Policy

Agricultural subsidies and forest pressure in Malawi’s Miombo woodlands

Abstract: This paper examines impacts of an agricultural subsidy program on forest pressure in Malawi. Using household survey data, we measure the effect on forest product […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): M. Fisher; G. Shively
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

An analytical agenda for the study of decentralized resource regimes

Abstract: This paper seeks to shed new light on the study of decentralized natural resource governance by applying institutional theories of polycentricity – the relationships among […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): K. Andersson; E. Ostrom
  • Type of Document: Research Report

Institutional arrangements for managing forest resources in Uganda following decentralization of the forest sector

Policy brief describing the roles and responsibilities of various stakeholders in forestry following forest decentralization.

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): A. Banana
  • Type of Document: Research Brief

Decentralized governance and ecological health: Why local institutions fail to moderate deforestation in Mpigi district of Uganda

Paper examining the effectiveness in managing forests of local institutions put in place during decentralization reforms of the mid-1990s in Mpigi District of Uganda.

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): A. Banana; N. Vogt; J. Bahati; W. Gombya-Ssembajjwe
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Resolving conflict and promoting certification in Bolivian brazil nut stands

Newsletter story from the Poverty Environment Network Program of the Center for International Forestry Research about a PEN study funded as cost-share for SANREM. Household data […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): A. Duchelle
  • Type of Document: Newsletter

Natural resource conflicts in the Western Amazon: Implications for community management of non-timber forest products

Abstract of a presentation at the Association of Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC) Conference in Mexico (in English) outlining preliminary research results as an invited speaker […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): A. Duchelle; P. Cronkleton; K. Kainer
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Coffee boom, coffee bust, and smallholder response in Vietnam’s central highlands

Abstract: This paper studies the recent boom and bust in Vietnam’s coffee economy. Data from smallholder coffee farms in the Central Highlands are used to examine […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): D.T. Ha; G.E. Shively
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Negotiating livelihoods and sustainability after Uganda’s forest sector governance reform

Update on Uganda field work for the Poverty Environment Network.

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): P. Jagger
  • Type of Document: Media

El Analisis Institucional del Desarrollo Forestal Comunitario: Hacia una Redefinicion de los Desafios

Presentation given at a training session event on Institutional Analysis of Forest Policy for policy makers and practitioners working on community forestry in Bolivia. The purpose […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): K. Andersson
  • Type of Document: Media

Comunidades forestales en Mexico: Resultados preliminares de nuestra encuesta nacional

This presentation summarizes the results of SANREM’s national survey of community forests in Mexico. In addition to the presentation listed below, this was also presented at […]

  • Date of Publication: 2007
  • Author(s): L. Merino; A.E. Martinez; A. Arias; A. Garcia
  • Type of Document: Media