Forestry decentralization is widely promoted throughout the world tropics as a policy that
leads to poverty alleviation. However, there is a dearth of empirical evidence to support this …

The competitiveness of a country's agricultural products is not only related to its capacity to
export agricultural products, but also to the sustainability of its agricultural sector. How to …

A convergence of factors creates a worrisome contemporary pattern of resource
dispossession of local populations in developing countries. Growing market demand for …

Deforestation and forest degradation are occurring continuously and posing serious threats
to forests and people worldwide. In Myanmar, poor regulation and unsustainable extraction …

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) play a significant role in the improvement of the forest-
dependent people's livelihoods around the world, strengthening protection for the …

Understanding the interest of local communities and ensuring their support in conservation
are pivotal to the sustainability of Protected Areas (PAs). In this study, we interviewed 230 …

One proxy for measuring the prevalence of positive park-people relationships is people's
attitudes toward protected areas. In this paper, I summarize 83 studies that capture local …

The understanding of interaction between rural people and forest products is one of the
challenges faced while balancing forest product utilization with forest conservation in …

This article discusses the co-management experiences of two tropical protected areas–the
Korup National Park (KNP) in Cameroon, and the Natma Taung National Park (NTNP) in …

Forest utilization makes a significant economic contribution to the livelihoods of rural
households, especially those living in developing countries. This study was conducted to …