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Type:
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Book Chapter |
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Author:
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Becker, C. Dustin; Gibson, Clark C. |
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Book Title:
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Forests, Trees and People |
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Publisher:
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Indiana University, International Forestry Resources and Institutions (IFRI) Research Program, Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC), Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis |
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Location:
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Bloomington, IN |
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Page(s):
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111-133 |
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Date:
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1998 |
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URI:
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https://hdl.handle.net/10535/50
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Sector:
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General & Multiple Resources
Forestry |
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Region:
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South America |
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Subject(s):
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IFRI
CIPEC
Workshop
village organization
forest management
common pool resources
institutional analysis--IAD framework
FAO
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Abstract:
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"Given the disappointing results of natural resource conservation policy in developing countries over the last three decades, scholars and practitioners have shifted their focus away from state-centered policies towards solutions at the local level. While these authors offer different lists of the conditions believed necessary for successful resource management by local people, most analyses include three fundamental requirements. First, individuals from local communities must highly value a natural resource to have the incentive to manage it sustainably. Second, property rights must be devolved to those individuals who use the resource to allow them to benefit from its management. Third, these individuals at the local level must also have the ability to create microinstitutions to regulate the use of the resource. Although various scholars and practitioners may add other conditions they see as important, most agree that some form of these three 'locals' valuation, ownership, and institutions are central to successful natural resource management."
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