Forest Governance in Countries with Federal Systems of Government

This study examines the experience of federal countries in managing their decentralized systems of forest governance. More than three quarters of developing countries and nations…

Forest-Related Conflict

Forest-based conflict is one of the major global challenges for the international forestry agenda together with poverty” climate change” conservation” and biofuels. In this paper”…

Who Owns the Forests of Africa?

In recent decades there has been a shift away from government control of forest land towards increasing access and ownership for indigenous groups, communities, individuals,…