Early Detection of Tropical Forest Degradation: an IFRI Pilot Study in Uganda

Becker, C. Dustin; Banana, A.Y.; Gombya-Ssembajjwe, W.

doi:10.1017/s0376892900034044

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“…High numbers of privately owned forests have been converted to agricultural land. Nearly 1.3 million ha of forests located outside protected areas (private and community forests) have been lost over the past 15 years (Becker et al 1995;Banana et al 2007). This indicates that land tenure and property rights have a substantial influence over changes in forest cover.…”

Section: Land Tenurementioning

confidence: 99%

A review of Uganda's national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation: Insights from Mount Elgon

A.Y.¹,

Byakagaba²,

Russell³

et al. 2014

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Section: Land Tenurementioning

confidence: 99%

A review of Uganda's national policies relevant to climate change adaptation and mitigation: Insights from Mount Elgon

A.Y.¹,

Byakagaba²,

Russell³

et al. 2014

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“…The first were established in 1993. Revisits to study sites have begun in India, Nepal, Uganda, the USA, and Kenya (see Becker et al, 1995;Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1999;Schweik et al, 1997). 3.…”

Section: The International Forestry Resources and Institutions (Ifri)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Heterogeneity, Group Size and Collective Action: The Role of Institutions in Forest Management

Poteete

Остром

2004

Development and Change

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Collective action for sustainable management among resource-dependent populations has important policy implications. Despite considerable progress in identifying factors that affect the prospects for collective action, no consensus exists about the role played by heterogeneity and size of group. The debate continues in part because of a lack of uniform conceptualization of these factors, the existence of non-linear relationships, and the mediating role played by institutions. This article draws on research by scholars in the International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) research network which demonstrates that some forms of heterogeneity do not negatively affect some forms of collective action. More importantly, IFRI research draws out the interrelations among group size, heterogeneity, and institutions. Institutions can affect the level of heterogeneity or compensate for it. Group size appears to have a non-linear relationship to at least some forms of collective action. Moreover, group size may be as much an indicator of institutional success as a precondition for such success.Funding from the Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, and the National Science Foundation (SBR 9521918) is gratefully acknowledged. The authors thank Clark Gibson and two anonymous reviewers for thoughtful comments, Lauren Persha for research assistance, and Patty Lezotte for her careful editing. Development and Change 35(3): 435-461 (2004).

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“…Evidence has been mounting from a wide variety of sources, however, that local forest users are still capable of managing forest resources in many diverse locations (Ascher 1995;Becker et al 1995;Agrawal and Yadama 1997;Shivakoti et al 1997). Considerable interest has been rekindled in promoting various forms of community forestry institutions (Peluso and Poffenberger 1989;Alcorn 1990;Herring 1990;Gilmour and Fisher 1992;Shepherd 1992;Lynch and Talbott 1995;Ford Foundation 1998).…”

Section: The Conventional Theory Of Common-pool Resourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%