Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia
This paper explores local empowerment, income generation opportunities, and environmental sustainability under varying scales of woodlot management in Ethiopia. We find that more devolved woodlot management empowers resource users, providing greater decision-making autonomy regarding harvesting and...
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| author | Jagger, P. Pender, J.L. Gebremedhin, Berhanu |
| author_browse | Gebremedhin, Berhanu Jagger, P. Pender, J.L. |
| author_facet | Jagger, P. Pender, J.L. Gebremedhin, Berhanu |
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| description | This paper explores local empowerment, income generation opportunities, and environmental sustainability under varying scales of woodlot management in Ethiopia. We find that more devolved woodlot management empowers resource users, providing greater decision-making autonomy regarding harvesting and management. Our economic analysis indicates that there has been limited harvesting of high value products such as poles and fuelwood. Labor inputs declined, tree survival rates increased, and average annual net benefits improved as woodlot management was devolved, indicating improved efficiency with more localized management. Environmental sustainability was associated with less devolved woodlot management. This study highlights the trade-offs inherent in devolution reforms. |
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| spelling | CGSpace332652025-10-28T19:41:15Z Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia Jagger, P. Pender, J.L. Gebremedhin, Berhanu poverty sustainability woodlands environment income This paper explores local empowerment, income generation opportunities, and environmental sustainability under varying scales of woodlot management in Ethiopia. We find that more devolved woodlot management empowers resource users, providing greater decision-making autonomy regarding harvesting and management. Our economic analysis indicates that there has been limited harvesting of high value products such as poles and fuelwood. Labor inputs declined, tree survival rates increased, and average annual net benefits improved as woodlot management was devolved, indicating improved efficiency with more localized management. Environmental sustainability was associated with less devolved woodlot management. This study highlights the trade-offs inherent in devolution reforms. 2005-09 2013-07-03T05:26:19Z 2013-07-03T05:26:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33265 en Limited Access Elsevier Jagger, P.; Pender, J.L.; Gebremedhin, Berhanu. 2005. Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia. World Development;33(9): 1491-1510 |
| spellingShingle | poverty sustainability woodlands environment income Jagger, P. Pender, J.L. Gebremedhin, Berhanu Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia |
| title | Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia |
| title_full | Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia |
| title_short | Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia |
| title_sort | trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income woodlot devolution in northern ethiopia |
| topic | poverty sustainability woodlands environment income |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33265 |
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