RFGI Working Paper

Non IUCN Publication

RFGI handbook II : implementing improved natural resource governance in practice

This Responsive Forest Governance Initiative Handbook defines basic democratic concepts and explains how democratic governance works. It then lays out responsive forest governance principles to be used when working with local government, parallelorganizations, and citizens.

Author(s):

Angu, Kenneth
Barrow, Edmund G. C.
Bobtoya, Saadia
Cruz, Regina
Kutegeka, Sophie
Nakangu, Barbara
Savadogo, Moumini
Walters, Gretchen

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2016

Non IUCN Publication

RFGI handbook I : leveraging local democracy through forestry

This Responsive Forest Governance Initiative Handbook defines basic democratic concepts and explains how democratic governance works. It then lays out responsive forest governance principles to be used when working with local government, parallelorganizations, and citizens.

Author(s):

Ribot, Jesse C.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

The process of institutional choice and recognition for decentralized forest management in charcoal-producing zones of Tambacounda, Senegal

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Jusrut, Poonam

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Examining the democracy outcomes of environmental subsidiary

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Mandondo, A. (Alois)

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Chiefs, representation and non-citizenship in forestry

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Agyei, Frank K.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Assuming women's representation in carbon forestry projects

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Ruta, Doreen

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Land governance, local authorities and unrepresentative representation in rural South Sudan

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Galuak, Deng-Athoi
Oyono, Phil René

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Resources, rents, representation and resistance

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Kijazi, Martin H.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

REDD stakeholder consultation

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Mbeche, Robert

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Decentralization, institutional choice and the production of disgruntled community representation under the modified taungya forest management system in Ghana

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Adjei, Prince Osei-Wusu

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Autochthony, democratisation and forest

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Côte, Muriel

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Déficit de redevabilité dans la gestion de la rente forestière communautaire

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Kakelengwa Mbilizi, Billy
Monga Ngonga, Alphonse Maindo

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Waiting for democratic representation in Africa's social forests

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Jusrut, Poonam
Mandondo, A. (Alois)

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Representation through privatisation

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Ece, Melis

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Effect of institutional choices on representation in a community resource management area in Ghana

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Baruah, Manali

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Choix institutionnel, gestion autoritaire et privatisation de la rente forestière communautaire en Province Orientale (République démocratique du Congo)

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Matata Makalamba, Patrick
Oyono, Phil René

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Démocratie locale « en berne » ou péripéties d’un choix institutionnel « réussi » dans la gestion forestière décentralisée au Burkina Faso

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Karambiri, Mawa

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Gouvernance de la redevance forestière annuelle et citoyenneté au Cameroun

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Eteme, David

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

From recognition to derecognition in Senegal's forests

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Faye, Papa

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

REDD+ institutional choices and the implications for local democracy in the Kasigau Corridor, Kenya

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Wangui Chomba, Susan

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

The illusion of democratic representation in the REDD readiness consultation process in Ghana

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Marfo, Emmanuel

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

At the expense of democracy

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Namara, Agrippinah

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

IUCN Publication

The re-emergence of customary authority and its relation with local democratic government

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Nuesiri, Emmanuel O.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2012

IUCN Publication

Studying local representation : a critical review (Arabic version)

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Kashwan, Prakash

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2012

IUCN Publication

Choix, reconnaissance et effets de la décentralisation sur la démocratie

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Ribot, Jesse C.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2012

IUCN Publication

Studying local representation : a critical review

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Kashwan, Prakash

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2012

IUCN Publication

Social protection in REDD+ initiatives

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Rutt, Rebecca L.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2012

IUCN Publication

Review of REDD+ and carbon-forestry projects in RFGI countries

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Mutasa, Mukundi

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2012

IUCN Publication

The effects of REDD+ on forest people in Africa

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Anderson, Emily
Zerriffi, Hisham

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2012

Non IUCN Publication

Institutional choice and fragmented citizenship in forestry and development interventions in Bikoro Territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Achu Samndong, Raymond

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Représentation locale compromise dans la gestion de la rente forestière communautaire au sud-est Cameroun

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Nuesiri, Emmanuel O.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Representation in REDD

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Nuesiri, Emmanuel O.

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Zonage des terres, conservation des paysages et représentation locale déboîtée en RD Congo

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Oyono, Phil René

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Gouvernance climatique dans le Bassin du Congo

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Oyono, Phil René

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Quand la représentation résulte à des fragmentations d'identités de genre

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Samb, Coumba Dem

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015

Non IUCN Publication

Calling for democracy?

The Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI) is an Africa-wide environmental-governance research and training program focusing on enabling responsive and accountable decentralization to strengthen the representation of forest-based rural people in local-government decision making.

Author(s):

Hiraldo, Rocio

Organization(s):

IUCN
Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa (CODESRIA)
Sweden, SIDA
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC)

Publication Year:

2015