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 presents a comprehensive review of the policy and practice of community-based
forest management (CBFM) in the Philippines over the last three decades-one of the longest …

Community forestry or social forestry (henceforth referred collectively as SF) programs have
become new modes of forest management empowering local managers and hence …

Community forestry is a complex collective action by forest users that takes place within a
broader network of multiple actors at local, national and international levels. This paper …

Current research on community forestry worldwide is starting to question whether community
forestry programmes can fulfil their goals towards the empowerment of the local forest user …

This paper seeks to identify the factors which are responsible for successful management of
natural resources when communities are given opportunities to manage those resources …

Recent and ongoing research has begun to question the efficacy of community forestry
programs. In particular, analysis seems to reveal that devolution of power to the local …

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This work is protected by German Intellectual Property Right Law. It is also available as an
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The potential of devolved conservation to empower people, reduce poverty and protect
forest resources has yet to be realized in much of the developing world. This is particularly …