Your biosphere is my backyard: the story of Bosawas in Nicaragua

Despite efforts to establish protected areas around the worl, the authority of government remains weak in forested areas. We examine the largest protected area in Central America, 'Bosawas' National Resource Reserve in Nicaragua, to demonstrate how overlapping systems of governance have encourage ra...

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Main Authors: Kaimowitz, D., Faune, A., Mendoza, R.
Format: Libro
Language:Inglés
Published: Center for International Forestry Research 2003
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18765
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description Despite efforts to establish protected areas around the worl, the authority of government remains weak in forested areas. We examine the largest protected area in Central America, 'Bosawas' National Resource Reserve in Nicaragua, to demonstrate how overlapping systems of governance have encourage rapid ecology destruction and social differentiation, as well as corruption and violence. We conclude that Migdal's observation about forest governance is being guided by 'strong societies and weak states' (1998) is unlikely to change and must be the starting point for the future effortsin decentralized natural resource management.
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spelling CGSpace187652025-01-24T14:20:25Z Your biosphere is my backyard: the story of Bosawas in Nicaragua Kaimowitz, D. Faune, A. Mendoza, R. governance decentralization resource management forest management Despite efforts to establish protected areas around the worl, the authority of government remains weak in forested areas. We examine the largest protected area in Central America, 'Bosawas' National Resource Reserve in Nicaragua, to demonstrate how overlapping systems of governance have encourage rapid ecology destruction and social differentiation, as well as corruption and violence. We conclude that Migdal's observation about forest governance is being guided by 'strong societies and weak states' (1998) is unlikely to change and must be the starting point for the future effortsin decentralized natural resource management. 2003 2012-06-04T09:08:47Z 2012-06-04T09:08:47Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/18765 en Center for International Forestry Research Kaimowitz, D., Faune, A., Mendoza, R. 2003. Your biosphere is my backyard: the story of Bosawas in Nicaragua . CIFOR Working Paper No.25. Bogor, Indonesia, CIFOR. 19
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Your biosphere is my backyard: the story of Bosawas in Nicaragua
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resource management
forest management
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