Variants of Indigenous forest management reflect distinct historical and political-economic contexts. Indigenous forest management was largely unrecorded in the colonial period and, in the present, can range from industrial to ecosystem-based forest management, autonomous management and rentier practices. Evidence of Indigenous forest management has assumed political importance in those nation-states that require historical evidence of past land use and occupancy as the basis for negotiation of Indigenous-titled lands.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Canada
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2018South America, BrazilEsse E-book tem como escopo divulgar um dos resultados das investigações e reflexões realizadas no âmbito do Projeto de Pesquisa “Governança Fundiária e Integração: Alternativas para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável na Amazônia”, com financiamento da CAPES, no Programa Pró-Integração, Edital N° 3157/2013, Processo N° 23038.009858/2013-31. Os trabalhos iniciaram em 2014 e finalizaram em novembro de 2018.
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationMarch, 2017Indonesia
Forest lands in Indonesia are classified as state lands and subject to management under agreements allocated by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry. There has been a long-standing tension between the ministry and local communities who argue that they have traditionally managed large areas of forest and should be allowed to continue to do so. A series of recent legal and administrative decisions are now paving the way for the allocation of forests to local communities.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Tanzania, Peru, Indonesia, Mexico, Central America, South America, South-Eastern Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017India, Southern Asia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017
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Library ResourcePeer-reviewed publicationJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2017Southern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Africa, Zambia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksMarch, 2017Argentina
Los Sensores Remotos se han convertido en los últimos tiempos en una herramienta importante para la planificación territorial, debido a la originalidad metodológica con la cual operan y el amplio espectro de observación de la superficie terrestre. El número de algoritmos disponibles en la literatura científica, permiten tratar individualmente muchas de las coberturas terrestres y caracterizarlas en base a su comportamiento espectral. En el presente trabajo se han aplicado dos métodos de clasificación de imágenes: árboles de decisión o reglas y clasificación no supervisada.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksFebruary, 2017Bolivia
El Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) es el órgano ejecutivo del Sistema Nacional de Información Estadística (SNIE) que tiene las funciones de relevar, clasificar, codificar, compilar y difundir, con carácter oficial, la información estadística de Bolivia.
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Making Cities Work for Central America
Reports & ResearchJournal Articles & BooksMarch, 2017Central America, Latin America and the CaribbeanCentral America is undergoing an important transition. Urban populations are increasing at accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges for development, as well as opportunities to boost sustained, inclusive and resilient growth. Today, 59 percent of the region’s population lives in urban areas, but it is expected that 7 out of 10 people will live in cities within the next generation.
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