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Effects of organizational leadership style on organizational and community capacity: Indigenous secondary local level organizations in Ecuador

Abstract: The analysis in this presentation relates indicators of social capital and organizational capacity in four secondary-level indigenous organizations (SLOs) in Ecuador to similar variables in […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): J. Flora; T. Carrol; A. Cobo
  • Type of Document: Media

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Social and environmental consolidation of the Maya Biosphere Reserve, Peten, Guatemala

The Maya Biosphere Reserve (MBR) is an agrarian region with 90,350 inhabitants who live in 196 permanent settlements within the reservethe largest protected area in Central […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): G. Grunberg
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Should the state regulate the local commons? Lessons from economic experiments in the field

Strategies that integrate conservation and development are especially critical in regions where ecosystems provide direct and indirect benefits for local users and others, and where because […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): J.J. Cardenas; Stranlund; C. Willis
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Problems associated with the sale of timber in the buffer zone of the Cotacachi-Cayapas Ecological Reserve

The State model for import substitution industry favored the growth of the industrial sector as the driving force behind economic development. The role assigned to the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): M. Jara
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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The community forest network: A tool for strengthening community capacity

Small, independent loggers tend to be characterized by low levels of organization, their inherent disadvantages when dealing with middlemen and the timber industry, and their lack […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): M. Jara
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Sustainable Use of Land and Resources: SANREM CRSP 2000 Annual Report

This document describes the progress of the SANREM CRSP for the period June 1, 2000 through May 31, 2001. Excerpt: Sustainable development articulates solutions that are […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): K. Cason (ed.)
  • Type of Document: Research Report

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Incidence of community land fragmentation in conservation and development: The Ecuadorian case

Current socio-economic conditions in Ecuador are characterized by a series of contradictions which directly affect the quality of life of the population and seriously threaten the […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): M. Feijoo
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Ecotourism: Funding conservation programs through entrance fees. The case of the Galapagos National Park

This study tries to answer the following question: are visitors to national parks willing to pay higher entrance fees if they are told the money collected […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): K. Machado
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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Market-Based Innovations for Environment Conservation in Brazil

This presentation describes the physical characteristics of the Amazon region and the ineffectiveness of command and control regulations to address the rapid widespread deforestation that occurs. […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): M. Monzoni
  • Type of Document: Media

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Conserving biodiversity through use: Memory banking experience

Abstract: This presentation describes the memory banking methodology, program experiences, and results within the SANREM-Andes project. Based on the belief that indigenous knowledge about plants should […]

  • Date of Publication: 2001
  • Author(s): V. Nazarea; M. Piniero
  • Type of Document: Media

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