Globally, forests provide several functions and services to support humans' well-being and
the mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The services that forests provide enable the …

Climate change is a shift in the average weather patterns, which could stand for a long-term
period. This phenomenon is related to greenhouse gas emissions generated by …

Integrated landscape approaches have been welcomed by scientists and development
practitioners as a promising way to address commodity-driven deforestation and associated …

Deforestation and forest degradation remain huge global environmental challenges. Over
the last decades, various forest governance initiatives and institutions have evolved in …

The main purpose of the research is to address the real, operational context of participatory
budgeting. It is argued that this method of budgeting might be a useful tool for developing …

Abstract The EU's Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action Plan (FLEGT)
adopted in 2003 includes bilateral trade agreements known as Voluntary Partnership …

Waves of democratization, which occurred in Indonesia by the end of the 1990s, have
provided opportunities to deepen and diversify broader civil society elements for …

Civil society can serve as a vital mechanism for monitoring and accountability in partnership
with non-profit organizations and government agencies, in the global South. This research …

Illegal logging has received international attention in recent years. For instance, the aim of
the European Union Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade Action …

Green market mechanisms, as part of the architecture of climate finance, have become key
components of international environmental frameworks. One of the most widely known …