We develop a theory of resource management where the degree to which countries escape
the tragedy of the commons, and hence the de facto property rights regime, is endogenously …

This paper considers the effect on local resource extraction of an ambitious, government-
initiated community forestry program in Nepal. Beginning in 1993, the government of Nepal …

This study assessed changes in forest cover in a mountain watershed in central Nepal
between 1976 and 2000 by comparing classified satellite images coupled by GIS analyses …

Markets are much in vogue as ideal institutions for managing water both nationally and
internationally. Markets are presented as functioning automatically and nearly painlessly …

Large parts of the world's remaining mangrove forest are lost due to the expansion of shrimp
farming in coastal areas. Current forest allocation and subcontracting policies of the …

A review of the role of forestland tenure systems in Tanzania, and how different forestland
tenure approaches and reforms have influenced forest management is presented. The …

Deforestation policies in Mexico need to recognize heterogeneity in community's
management schemes. In communities that extract wood from the forest for profit, forestry …

This paper seeks to identify and analyze the factors that explain differential outcomes of joint
forest management (JFM) in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Factors affecting the …

Community based natural resource management (CBNRM) has received considerable
attention in recent years and is being actively encouraged across the world as a successful …

REDD (reduced emissions from deforestation and degradation) aims to slow carbon
releases caused by forest disturbance by making payments conditional on forest quality over …