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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"community forest management"”.
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Community-based natural resource management: The case of Community Forest Management Areas in Pete, Zanzibar
The shift from centralised conservation to Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) was the highlight of the conservation discourse across the world during the late 1980s and early 1990s. CBNRM efforts were believed to have the potential of successfully merging biodiversity conservation …
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The potential for trickle up : how local actors' experiments influence national forest policy planning
The loss of forests in Vietnam encouraged central government policy makers to consider new ways to manage forest resources. A major forest policy shift -- moving away from state-led management -- began in earnest in pilot provinces in 1998, with the handing over of forest land and management …
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Three essays on environmental economics in developing countries
… between agricultural productivity and deforestation, as well as the effect community forest management on deforestation. The second theme focuses on the effect that electricity generation from fossil fuel power plants has on air pollution, and the effects from air pollution on health. …
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Forest and woodland regeneration dynamics and persistence in the human- modified landscape of Greater Gombe Ecosystem, Tanzania
AbstractThe clearing of tropical forests and woodlands for human use puts many species at risk of extinction. Vast areas of forests and woodlands have been converted to fragmented patches located within mosaics of different land uses (e.g., agricultural lands and human settlements). Some …
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS TO COMMUNITY FORESTS FOR LOCAL INCOME GENERATION AND LIVELIHOOD: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR COMMUNITY FORESTS IN BUMTHANG DISTRICT, BHUTAN
Bhutan has had an active community forestry program since 2000. A key feature of the nationally organized program is the devolution of forest management and use to local residents who participate in a “Community Forestry Management Groups” (CFMG) for managing nearby community forests (CF) according …
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OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS TO COMMUNITY FORESTS FOR LOCAL INCOME GENERATION AND LIVELIHOOD: A CASE STUDY OF FOUR COMMUNITY FORESTS IN BUMTHANG DISTRICT, BHUTAN
Bhutan has had an active community forestry program since 2000. A key feature of the nationally organized program is the devolution of forest management and use to local residents who participate in a “Community Forestry Management Groups” (CFMG) for managing nearby community forests (CF) according …
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General assessment of urban community forestry activities in Iowa 1994 to 1996
… potential impacts of these planting, programs on community forest management in Iowa communities. Objectives of this study were to: (i) measure increases in community forestry activities in Iowa towns after they received utility-based tree-planting funds, and (ii) develop base-line information on …
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Understanding the complexity and dynamics of mangrove social-ecological systems through the use of a resilience approach in Unguja, Zanzibar
… is the main threat to achieving sustainable management of mangrove systems in Unguja Island, Zanzibar, Tanzania. However, this concern, and responses to the perceived threat to date, do not appear to be informed by a clear understanding of the complexity and capacity of mangrove …
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IMPROVING CONSERVATION IMPACT THROUGH PRIORITY-SETTING AND EVALUATION
… to protect biodiversity and ecosystem services, community and state-led efforts to conserve forests in Madagascar, and spatial planning for co-benefits for ecosystem services and biodiversity in the U.S. I also reviewed the literature and developed recommendations intended to build capacity for …