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Impact of property rights reform on household forest management investment: An empirical study of southern China

Xie, Yi; Wen, Yali; Zhang, Yaoqi; Li, Xiaoyong - In: Forest Policy and Economics 34 (2013) C, pp. 73-78

adjustments are considered. This paper investigated farmers' participation and investment using labor and money input in forest … toward the reforms and higher income from forest product sales encourage participation in forest management. In contrast …, higher off-farm income would hold back their participation and investment. It was also found that farmers who owned more land …

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Trust and hidden conflict in participatory natural resources management: The case of the Pendjari national park (PNP) in Benin

Idrissou, Latifou; van Paassen, Annemarie; Aarts, Noelle; … - In: Forest Policy and Economics 27 (2013) C, pp. 65-74

This paper investigated how and why the issue of trust building between the park direction and the local communities gave way to a hidden conflict in the participatory management of the Pendjari national park (PNP) in Benin, and how it was managed. The findings revealed that calculus-based trust...

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The value of cultural theory for participatory processes in natural resource management

Hoogstra-Klein, Marjanke A.; Permadi, Dwiko B.; Yasmi, Yurdi - In: Forest Policy and Economics 20 (2012) C, pp. 99-106

Participation is viewed as an important means for promoting the sustainable management of natural resources. However …, participation is not always successful. Conflicting values and power inequalities are all factors that can severely undermine … consequences of these conflicting views for participatory processes. To investigate the value of CT for participation, a study in …

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Citizens' view of legitimacy in the context of Finnish forest policy

Valkeapää, Annukka; Karppinen, Heimo - In: Forest Policy and Economics 28 (2013) C, pp. 52-59

The goal of forest policy is to enhance sustainable production of the material and immaterial benefits of forests to serve the needs of all citizens. A theoretical model for explaining the formation of legitimacy in a certain political sector was developed and empirically tested in the context...

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Case Puijo—Evaluation of a participatory urban forest planning process

Kangas, Annika; Heikkilä, Juuso; Malmivaara-Lämsä, Minna - In: Forest Policy and Economics 45 (2014) C, pp. 13-23

Participatory planning is becoming increasingly important in forest management, especially in the urban areas. In order to obtain good results, the managers need to have guidelines to help them in designing and carrying out a successful participatory planning process. In this study, a planning...

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An obituary for national forest programmes? Analyzing and learning from the strategic use of “new modes of governance” in Germany and Bulgaria

Winkel, Georg; Sotirov, Metodi - In: Forest Policy and Economics 13 (2011) 2, pp. 143-154

enhance governance principles such as public participation, holistic and inter-sectoral coordination, decentralisation and …

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Forest certification and trust — Different roles in different environments

Pappila, Minna - In: Forest Policy and Economics 31 (2013) C, pp. 37-43

of Finland and Russia. The requirements for public participation of forest certification schemes are being used as a tool … Russia. From the Russian experience we can learn that a non-state regulation can increase openness, participation and trust … been able to increase the amount of participation in forest management. The different trust-relationships are considered to …

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Publicly funded research: A participative experience from the Chilean Native Forest Research Fund

Real, Alejandra; Hickey, Gordon M. - In: Forest Policy and Economics 37 (2013) C, pp. 37-43

instruments that encourage the participation of civil society in the determination of native forest policies, and established the …

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The process of forest management plans preparation in the Republic of Macedonia: Does it comprise governance principles of participation, transparency and accountability?

Stojanovska, M.; Miovska, M.; Jovanovska, J.; … - In: Forest Policy and Economics 49 (2014) C, pp. 51-56

of participation, accountability and transparency are comprised in the process of preparation of forest management plans … situation where the governance principles of participation, transparency and accountability are not respected in the process of …

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How interest groups adapt to the changing forest governance landscape in the EU: A case study from Germany

Juerges, Nataly; Newig, Jens - In: Forest Policy and Economics 50 (2015) C, pp. 228-235

Multi-level governance theory states that interest groups play an important role in decision-making processes. However, the implications of the assumed trend from government to multi-level forest governance for interest groups have not been sufficiently examined. This paper examines the case of...

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