Commons governance is complex and polycentric, involving a range of actors, working at
different scales with different concepts of development, and different types of power …

In India, forest rights of forest-dependent communities are democratized and decentralized
under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 (FRA). This paper attempts to explain the weak …

Evidence‐based knowledge has been a critical element for designing effective investments
into agricultural transformation, particularly in recent years. Now, however, climate change …

Research on the commons have been an inspiration for initiatives on natural resource
decentralization over the past three decades. Researchers are increasingly recognizing …

The impacts of climate change are already occurring across the globe, from droughts to
floods, damagingly high temperatures, and sea-level rise. Many smallholder farmers were …

The role of gender in institutions and governance affecting rural areas is complex and
multifaceted; the tools and methods to analyze and explore their interactions must address …

Co-management is seen as a means to effectively manage common-pool resources,
especially collaborations based on sharing of roles and responsibilities between state and …

Scholarship shows that community forests can be sustainably self-governed through
collective action. In the Western Ghats (India), many NGOs have risen to support …

Human activities in mesic savanna ecosystems have resulted in plant communities that are
heavily dominated by fire‐tolerant grass species, are less diverse, and offer fewer …

In India, forest rights of forest-dependent communities are democratized and decentralized
under the Forest Rights Act of 2006 (FRA). This paper attempts to explain the weak …