Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia

Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the impact of those laws on local government activities related to logging, protected areas, indigenous territories, and land-use planning. It con-cludes that the...

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Autores principales: Kaimowitz, D., Vallejos, C., Pacheco, P., Balanza, P.P., López, R.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 1998
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17933
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author Kaimowitz, D.
Vallejos, C.
Pacheco, P.
Balanza, P.P.
López, R.
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description Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the impact of those laws on local government activities related to logging, protected areas, indigenous territories, and land-use planning. It con-cludes that the laws have created new opportunities for indigenous people, small farmers, and small-scale timber producers to gain access to forest resources and influence forest policy, although they are not always able to take advantage of those opportunities. The article identifies both positive and negative trends with regard to the laws' impact on resource management, although it is premature to draw firm conclusions.
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spelling CGSpace179332025-01-24T14:13:10Z Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia Kaimowitz, D. Vallejos, C. Pacheco, P. Balanza, P.P. López, R. rural development state intervention local government law forestry policies forest management community involvement decentralization Recent decentralization and forestry laws in Bolivia give municipal governments a strong role in forest management. This article analyzes the impact of those laws on local government activities related to logging, protected areas, indigenous territories, and land-use planning. It con-cludes that the laws have created new opportunities for indigenous people, small farmers, and small-scale timber producers to gain access to forest resources and influence forest policy, although they are not always able to take advantage of those opportunities. The article identifies both positive and negative trends with regard to the laws' impact on resource management, although it is premature to draw firm conclusions. 1998 2012-06-04T09:04:45Z 2012-06-04T09:04:45Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17933 en Kaimowitz, D., Vallejos, C., Pacheco, P., Balanza, P.P., Lopez, R. 1998. Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia . Journal of Environment and Development 7 (1) :45-59.
spellingShingle rural development
state intervention
local government
law
forestry policies
forest management
community involvement
decentralization
Kaimowitz, D.
Vallejos, C.
Pacheco, P.
Balanza, P.P.
López, R.
Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
title Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
title_full Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
title_fullStr Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
title_full_unstemmed Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
title_short Municipal governments and forest management in lowland Bolivia
title_sort municipal governments and forest management in lowland bolivia
topic rural development
state intervention
local government
law
forestry policies
forest management
community involvement
decentralization
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/17933
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