This chapter reviews the literature on natural resource decentralization with an emphasis on
forests in developing countries. This literature can be located at the intersection between …

This paper provides an overview of theories currently used in forest policy analysis. It also
examines trends in theory use over time. The aim is to assess whether the sub-discipline of …

Scholars have tended to recommend 'optimal'solutions for coping with open‐access
problems related to common‐pool resources such as fisheries, forests and water systems …

The Complex Forest systematically examines the theory, processes, and early outcomes of a
research and management approach called adaptive collaborative management (ACM). An …

The Congo Basin region of Central Africa contains the second largest contiguous tropical
rainforest in the world, which is an important source of livelihood for millions of people. It is …

Since the mid-1990s, Cameroon has launched a process of decentralization of the
management of its forests. Among other innovations, this decentralization process has …

Over 30,000 species of animals and plants that are, or may be, detrimentally affected by
international trade are listed on the Appendices of the Convention on International Trade in …

Despite the systemic problems associated with illegal logging in Cameroon, minimal
research has been undertaken to explore the reasons underlying these practices. Based on …

In past decades, scholars have tended to recommend 'optimal'solutions for coping with
common-pool resources. Examples exist of both successful and unsuccessful efforts to …

Governments across Africa have undergone repeated decentralization reforms since the
early colonial period. 1 Since the late 1980s, decentralization reforms are once again …