community forestry
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Land-rights policies in Latin America still fall short, studies show
Latin American countries have made progress in granting land rights to communities in recent years. Nevertheless, policies often fail to…
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Eyes on the livelihoods of peatland communities
It’s not just the types of trees that grow in the forests – and, in some cases, the orangutans or…
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Guardians of the forest
The sky turned yellow just before the 2015 peatland fires reached their height in Kalimantan, Indonesia. Then it turned dark,…
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Three decades of tenure reform in Indonesia
A recent handover of customary land rights in Indonesia is the product of a decades-long drive led by local communities,…
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Indonesian president hands over management of forests to indigenous people
Indonesia has had a long history of conflict over control of its massive areas of tropical forests that are spread…
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Where the land meets the sea: Governing mangrove forests
On December 26, 2004, a magnitude 9.1 earthquake off Sumatra, Indonesia, swept a massive tsunami across the Indian Ocean. The…
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How effective are tropical forest conservation policies?
Numerous types of forest conservation policies are being implemented in the tropics today. Alongside traditional instruments like protected areas, other…
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Gender relations in forestry: beyond a headcount
The land boundary dispute with the neighboring village had gone on for years. But Aditi*, the 60-something female president of…
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Obstacles to forest tenure reform deeply rooted in the past
Ask people what ‘community forestry’ is, and you are likely to get different answers in different countries, or even in…
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Community forestry in Central Africa: Has it been a success?
Democratization across much of Africa in the early 1990s not only affected political institutions, but also had repercussions for natural…
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Unpacking migration and gender in Nepal’s community forests
The importance of migration to rural livelihoods in Nepal is not being recognized in forestry policy or by donors –…
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Could timber plantations boost forest conservation?
Large-scale mono-culture plantations have been criticized for a bevy of reasons: land grabbing, forest destruction, poor environmental services, unfair distribution…
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‘Concessions 2.0’: A new concept for sustainable community forestry
Introducing a landscape approach to tropical timber concessions in Central Africa could make the difference between development and disenfranchisement for…
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Stronger rights for the commons: A new generation of challenges
Nearly 20 years ago, in 1996, the Namibian government granted rights to wildlife—elephants, black rhino, lion and many species of…
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Community rights to resources in Indonesia: A conversation
When Indonesian President Joko Widodo took office in 2014, he made a commitment to strengthen the rights of local communities…
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