Shifting cultivation, which long provided the subsistence requirements of a large number of people in the mountains of South and Southeast Asia under a situation of low population, has been shown to be an environmentally and economically unsuitable practice. Efforts have been made throughout the…

Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)

Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)

Regional study implemented by IWMI with financial support from the Asian Development Bank (RETA 5812)

Poverty, property rights and distributional implications of community-based resource management have become major topics of discussion and debate in recent years. This study tries to examine the contribution of community forestry to household-level income with particular emphasis on group…

Spatial patterns in socioeconomic data reveal issues and trends that would otherwise be missed by data aggregation to political or other units. Geographic Information System (GIS) tools provide display and analysis capabilities that are underutilized by many social scientists. The present…