A series of projects In Burkina Faso, West Africa, started in the 1980s led to the establishment of a system of joint forest management that should be sustainable, produce wood fuel to the nation’s capital and allow local people to engage and benefit from management of their forests. The model te...
Sawadogo, L.
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Tiveau, D.
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[Twenty years of experience of joint dry forest management in Burkina Faso]
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Twenty years of experience of joint dry forest management in Burkina Faso
Threre is limited knowledge available as to the major causes of illegal logging and its impacts on biodiversity, people and livelihoods and national economies, and thus plenty of speculation and action without evidence. It is clear that while illegal logging does have negative impacts, it also, c...
Tacconi, L.
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[Illegal logging: law enforcement, livelihoods and the timber trade]
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Illegal logging: law enforcement, livelihoods and the timber trade
Jurgens, E.
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[Proses pembelajaran (learning lessons) promosi sertifikasi hutan dan pengendalian penebangan liar di Indonesia: September 2003 sampai June 2006]
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Proses pembelajaran (learning lessons) promosi sertifikasi hutan dan pengendalian penebangan liar di Indonesia: September 2003 sampai June 2006
The importance of forest products to households living in or near forests has been increasingly recognized. Estimates of numbers of people who in some way rely on forests, for survival or livelihoods, vary widely. Yet numbers alone do not reveal the forests' importance to diverse users. A typolog...
To understand the potential role of forest products in household livelihoods, a study of the woodcraft industry in Zimbabwe was initiated. The woodcraft industry has increased steadily since the late 1980s. The factors driving the upsurge in the woodcraft industry are: (1) the increased demand by...
Given the importance of non-timber forest resources to subsistence livelihoods, the increased rate of logging in Amazonia, and the pronounced overlap of timber and non-timber species, it is important to evaluate the altered composition and abundance of NTFPs. In this changing landscape, it is vit...
Shanley, P.
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Luz, L.
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Cymerys, M.
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[The interface of timber and non-timber resources: declining resources for subsistance livelihoods - a southern case study from Brazilian Amazonia]
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The interface of timber and non-timber resources: declining resources for subsistance livelihoods - a southern case study from Brazilian Amazonia
This paper look at forest products (FP) procurement and trade in Indonesia in a historical perspective, and critically investigate the nature of the actions of the players involved in these economic activities. It identifies the different actions of the various participants that can be qualified ...
Jong, W. de
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Belcher, B.
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Rohadi, D.
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Mustikasari, R.
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Levang, P.
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[The political ecology of forest products in Indonesia: a history of changing adversaries]
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The political ecology of forest products in Indonesia: a history of changing adversaries
Sizer, N.
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Downes, D.
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Kaimowitz, D.
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[Tree trade: liberalization of international commerce in forest products: risks and opportunities]
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Tree trade: liberalization of international commerce in forest products: risks and opportunities
There is a new and increasing emphasis on poverty alleviation and livelihoods improvement in forestry, representing both a challenge and an opportunity. This paper briefly reviews the evolution of the ‘livelihoods’ issue, analyzes the concept of ‘poverty alleviation’ and discusses means by which ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Cunningham, A.B.
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Belcher, B.
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[Carving out a future: planning for woodcarving in the 21st century]
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Carving out a future: planning for woodcarving in the 21st century