meaningful participation in cooperative agreements for forests that emphasize conservation. We report on the results obtained …

in Nepal over the last two decades. One of the major goals of this policy is to increase the participation of local users … in decision-making and for them to gain benefits from the forests. However, a lack of meaningful participation amongst …-making. The main objective of this research is to explore what incentives are most likely to enhance the effective participation …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

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