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The forest certification handbook

First published in 1995, The Forest Certification Handbook has become the landmark book concerning all aspects of forest and wood product certification from policy to business to in-the-field technical issues. Yet since first publication an enormous amount has happened in the field.

Author(s)
Nussbaum, Ruth
Simula, Markku

Community rights, conservation, and contested land : the politics of natural resource governance in Africa

Natural resource governance is central to the outcomes of biodiversity conservation efforts and to patterns of economic development, particularly in resource-dependent rural communities. This volume examines the political dynamics of natural resource governance processes through a range of comparative case studies across east and southern Africa.

Author(s)
Nelson, Fred

The governance of rangelands : collective action for sustainable pastoralism

Rangelands are large natural landscapes that can include grasslands, shrublands, savannahs and woodlands. They are greatly influenced by, and often dependent on, the action of herbivores. In the majority of rangelands the dominant herbivores are found in domestic herds that are managed by mobile pastoralists. Most pastoralists manage their rangelands communally, benefitting from the greater flexibility and seasonal resource access that common property regimes can offer. As this book shows, this creates a major challenge for governance and institutions.

Author(s)
Davies, Jonathan
Herrera, Pedro M.
Manzano Baena, Pablo

The greening of Africa : breaking through in the battle for land and food

Author(s)
Harrison, Paul

International journal of agricultural sustainability

Global corruption report : climate change

This book provides essential analysis to help policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders understand risks and develop effective responses at a critical moment when the main architecture for climate governance is being developed.

The southern African environment : profiles of the SADC countries

Author(s)
Moyo, Sam
O'Keefe, Phil
Sill, Michael

Conservation and sustainable development : linking practice and policy in Eastern Africa

This publication presents innovative ways that have been used to influence policy processes, from community pressure groups through elected and unelected leaders, to scientific discourse at the levels of directors of economic planning and conservation. The book analyzes experiences from a variety of conservation interventions by IUCN and other agencies, primarily in Eastern Africa, and challenges the notion of policymaking as a cyclical process.

Author(s)
Davies, Jonathan

The economics of ecosystems and biodiversity : ecological and economic foundations

The TEEB study is underpinned by an assessment of state-of-the-art science and economics. The goal is to provide the conceptual foundation to link economics and ecology and to posit a paradigm of the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem services. This aspect of the study tackles the challenges of valuing ecosystem services, as well as issues related to economic discounting. It aims to quantify the costs of inaction and examine the macroeconomic dimension of ecosystem services loss.

Sharing power : a global guide to collaborative management of natural resources

At the heart of co-management of natural resources is a process of collective understanding and action by local communities and other social actors. The process brings about negotiated agreements on management roles, rights, and responsibilities, making explicit the conditions and institutions of sound decentralised governance. De facto, co-management is about sharing power. The publication is designed to support those who wish to better understand collaborative management processes and to develop and enhance them in practice.

Author(s)
Borrini, Grazia
Pimbert, Michel
Farvar, M. Taghi
Kothari, Ashish
Renard, Yves
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