Collaborative governance of tropical landscapes / edited by Carol J. Pierce Colfer and Jean-Laurent Pfund.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Colfer, Carol J. Pierce.

Pfund, Jean-Laurent.

Series:

The Earthscan Forest Library

Earthscan forest library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest management--Tropics.

Forest management.

Landscape protection--Tropics.

Landscape protection.

Sustainable forestry--Tropics.

Sustainable forestry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (303 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Washington, DC : Earthscan, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a novel approach to governance relating to biodiversity and human well-being in complex tropical landscapes, including forests and protected areas. It focuses attention at the interface between communities and the landscape level, building on interdisciplinary research conducted in five countries (Cameroon, Indonesia, Laos, Madagascar and Tanzania). In each country, the research was set within the framework of a major national policy thrust. The book improves our understanding of and ability to manage complex landscapes---mosaics of differing land uses---in a more adaptiv

Contents:

Cover; Collaborative Governance of Tropical Landscapes; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; 1An Introduction to Five TropicalLandscapes, their People andtheir Governance; 2The Governance of TropicalForested Landscapes; 3Role of the District Government inDirecting Landscape Dynamicsand People's Futures:Lessons Learnt from BungoDistrict, in Jambi Province; 4Information Flows, Decisionmakingand Social Acceptability inDisplacement Processes

5Changing Landscapes,Transforming Institutions:Local Management of NaturalResources in the East UsambaraMountains, Tanzania6Traditional Use of ForestFragments in Manompana,Madagascar; 7The Role of Wild Speciesin the Governance of TropicalForested Landscapes; 8Governance and NTFP Chains inthe Takamanda-Mone Landscape,Cameroon; 9A Dozen Indicatorsfor Assessing Governancein Forested Landscapes; 10Minefields in CollaborativeGovernance; 11The Essential Taskof 'Muddling Through' toBetter Landscape Governance; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-136-53795-3

1-283-52087-7

9786613833327

1-84977-560-5

1-136-53796-1

9781849775601

OCLC:

804661407