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  Participatory forestry under decentralization policies: the case of Lilongwe Forestry Project, Malawi

  2007

  Malawi joined the advocates of community forestry in the late 1970s. The Government of Malawi, through the Forestry Department (FD) mounted a number of efforts to address the problem of deforestation. In addition to the government, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and the private sector also assisted in the efforts.
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  Forest governance in Congo: corruption rules?

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2010

  Innovative management of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests is an international priority. This paper argues, however, that recent forestry codes and initiatives have not achieved expected results, and that corruption and mismanagement are a main reason for this.
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  A study of forest based alternative livelihoods for local communities around Malosa Forest Reserve

  Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2007

  This study was conducted to identify and promote forest-based alternative livelihoods for local communities around Malosa Forest Reserve.
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  Response of selected tree species to experimental bark harvesting

  Forestry Research Institute of Malawi, 2007

  In Malawi over 90 percent of the population use only traditional medicine or use it in combination with western medicine for the treatment of various ailments. Over 60 percent of traditional medicines are comprised of plant materials.
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  The links between poverty and the environment in Malawi

  Population Studies Centre, University of Waikato, 2009

  Deforestation arising from conversion of forest areas into agriculture is a serious problem in Malawi. This paper discusses competition for agricultural land and investigates why the poor are closely associated with forests. Furthermore, the paper examines the effects of changes in crop land use on changes in forest cover.
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  Real-time evaluation of Norway’s international climate and forest initiative: contributions to a Global REDD+ Regime 2007-2010

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011

  The Norwegian Government launched its International Climate and Forest Initiative in December 2007, aiming at reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD). In order to assess the results of the Initiative with regard to its objectives, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) organised a real-time evaluation starting in early 2010.
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  Realising REDD+ national strategy and policy options

  Center for International Forestry Research, 2009

  More than 40 countries are developing national REDD+ strategies and policies, and hundreds of REDD+ projects have been initiated across the tropics. This book wants to inform these national and local processes, by asking some basic questions:
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  The REDD direction: the potential for reduced forest carbon emissions, biodiversity protection and enhanced development: a desk study with special focus on Tanzania and Uganda

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2009

  This paper examines whether reduced emissions from forests – from deforestation and forest degradation (the REDD project) - should be included in a post-Kyoto agreement . It focuses on how REDD could be instituted at the national level, and sheds light on specific challenges for two African countries – Tanzania and Uganda.
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  Empowered women and the men behind them: a study of change within the Hills Leasehold Forestry and Forage Development Project in Nepal

  International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2009

   
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  Commercialization of non-timber forest products: factors influencing success

  Overseas Development Institute, 2006

  Commercialization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) has been widely promoted as an approach to rural development in tropical forest areas. However, donor investments in the development of NTFP resources have often failed to deliver the expected benefits in terms of poverty alleviation and improved conservation of natural resources.

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