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A game model of people's participation in forest management in Northern India

Lise, Wietze - 2002

People have a marginal role in managing forests located in the vicinity of their villages inNorthern India. This situation is scrutinised in this paper by studying strategic play of forestusers. Thereto, a 1 versus n−1 game of people's participation in forest management is estimatedfor three...

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Public participation in Local Agenda 21: A review of traditional and innovative tools

Sors, Julie Catherine - 2001

There is a wealth of existing literature on specific methods to encourage public participation in Local Agenda 21. This paper provides a concise overview and comparative assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of these approaches. For the sake of clarity, these methods are categorised into...

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Institutions and forest management: A case study from Swat, Pakistan

Kruseman, Gideon; Pellegrini, Lorenzo - 2008

Deforestation in the North western part of Pakistan is a long standing problem. The Forestry Department, as formal … further reform the Forestry Department, the question is whether organizational reform is the answer. We think there are more …

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The Rule of The Jungle in Pakistan: A Case Study on Corruption and Forest Management in Swat

Pellegrini, Lorenzo - 2007

Corruption in the forest sector of Swat, Pakistan is impairing the sustainable management of forest. We analyze corruption in a case study setting against the backdrop of the reform options that are most often cited as possible solutions. As we highlight in this study, the 'crime and punishment'...

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Management Challenges for Multiple-Species Boreal Forests

Crépin, Anne Sophie - 2003

traditionally used in forestry economics reflect. This essay analyses some challenges of accounting for such complexity. When forest …

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The effectiveness of provisions and quality of practices concerning public participation in the EIA procedures in Italy and the UK

DelFuria, Luca; Wallace-Jones, Jane - 1998

The Environmental impact assessment (EIA) procedure foresees that the information on the environmental effects of a specific activity is used to support the decision on whether to give a project consent, and has the ability to ensure no more than that the decision taken is an informed one. As...

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Participatory modelling and decision support for natural resources management in climate change research

Giupponi, Carlo; Myšiak, Jaroslav; Sgobbi, Alessandra - 2008

The ever greater role given to public participation by laws and regulations, in particular in the field of environmental management calls for new operational methods and tools for managers and practitioners. This paper analyses the potentials and the critical limitations of current approaches in...

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Assessing the role of microfinance in fostering adaptation to climate change

Agrawala, Shardul; Carraro, Maëlis - 2010

the 22 leading microfinance institutions in two climate vulnerable countries - Bangladesh and Nepal - are analysed to …

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Directing technical change from fossil-fuel to renewable energy innovation: An empirical application using firm-level patent data

Noailly, Joëlle; Smeets, Roger - 2012

environmental policies that affect prices and energy demand are mainly effective in directing innovation by small specialized firms …

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The energy sector in mediterranean and MENA countries

Nicolini, Marcella; Porcheri, Simona - 2012

This paper describes the energy sector in the Mediterranean and MENA (Middle East and North Africa) countries. It first … analyses the production of energy by fossil and renewable sources and discusses the increasing demand in the area and its … consequences. It describes the policy frameworks to promote renewable energy as well as fossil-fuel subsidies, which are still …

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