Toward a pro-poor forest science

Two distinct visions of tropical forests co-exist in the scientific literature. One is more neo-Malthusian. The other is more pro-poor. The evidence increasingly favours the latter, although many uncertainties remain. The pro-poor literature emphasises that poor families create and manage forests as...

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Main Author: Kaimowitz, D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 2002
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18501
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description Two distinct visions of tropical forests co-exist in the scientific literature. One is more neo-Malthusian. The other is more pro-poor. The evidence increasingly favours the latter, although many uncertainties remain. The pro-poor literature emphasises that poor families create and manage forests as well as destroy them, that the forests and the communities have evolved together, and that many forestry regulations and conservation initiatives hurt the poor without helping the forest. For those that support a more pro-poor vision, the challenge is to find ways to reach broader audiences with their message. That will require communicating in ways people can relate to and convincing them that they and the rural poor share many common interests.
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spelling CGSpace185012025-01-24T14:13:02Z Toward a pro-poor forest science Kaimowitz, D. forestry policies poverty communication Two distinct visions of tropical forests co-exist in the scientific literature. One is more neo-Malthusian. The other is more pro-poor. The evidence increasingly favours the latter, although many uncertainties remain. The pro-poor literature emphasises that poor families create and manage forests as well as destroy them, that the forests and the communities have evolved together, and that many forestry regulations and conservation initiatives hurt the poor without helping the forest. For those that support a more pro-poor vision, the challenge is to find ways to reach broader audiences with their message. That will require communicating in ways people can relate to and convincing them that they and the rural poor share many common interests. 2002 2012-06-04T09:06:32Z 2012-06-04T09:06:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18501 en Kaimowitz, D. 2002. Toward a pro-poor forest science . IDS Bulletin 33 (1) :123-126.
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Kaimowitz, D.
Toward a pro-poor forest science
title Toward a pro-poor forest science
title_full Toward a pro-poor forest science
title_fullStr Toward a pro-poor forest science
title_full_unstemmed Toward a pro-poor forest science
title_short Toward a pro-poor forest science
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topic forestry policies
poverty
communication
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