Effective policy instruments are needed to halt or even reverse ongoing tropical
deforestation. In this context, the increased focus on incentive-based instruments on the one …

The government of Indonesia continues to commit to social forestry as one of its cornerstone
rural development policies. Social forestry mechanisms aim to grant legal rights/permits to …

The government of Indonesia has recently recentralised the authority over forest resources.
This paper analyses the bureaucratic politics and power struggles between central and local …

The emergence of co-management, where various government and non-government actors
work together, is one of the most important governance mechanisms for natural resource …

Forest protected area co-management, which is viewed as an effective forest conservation
strategy in many parts of the world, got rooted in Bangladesh in 2004. Nevertheless, its …

Participatory forestry programs in Bangladesh have been implemented since 1980's to
ensure forest conservation along with empowerment of local people, who depend on forest …

Co-management of forest protected areas (PA) in Bangladesh was initiated in 2004 with the
aim of involving forest-dependent people in the PA governance for the conservation of forest …

Forests managed through peoples' participation can help to achieve a number of
sustainable development goals (SDGs). This paper, drawing data from four participatory …

Policy action is visible in national and international climate governance. However, policy-
making and its implementation often fail to generate the desired outcomes that aim to adapt …

Co-management is a promising forest governance strategy that integrates local
communities' traditional rights and forest dependencies while aiming to improve forest cover …