When Germans colonized Cameroon in the nineteenth century, most of the ethnic groups living in the forest zone had already established territories. However, Germany then became the legal owner of land and forests. This brutal cohabitation of the new version of the state and customary systems of t...
Oyono, P.R.
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[The foundations of the conflit de langage over land and forest in southern Cameroon]
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The foundations of the conflit de langage over land and forest in southern Cameroon
Sidiyasa, K.
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Zakaria
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Iwan, R.
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[The forests of Setulang and Sengayan in Malinau, East Kalimantan: their potential and the identification of steps for their protection and sustainable management]
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The forests of Setulang and Sengayan in Malinau, East Kalimantan: their potential and the identification of steps for their protection and sustainable management
Sidiyasa, K.
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Zakaria
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Iwan, R.
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[Hutan desa Setulang dan Sengayan Malinau, Kalimantan Timur: potensi dan identifikasi langkah-langkah perlindungan dalam rangka pengelolaannya secara lestari]
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Hutan desa Setulang dan Sengayan Malinau, Kalimantan Timur: potensi dan identifikasi langkah-langkah perlindungan dalam rangka pengelolaannya secara lestari
This study adopts an institutional approach to analyze the way in which informal rules, in their interaction with formal rules, shape the use of forest resources by diverse types of smallholders and communities (i.e., indigenous people, agro-extractive and traditional communities) in Latin Americ...
Pacheco, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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[El papel de las instituciones informales en el uso de los recursos forestales en América Latina]
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El papel de las instituciones informales en el uso de los recursos forestales en América Latina
Understanding the vulnerability of forest and forest related sectors to climate change, mainstreaming the use of forest into adaptation strategies are some of the challenges faced by forestry research, developers and stakeholders. Despite the multiple efforts to mitigate climate change, it is wel...
Sonwa, D.J.
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Nkem, J.
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Foahom, B.
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Nkongmeneck, B.A.
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[Ecological research in the perspective of using forest in adaptation to climate change in Cameroon (Central Africa)]
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Ecological research in the perspective of using forest in adaptation to climate change in Cameroon (Central Africa)
Information is one of the keys to efficient forest management. In the past, information tended to focus on timber production and economic values. Today, there are broader concerns about sustainable management as well as the social and environmental values of forests. This has led to a growing dem...
Usman
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Siswari, R.L.S.
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Amin, M.
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Darudono
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Chrystanto, S.Y.
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Kirana, R.T.
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Khan, A.
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Nasendi, B.
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[Forest resources information in Indonesia: examining the systems, constraints and opportunities]
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Forest resources information in Indonesia: examining the systems, constraints and opportunities
Forest resources share attributes with many other resource systems that make difficult their governance and management in a sustainable, efficient and equitable manner. Destruction or degradation of forest resources is most likely to occur in open-access forests where those involved, or external ...
This chapter analyses the model of decentralization of forest management in Bolivia, and assess its main outcomes. Though significant functions were delegated to municipalities regarding forest resources such as control of forest crime, monitoring of forest management, delimitation and allocation...
Pacheco, P.
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[Municipalidades y participation local en la gestion forestal en Bolivia]
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Municipalidades y participation local en la gestion forestal en Bolivia
This study adopts an institutional approach to analyze the way in which informal rules, in their interaction with formal rules, shape the use of forest resources by diverse types of smallholders and communities (i.e., indigenous people, agro-extractive and traditional communities) in Latin Americ...
Pacheco, P.
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Barry, D.M.
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Cronkleton, P.
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Larson, A.M.
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[The role of informal institutions in the use of forest resources in Latin America]
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The role of informal institutions in the use of forest resources in Latin America
China’s south-western province of Yunnan is a mountainous area of high biological and cultural diversity that was annexed into China relatively late in Chinese history. The province has lost over two thirds of its original forest cover and lost half of what remained in the last fifty years. Ethni...
Colchester, M.
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[Community forestry in Yunnan: the challenge for networks [Chinese]]
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Community forestry in Yunnan: the challenge for networks [Chinese]