Community forestry has a long history in the Philippines. It began as early as in the 1970s, when the government…
Authors: Hartanto, H.
Articles
Time for something different: putting markets to the service of the forest poor
Publication Year : 2003
This article describes opportunities to achieve both conservation and poverty alleviation goals. The goals, held by local, national and international…
Authors: Scherr, S.J.; White, A.; Kaimowitz, D.
Beyond timber: certification of non-timber forest products
Publication Year : 2003
Because the term non-timber forest products encompasses such a vast array of goods, various certification schemes are being applied to…
Authors: Shanley, P.
Navigating complexity, diversity and dynamism: reflections on research for natural resource management
Publication Year : 2003
This chapter seeks to address the apparent tensions that have arisen between traditional and participatory research approaches in natural resource…
Authors: McDougall, C.; Braun, A.
Partnerships and sustainable forest management: towards sustaining mahogany (Swietenia Macrophylla) in the Maya forest of Mexico and Belize
Publication Year : 2003
Mahogany has become the flagship species in debates about the feasibility of sustainable forest management in the tropics. Communities that…
Authors: Snook, L.K.
The persistence of secondary forests on colonist farms in the Brazilian Amazon
Publication Year : 2003
While slash-and burn farmers convert forest to agriculture, they also regenerate significant areas of secondary fallow forests on their farms.…
Authors: Smith, J.; Ferreira, S.; van de Kop, P.; Ferreira, C. A. P.; Sabogal, C.
Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
Publication Year : 1998
Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the…
Authors: Kaimowitz, D.; Vallejos, C.; Pacheco, P.; Balanza, P.P.; Lopez, R.
Mechanism to identify, define and prioritize interdisciplinary forest research themes at national, regional and global levels
Publication Year : 1998
This paper describes how to sets of factors-the economic characteristics of the benefits of research, and the policy network of…
Authors: Glück P; Byron, R.N.
The Effect of population and migration on forest cover in Indonesia
Publication Year : 1999
The massive loss of quantity and quality of natural forest cover in Indonesia threatens an important source of foreign exchange…
Authors: Sunderlin, W.D.; Resosudarmo, I.A.P.
Forest science research needs and priorities for sustainable forest management
Publication Year : 1999
The world is moving towards knowledge-based societies. Economies are globalising. The global public goods value of forests is being recognised…
Authors: Byron, R.N.; Sayer, J.A.