Does community forest management provide global environmental benefits and improve local welfare?
Global financial donors have invested billions of dollars in “Sustainable Forest
Management” to conserve forests and the ecosystem services they provide. A major …
Management” to conserve forests and the ecosystem services they provide. A major …
Effects of payment for environmental services (PES) on deforestation and poverty in low and middle income countries: a systematic review
This Campbell systematic review examines the effects of payment for environmental
services (PES) programmes on deforestation and poverty, and whether environmental and …
services (PES) programmes on deforestation and poverty, and whether environmental and …
Reductions in deforestation and poverty from decentralized forest management in Nepal
Since the 1980's, decentralized forest management has been promoted as a way to
enhance sustainable forest use and reduce rural poverty. Rural communities manage …
enhance sustainable forest use and reduce rural poverty. Rural communities manage …
Show me the money: do payments supply environmental services in developing countries?
Many of the services supplied by nature are externalities. Economic theory suggests that
some form of subsidy or contracting between the beneficiaries and the providers could result …
some form of subsidy or contracting between the beneficiaries and the providers could result …
[HTML][HTML] Money for nothing? A call for empirical evaluation of biodiversity conservation investments
PJ Ferraro, SK Pattanayak - PLoS biology, 2006 - journals.plos.org
Money for Nothing? A Call for Empirical Evaluation of Biodiversity Conservation Investments |
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Evaluation of biodiversity policy instruments: what works and what doesn't?
DA Miteva, SK Pattanayak… - Oxford Review of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
We review and confirm the claim that credible evaluations of common conservation
instruments continue to be rare. The limited set of rigorous studies suggests that protected …
instruments continue to be rare. The limited set of rigorous studies suggests that protected …
Explaining success on the commons: Community forest governance in the Indian Himalaya
A Agrawal, A Chhatre - World development, 2006 - Elsevier
In the past two decades, scholarship on resource use and management has emphasized the
key role of institutions, communities, and socio-economic factors. Although much of this …
key role of institutions, communities, and socio-economic factors. Although much of this …
Community control of resources and the challenge of improving local livelihoods: A critical examination of community forestry in Nepal
CA Thoms - Geoforum, 2008 - Elsevier
Community forestry in Nepal vests rights of access, use, exclusion, and management of
national forestland to local user groups. There is strong potential for community forests to …
national forestland to local user groups. There is strong potential for community forests to …
Fuelwood, forests and community management–evidence from household studies
P Cooke, G Köhlin, WF Hyde - Environment and Development …, 2008 - cambridge.org
This paper reviews the state of economic understanding about fuelwood in developing
countries. It synthesizes the main results from numerous empirical studies with the intent of …
countries. It synthesizes the main results from numerous empirical studies with the intent of …
The environmental impact of poverty: evidence from firewood collection in rural Nepal
We investigate determinants of household firewood collection in rural Nepal, using 1995–96
and 2002–3 World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data. We …
and 2002–3 World Bank Living Standards Measurement Survey (LSMS) data. We …