This study uses a multi-case dataset to question current assumptions about the gender
differentiation of forest product use. We test some of the commonly held ideas on how men …

This paper analyzes the effect of different types of cookstoves on firewood demand at the
household level. Using nationally representative household survey data from Nepal, we find …

Studies of social dilemmas consistently report higher than expected levels of cooperation,
especially in the presence of appropriate institutions. At the same time, scholars have …

In the dry deciduous forests of central India, NTFPs are the major source of livelihood and
income generation to local people. In the study area, due to the extremely dry climate and …

Bangalore is India's third fastest-growing city and a major information technology center of
India. The city is unusual in also having a major protected area located at its periphery …

This paper first addresses the processes and circumstances that led to the evolution of joint
forest management in India, and then reviews and analyses the emerging policy issues …

In a major deviation from conventional joint forest management approaches where the
emphasis of management is on provision of forest products to the participating villagers, the …

Korup National Park is one of the first integrated conservation and development projects
(ICDPs) in tropical rainforests. Its original ICDPs' principles were abandoned based on …

Following the empirical study, cloud-free satellite data were used to study the forests in multi-
temporal dimensions. Use of remote sensing data with visual observation/ground truth data …