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    Assessing the Impact of Land Use Policy on Urban-Rural Sustainability Using the FoPIA Approach in Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    Sustainability

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2010
    Indonesia
    Forest Tenure
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    Urban Tenure
    land-use planning

    This paper presents the results of a sustainability impact assessment (SIA) of policy induced land use changes in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The regional problems include rapid expansions of urban areas, due to high population pressure, and the conversion of paddy fields and forests into settlements. The objective of this study was to assess the impacts of two land use policies on social, economic, and environmental Land Use Functions (LUFs) in Yogyakarta.

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    Decentralization and REDD+ in Brazil

    Forests

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2011
    Brazil
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    land governance

    Recent discussions on REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, plus conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks) have raised optimism about reducing carbon emissions and deforestation in tropical countries. If approved under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), REDD+ mechanisms may generate a substantial influx of financial resources to developing countries.

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    People, Governance and Forests—The Stumbling Blocks in Forest Governance Reform in Latin America

    Forests

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2011
    Global
    Forest Tenure
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Land & Investments
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    land governance

    This article examines common barriers to achieving adequate levels of forest resource governance in countries of Latin America. It looks at the deficiencies of the policy and regulatory frameworks affecting forests, the common failure to impose the rule of law, the main factors that constrain the effectiveness of government actions in the forest sector and at the political barriers to introducing reforms for change in governance structures. The elimination of these barriers acquires new importance in the implementation of successful REDD+ programs in the countries of the region.

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    Governing Competing Demands for Forest Resources in Sweden

    Forests

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2011
    Sweden
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Urban Tenure
    land governance

    Changing and competing land use, where we make use of a growing share of resources, potentially undermines the capacity of forests to provide multiple functions such as timber, biodiversity, recreation and pasture lands. The governance challenge is thus to manage trade-offs between human needs and, at the same time, maintain the capacities of forests to provide us with these needs. Sweden provides a clear example of this kind of challenge. Traditionally, timber has been the most apparent contribution of the forest to Swedish national interests.

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    REDD+ and the Indigenous Question: A Case Study from Ecuador

    Forests

    Peer-reviewed publication
    January, 2011
    Ecuador
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    Land & Investments
    land governance

    One of the main issues regarding the implementation of REDD+ in Latin America has been the growing concern that such projects may infringe upon the rights and negatively affect the livelihoods of forest-dependent communities. Various indigenous and civil society organizations are ardently opposed to the initiative. Such is the case in Ecuador, where indigenous opposition to REDD+ represents a considerable obstacle in the creation of a national strategy since more than 60% of the country’s remaining forest cover is on indigenous land or under indigenous occupation.

  6. Library Resource
    Critical Review of Selcted Forest-Related Regulatory Initiatives

    Critical Review of Selected Forest-Related Regulatory Initiatives

    Applying a Rights Perspective

    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2011
    Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, India
    Forest Landscape Restoration
    Forest Tenure
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    forest law
    forestry
    community forestry
    deforestation
    forest conservation
    state forests
    indigenous peoples' lands
    forest land
    forest management plans
    indigenous peoples' land rights
    Indigenous Peoples

    This report brings together four studies that evaluate regulatory initiatives with implications for forest-dependent communities from a rights-based perspective. These are: The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 – India; Regulatory initiatives and selected outcomes of judicial processes in Malaysia; The Community Forest Act (2007) – Thailand; and The Indigenous People’s Rights Act (1997) – Philippines. Each study covers law making, content and implementation.

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    Atlas forestier interactif de la République centrafricaine

    Peer-reviewed publication
    August, 2010
    Central African Republic
    Forest Tenure
    sustainable development
    forestry
    deforestation
    land allocation

    L’Atlas rassemble, pour la première fois, au sein d’une plate-forme unique, cartographique et interactive, toute l’information sur le secteur forestier, jusqu’ici mise à disposition des décideurs sous forme de simples cartes « papiers » et de tableaux divers. Les versions à venir de cet Atlas permettront de mettre à jour les données déjà disponibles et de rajouter des nouvelles informations indispensables, permettant ainsi un meilleur suivi spatiotemporel du territoire et du secteur forestier.

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