Environmental decentralizations and the movement to reform the state Decentralization, parks and conservation Local upsurges in environmental governance Blood rights, civil rights and democracy: A conversation on local governance Politics, conservation and democracy Space-taking, space-making and space-granting: Alternative paths for local democratic governance Conclusions Chapter 4 The New Economic 'Great Game' in Africa and the Future of Governance Reforms in the Forest Sector Alain Karsenty Introduction The new 'great game' in Africa A new orientation for trade flows and a new geopolitical hand Impact upon sectoral and environmental governance Reforms that falter over the nature of the state ... and 'communities' Administrations swayed by private interests Uneven results of community forestry in Cameroon Fresh funding to fight deforestation and forest degradation On generating income from conservation: 'Conservation rents' Conclusions