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How can governments tackle corruption in order to save their forest industry?: ( T. Soreide / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway , 2007); The paper discusses how corruption influences the logging industry and deprives developing country governments of important revenues. According to the paper the forest industry has the potential to...
Collection of papers examining the legitimacy and effectiveness of global environmental governance: ( I. Balberg;H. Hofstad / Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research , 2007); This working paper contains reports on the creation of more effective and legitimate multi-governance arrangements in various policy domains from the 8. Nordic Environmental Social Science Research Co...
Norwegian involvement in environment and natural resource management in Uganda: ( P. Vedeld; J. Acworth; I. Jørgensen / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2006); This report is an assessment of possible elements in a new and expanded programme related to environment and natural resources in Uganda.
The report includes an analysis of important forest and envi...
How does conflict shape adaptation and contribute to vulnerability in the face of climate stress?: ( S. Eriksen; B. Owuor; E. Nyukuri; V. Orindi / Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo , 2005); This report discusses the proceedings of two related workshops, which presented the findings of the project “Adaptation as a livelihood struggle: conflict and vulnerability among dryland populations i...
International initiatives to address tropical timber logging and trade: ( L.H. Gulbrandsen; D. Humphreys / Fridtjof Nansen Institute , 2006); This report examines a broad range of international initiatives to address tropical timber logging and trade. The report first looks at international and regional initiatives to control illegal loggin...
Ensuring sustainable livelihoods in the forests of Eritrea: ( W. Ogbazghi; E. Bein / Drylands Coordination Group, Norway , 2006); In Eritrea, forest resources and vegetation cover are under serious threat and both the areas under forest cover and their quality are declining. Agricultural development programmes have emphasised in...
Eco-labelling in fishery and forestry: ( L. H Gulbrandsen / Fridtjof Nansen Institute , 2005); This document considers Eco-labelling in Europe and the effects of both government and non-state certification schemes. Focusing on the performance of forestry and fishery labelling schemes, the autho...
Is forest co-management beneficial for all involved?: ( C.B.L. Jumbe; A. Angelsen / Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2005); This paper asks: do local people and in particular vulnerable groups benefit from the devolution of forest management? Although there are many studies that indicate village-level organisations have an...
Comparing the impact of agricultural-led and forest resources-led growth in Mozambican villages: ( O. San Martin; S. Holden / Department of Economics and Resource Management, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2004); This paper investigates the social and economic effects of two different growth strategies (agricultural-led and forest resources-led growth) in a small village economy in Mozambique. The study uses u...
Income generation from forestry: ( P. Vedeld; P. Angehen; E. Sjaastad; G. Berg / Environment Department, World Bank , 2004); This report investigates the extent to which people in rural areas of developing countries depend on income from forest environmental resources, and how this dependence is conditioned by different pol...