The herbal sector, as it is currently structured, is unable to improve the living standards of the underprivileged communities, who are the gatherers of the medicinal plants, The role of grass-roots organisations and rural networks to reduce transaction costs and enhance market coordination, has...

The article deals with the definition, systematization and classification of organized township low-rise construction. The author shows that the organized township low-rise construction is a complex socio-economic object and subject of business and law. At the present time a complex of economic,...

This paper consists of an analysis of the interaction of three logging companies with each other and with local stakeholders. The main context of this case is that all of these companies are daughter companies of large international forest holdings and they have been certified by an...

Being the major vehicle of all activities of public administration in territorial-administrative units, local autonomy ensures a high degree of democracy in local community management. But, although this autonomy involves their participation in meeting their own interests, it is limited by the...

Small- and large-scale mining land acquisitions and mining establishments continue to grow in Zimbabwe, but the question about the development of sustainability remains problematic. While mining establishments can be regarded as vehicles for development, the evidence of positive effects in terms...

In the writting below, the authors highlighted the principles on which is based the work undertaken in the field of ecotourism, putting the emphasis on the code of conduct of the ecotourist. Also, in the content of this article there can be found the co-operative principles based on which...

The Natura 2000 network is the cornerstone of EU Biodiversity Strategy aimed at halting the loss of biodiversity and services natural and semi-natural ecosystems provide to human populations. The Member States are mainly responsible to implement conservation strategies through management plans...

Compared to urban regions, rural areas can be seen as historicaly marginal space. They, as a rule, leve behind in the process of participation in general developmental trends, mainly due to lack of local capital stock and personalities. Marginality, however, is a context dependet phenomenon and...

Recently, tourism demand turned its face towards rural areas. Tourism is an important opportunity for rural areas, which are extremely affected by the low income of the inhabitants. The aim of rural tourism is to take advantage of the resources, at the same time enhancing the living standards of...

In literature on Natural Resource Management related policies in Africa and Cameroon in particular, Colonial heritage was defined and identified. The question of this paper is whether “community forestry” which promotes giving back the forest to people breaks with this tradition. The key...