Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon

Expansive growth in the logging, ranching and mining industries is swiftly transforming forests and forest dependent communities worldwide. To either resist or adapt to the powerful forces changing rural landscapes, small holders must respond to a glut of new information in an exceedingly short span...

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Autores principales: Shanley, P., Rodríguez Gaia, G.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2000
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18216
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description Expansive growth in the logging, ranching and mining industries is swiftly transforming forests and forest dependent communities worldwide. To either resist or adapt to the powerful forces changing rural landscapes, small holders must respond to a glut of new information in an exceedingly short span of time. Under such conditions, the learning process must be consciously constructed so as to catalyse new ways of thinking about forest management effectively and quickly. The paper describes a research project in eastern Amazonia designed to assist rural communities evaluate the local costs and benefits associated with timber extraction and non-timber forest product use.
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spelling CGSpace182162025-01-24T14:13:02Z Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon Shanley, P. Rodríguez Gaia, G. economics forest management forest products information needs non-timber forest products rural communities households Expansive growth in the logging, ranching and mining industries is swiftly transforming forests and forest dependent communities worldwide. To either resist or adapt to the powerful forces changing rural landscapes, small holders must respond to a glut of new information in an exceedingly short span of time. Under such conditions, the learning process must be consciously constructed so as to catalyse new ways of thinking about forest management effectively and quickly. The paper describes a research project in eastern Amazonia designed to assist rural communities evaluate the local costs and benefits associated with timber extraction and non-timber forest product use. 2000 2012-06-04T09:06:12Z 2012-06-04T09:06:12Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18216 en Shanley, P., Rodriguez Gaia, G. 2000. Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon . In: Guijt, I., Berdegue, J. A. and Loevinsohn, M. (eds.). Deepening the basis of rural resource management: proceedings of a workshop, February 16-18, 2000, ISNAR, The Hague, Netherlands. :181-188.
spellingShingle economics
forest management
forest products
information needs
non-timber forest products
rural communities
households
Shanley, P.
Rodríguez Gaia, G.
Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon
title Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon
title_fullStr Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon
title_short Break barriers, increase impact: equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the Brazilian Amazon
title_sort break barriers increase impact equitable generation and dissemination of natural resource information in the brazilian amazon
topic economics
forest management
forest products
information needs
non-timber forest products
rural communities
households
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18216
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