southeast Asia: historical roots of modern problems
This chapter seeks to address the apparent tensions that have arisen between ‘traditional’ and ‘participatory’ research approaches in natural resource management research. It does so not only by exploring the relative strengths and weaknesses of these approaches, but also by underscoring the comp...
McDougall, C.
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Braun, Ann R.
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[Navigating complexity, diversity and dynamism: reflections on research for natural resource management]
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Navigating complexity, diversity and dynamism: reflections on research for natural resource management
This chapter draws on case studies and literature to generate a number of ‘principles of good practices’ in participatory research in natural resource management. The intention is that these principles may be useful in the planning and assessment of the rigour of research methodologies.
Vernooy, Ronnie
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McDougall, C.
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[Principles for good practice in participatory research: reflecting on lessons from the field]
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Principles for good practice in participatory research: reflecting on lessons from the field
After decades of central government control, the recent decentralization laws devolved authority in many areas, including natural resource management, to local governments. This article examines the initial process of decentralization in Indonesia within the context of forestry. Preliminary analy...
Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
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[Shifting power to the periphery: the impact of decentralisation on forests and forest people]
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Shifting power to the periphery: the impact of decentralisation on forests and forest people
The conservation of biodiversity on private land is both a high priority and a considerable challenge. An effective response to this challenge requires a combination of legislative and incentive mechanisms, coupled with preparedness by government to review and revise administrative arrangements. ...
Burns, E.
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Zammit, C.
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Attwood, S.
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Lindenmayer, D.
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[The environmental stewardship program: lessons on creating long-term agri-environment schemes]
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The environmental stewardship program: lessons on creating long-term agri-environment schemes
Por su posicion y fisiografia, Colombia presenta una gran diversidad de zonas climaticas y cuenta con abundantes recursos agricolas y de agua dulce, una biodiversidad excepcional y gran riqueza en recursos naturales. La agricultura se caracteriza por monocultivos tecnificados por region (v.gr. ca...
Hodson de Jaramillo, Elizabeth
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Castaño, Jairo
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Poveda, Germán
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Roldán, Gabriel
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Chavarriaga Aguirre, Paul
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[Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Colombia]
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Seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Colombia
This chapter makes use of data from research conducted in 1996 in and around Danau Sentarum Wildlife Reserve in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Its initial purpose was to contribute to the development of principles, criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management. The particular topic inves...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Wadley, R.L.
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Harwell, E.
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Prabhu, R.
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[Assessing intergenerational access to resources: using criteria and indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia]
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Assessing intergenerational access to resources: using criteria and indicators in West Kalimantan, Indonesia
After introducing Gabon’s lush forests and its people, this chapter discusses indigenous knowledge and conservation-related beliefs among related peoples in Central Africa. The authors then describe the location, the timber company and the population where a test of criteria and indicators was co...
Gami, N.
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Nasi, Robert
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[Sustainability and security of intergenerational access to resources: participatory mapping studies in Ghana]
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Sustainability and security of intergenerational access to resources: participatory mapping studies in Ghana
Spilsbury, M.J.
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[CIFOR. The sustainability of forest management: assessing the impact of CIFOR criteria and indicators research]
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CIFOR. The sustainability of forest management: assessing the impact of CIFOR criteria and indicators research