In recent years, local people and rural communities have assumed increasing prominence in strategies for natural resource management.This paper briefly reviews some of the central legal issues that are associated with this shift. In doing so, its goals are limited. It does not ad dress fundamental questions about when, where and what kind of management works, nor attempt to identify the political, social, economic and environmental ingredient s for success – subjects on which there is a huge, if still inconclusive, literature.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksSeptember, 2004Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Gambia, Mali, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Australia, Bolivia, Canada, Guinea, Niger, Cameroon, Mozambique, Laos, Philippines, South Africa, Uganda, Italy, Tanzania, Cambodia, India, Russia, Mexico
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2004Fiji, Bangladesh, Switzerland, United States of America, Mali, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Australia, Thailand, Nepal, Philippines, Norway, India, Senegal, Brazil, Mongolia, Asia
A quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and national resources management for the Asia-Pacific region.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2004Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, United States of America, Philippines, Germany, Italy, Indonesia, Australia, India, Myanmar, France, Thailand, Africa
Mangroves produce a number of very valuable ecological benefits. However, these benefits are largely intangible and do not provide income or revenue for the managers of the mangroves or for other stakeholders living in and around them. Therefore, they are often considered as “wasteland” rather than as highly prized ecosystems. In order to capture the interest and understanding of all stakeholders in and around mangroves, it is important to try to convert some of this intangible ecological value into a monetary value.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2004Fiji, Switzerland, United States of America, Chile, China, Indonesia, Australia, Colombia, Thailand, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Ecuador, India, Paraguay, Brazil, Asia, Americas, Oceania
Over the past two decades, political developments as well as macro-economic and extra-sectoral policies have affected the forests of Asia and the Pacific to an unprecedented extent, resulting in deforestation and forest degradation. Responding to the diminishing capacity of the region's natural forests to produce timber, many countries have turned to forest plantations. Governments and their respective forest agencies are asking what it takes to encourage non-government entities to grow trees.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2004Marshall Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Micronesia, Namibia, Vanuatu, Tonga, Iceland, Guinea, Solomon Islands, Palau, Philippines, Nauru, Kiribati, Japan, Australia, Tuvalu, Italy, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Cambodia
There is much interest in using customary marine tenure (CMT) as a basis for community-based fisheries management (CBFM) in the Pacific Island Countries (PICs). The laws of PICs lend general support to the use of CMT or tradition in fisheries management. Still, only modest efforts in the use of CMT-based community fisheries management in the PICs are observed. Further legislative action can enhance CMT use in community fisheries management.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2004Fiji, Switzerland, United States of America, Chile, China, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Thailand, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Malaysia, Japan, Ecuador, India, Paraguay, Brazil, Asia, Americas, Oceania
Over the past two decades, political developments as well as macro-economic and extra-sectoral policies have affected the forests of Asia and the Pacific to an unprecedented extent, resulting in deforestation and forest degradation. Responding to the diminishing capacity of the region's natural forests to produce timber, many countries have turned to forest plantations. Governments and their respective forest agencies are asking what it takes to encourage non-government entities to grow trees.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2004United States of America, Germany, Guatemala, Indonesia, Australia, United Kingdom, Canada, Costa Rica, Finland, Cameroon, Cyprus, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Italy, Poland, India, Mexico, Brazil, Austria
The Expert Consultation on Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management (ECCI-2004) was organized by the Forest Management Bureau of the Philippines, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the International Tropical Timber Organization and convened in Cebu City, Philippines, from 2 to 4 March 2004. The Forest Management Bureau of the Philippines hosted the meeting.
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