Indigenous peoples' right to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC) has been recognised
as an important principle to ensure their meaningful participation in decision-making …

This study examines the way Guatemalan antimining movements engaged with the state
bureaucracy during the policy implementation process. It contributes to the literature on …

Transparency in the extractive industries has become one approach to mitigate resource-
related problems. However, many transparency policies have failed to consider the local …

Abstract In 2013, the Community Development “Fund”, commonly known as the “Basket
Fund (BF)”, was set up to support the Congolese State in the provision of public goods and …

Abstract Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) on which there is high reliance by the local
population are often highly threatened. Hence, the current study was carried out to assess …

The need to decentralize government at the local level can guarantee the participation of
rangeland beneficiaries. So the present study has analyzed the perceptions of rangeland …

Existing research recognizes the critical role played by interactive governance arenas in
local communities hosting extractive industries. Governance theory suggests that the …

Since the stipulation of regional autonomy in the early 2000s, local governments have
managed their revenues and expenditures independently, in direct or revenue-sharing …

This paper explores the dynamics of small-scale artisanal mining (ASM) and its influence on
oil resource governance in Musi Banyuasin Regency, Indonesia. The study analyses how …

Perception of the meaning and wider context in recording important information about
objects that represent strategically valuable data is the basis for increasing their value and …