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  Effects of decentralised forest management (DFM) on deforestation and poverty in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015

  While the primary goal of reducing deforestation is clear, the policy and academic literature debates the extent to which decentralized forest management (DFM) programs in developing countries should incorporate goals of poverty reduction.
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  Management Regimes established for REDD+ and their Adaptability to the Institutional and Ecological Conditions: A case of Ongo Community Forest, Masindi District, Uganda

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015

  This  report is one of the outputs of theproject “Man and forests – an  evaluation  of  management strategies for reduced deforestation” which aimed at evaluating the different  management strategies  undertaken  to  obtain  reduced  deforestation  in  tropical  forests  and  hence  maintain 
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  Reintegrating and employing high risk youth in Liberia: lessons from a randomized evaluation of a landmine action agricultural training program for ex-combatants

  2011

  Despite a lack of rigorous evidence, states and aid agencies encourage employment programmes to rehabilitate men who are at risk of returning to violence, in the belief that peaceful work opportunities will deter them from crime and violence.
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  Micro entrepreneurship support programme in Chile: impact evaluation

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015

  Micro-entrepreneurship can be a successful income generation strategy if there is a good business idea, the abilities necessary to develop it, and capital to finance it. From this view, two types of strategies emerge to encourage micro-entrepreneurship: increasing abilities through training and providing access to capital.
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  Everyday hazards and vulnerabilities amongst backyard dwellers: A case study of Vredendal North, Matzikama municipality, South Africa

  2015

  The populations of many small towns in South Africa continue to expand unmatched by parallel economic growth, entrenching high levels of poverty.
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  Is Tanzania’s joint forest management program me a triple win? Understanding causal pathways for livelihoods, governance and forest condition impacts

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015

  Estimated government and donor funding to support Joint Forest Management (JFM) in Tanzania since the early 1990s exceeds USD $30 million. While there are many small scale and site-specific studies on JFM in Tanzania, to date there are no large-scale, independent and rigorous studies that have sought to examine the program’s impacts.
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  The impact of gender and business training for female microfinance clients in Vietnam

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015

  Business training leads to an increase in business knowledge, improvements in business practices, operations and sales, as well as income and assets for male microfinance clients. Moreover, business failure is lower for males who receive business training. Although business knowledge of women increases either, women do not put their knowledge into practice.
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  The nutmeg and spice industry in Grenada: innovations and competitiveness

  University of the West Indies, 2003

  World over the nutmeg continues to be a prized spice because of its unique flavour and pharmaceutical properties.
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  What happens once the intervention ends? The medium-term impacts of a cash transfer programme in Malawi

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015

  Adolescent girls in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) face a multitude of hazards during their transition from childhood to adulthood.
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  The impact of earned and windfall transfers on livelihoods and conservation in Sierra Leone

  International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, 2015

  Using a randomised controlled trial in Sierra Leone, this report measures the impact of a transfer program aimed at alleviating poverty and reducing pressure on the natural environment. The research finds that the way in which aid is distributed—communal versus individual, and windfall versus earned—has a significant effect on how the aid will be used.

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