"This volume shines a light on Sustainable Community Movement Organisations (SCMOs), an emergent wave of non-hierarchical, community-based socio-economic movements, with alternative forms of consumption and production very much at their core. Extending beyond traditional ideas of cooperatives...

The wicked problem of forest policy / William Nikolakis and John L. Innes -- Why forests matter? / Frances Seymour -- Forest certification and forest use: A comprehensive analysis / Fred Cubbage and Erin Sills -- REDD+ meets local realities / Arild Vatn, Maria Nantongo and Raymond Samndong --...

"Canada is experiencing an unparalleled crisis involving forests and communities across the country. While municipalities, policy makers, and industry leaders acknowledge common challenges such as an overdependence on U.S. markets, rising energy costs, and lack of diversification, no common set...

This article analyses the role of information in direct public participation for grassroots development in Kenya's devolved government structure of 47 counties. The author reviewed relevant laws, research and government reports, and journals focusing on forms of and information dissemination...