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Decentralisation and devolution in forestry (series of articles)

Author
various authors
Journal/Series
Unasylva | Vol. 50(199); 2 - 59; 58 p.
Date
1999
Source
IUCN (ID: ANA-064924)
Publisher | Place of publication
FAO | Rome, Italy
Document type
Article in periodical
Language
English
Field of application
International
Country/Territory
India, Philippines, Tanzania, Un. Rep. of, New Zealand, Costa Rica, United Kingdom
Subject
Forestry
Keyword
Forest management/forest conservation Institution Community management
Geographical area
Asia, Africa
Abstract

Contents: 1. Devolution and decentralisation of forest management in Asia and the Pacific 2. Rethinking the decentralisation and devolution of biodiversity conservation 3. People and protected areas in India 4. Community-based enterprises and conservation: The Kalahan Forest Farms Development Project 5. Accountable representation and power in participatory and decentralised environmental management 6. Local practices and the decentralisation and devolution of natural resource management in French-speaking West Africa 7. Creating a legal framework for community-based management: Principles and dilemmas 8. Devolving forest ownership through privatisation in New Zealand 9. Implications of devolution for participatory forestry in Scotland 10. Participation, pluralism and polycentrism: Reflections on watershed management in Costa Rica