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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2006
    Indonesia, Uganda, Ghana, Bolivia, Zimbabwe, Africa, Asia, Central America, South America
  2. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2007
    Cameroon

    This Policy Brief: (1) outlines recommendations for change and improvement; (2) describes the legal and institutional infrastructure of decentralized forest management in Cameroon; (3) describes how basic mechanisms of decentralized forest management operate in practice; and (4) summarizes the findings of five years of World Resources Institute (WRI)-Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) research on decentralized forestry policy and practice.

  3. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2010
    Uganda, Bolivia, Kenya, Mexico

    Women’s participation in decision making at the user-group level and in forest committees has been demonstrated to have a positive impact on forest sustainability. For example, women’s participation enhances forest regeneration and reduces illegal harvesting through improved monitoring. Their presence in forest user groups increases the groups’ capacity to manage and resolve conflicts, which in turn increases the likelihood that resource users will comply with and respect harvesting and use rules.

  4. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2007
    Cameroon

    This Policy Brief: (1) outlines recommendations for change and improvement; (2) describes the legal and institutional infrastructure of decentralized forest management in Cameroon; (3) describes how basic mechanisms of decentralized forest management operate in practice; and (4) summarizes the findings of five years of World Resources Institute (WRI)-Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) research on decentralized forestry policy and practice.

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