This article proposes an innovative theoretical framework that combines institutional and
policy network approaches to study multi-level governance. The framework is used to derive …

The scope and complexity of international forest-related governance have expanded
tremendously over the last decades. As many as 41 'institutional elements' were counted by …

The comprehension of actors' power and their manifestations within Forest Management
Institutions (FMIs) remains fragmented in the literature. Equally, there are inconsistencies in …

Community forestry or social forestry (henceforth referred collectively as SF) programs have
become new modes of forest management empowering local managers and hence …

Halting forest loss and achieving sustainable development in an equitable manner require
state, non-state actors, and entire societies in the Global North and South to tackle deeply …

The relationship between tropical forests and global climate change has so far focused on
mitigation, while much less emphasis has been placed on how management activities may …

ABSTRACT REDD+ was designed globally as a results-based instrument to incentivize
emissions reduction from deforestation and forest degradation. Over 50 countries have …

This paper analyses the policy changes occurring in the forest and palm oil sectors of
Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, through the lens of the transformational change concept. The aim …

Abstract The REDD program (“Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation”)
was launched in 2007. Two years later it was modified into REDD+. Since then, numerous …

Policy learning can alter the perceptions of both the seriousness and the causes of a policy
problem, thus also altering the perceived need to do something about the problem. This then …