Numerous studies on community forest and land use show clear benefits of including
women in natural resource management. Women's empowerment in collaborative timber …

This study analyzed land use and land cover (LULC) changes to identify the levels of
deforestation and forest degradation in two locations in the Amazon rainforest and their …

Copernicia prunifera (Miller) HE Moore is a palm tree native to Brazil. The products obtained
from its leaf extracts are a source of income for local families and the agroindustry. Owing to …

Sustainability is related to the exploitation of a resource without depleting it. To reduce
environmental damage, sustainable forest management practices through low-impact …

Power asymmetries are a major obstacle to inclusive and robust decision making in
collaborative management (or co-management), whereby multiple actors, principally …

Reduced-impact logging is a key aspect of sustainable forest management in the Brazilian
Amazon. Real Options Analysis (ROA) improves the evaluation of certified projects …

In this chapter, we analyse two forest-based communities with well-established community-
based forest enterprises (CFEs) for timber production: Noh-Bec, an ejido with 36 years of …

Objective: Present an overview of the licensing of community timber forest management
activities in the State of Amazonas between the years 2000 and 2021. Theoretical …

In this chapter, we analyse the experience of community forest management developed in
the Verde para Sempre Extractive Reserve, located in the municipality of Porto de Moz …

A luta pelo acesso aos babaçuais pelas quebradeiras de coco babaçu resultou na
construção de mecanismos para assegurar a manutenção da atividade extrativa, dentre os …