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A model of policy changes to secure sustainable forest management and control of deforestation in the Philippines
Alan Grainger,Ben S. Malayang +1 more
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In this paper, a model is described which proposes that a government's actual forest policy should shift in favour of sustainable forest management and control of deforestation when the effective strength of pressures on policy-makers from internal protectionist groups approaches that of exploitative groups.About:
This article is published in Forest Policy and Economics.The article was published on 2006-01-01. It has received 34 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Sustainable forest management & Sustainable management.read more
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The forest transition: Towards a more comprehensive theoretical framework☆
TL;DR: The authors argue that long-run changes in forest cover in a country or region cannot be separated from the overall pattern of land use changes, and this pattern is determined by relative land values.
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What makes a ‘REDD’ country?
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the importance of an enabling environment to REDD implementation, and present a more comprehensive and inclusive approach for thinking about what comprises a REDD country, including quality of forest governance, conservation priorities, local rights and tenure frameworks, and sub-national project potential.
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Illegal Logging in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, the Philippines
TL;DR: In this article, illegal logging is a threat to biodiversity and rural livelihoods in the Northern Sierra Madre Natural Park, the largest protected area in the Philippines, by destroying ecosystems, distorting markets, and subverting the rule of law.
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Uncertainty in the construction of global knowledge of tropical forests
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a review of current methods for constructing global knowledge of changes in tropical forest area, carbon density, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and find a deficiency in formal institutions for global measurement and constructing globally knowledge.
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Trajectories in human domination of ecosystems: Human appropriation of net primary production in the Philippines during the 20th century☆
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors presented an analysis of aboveground HANPP in the Philippines between 1910 and 2003, a period characterized by massive deforestation and increases in land use intensity and biomass extraction.
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Bureaucracy and representative government
TL;DR: Niskanen as mentioned in this paper developed a formal theory of supply by bureaus and developed a simple theory of the market for public services financed through a representative government; the final section suggests a set of changes to improve the performance of our bureaucratic and political institutions, based both on theory and professional experience.
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The policy-making process
TL;DR: The Limits of Analysis as mentioned in this paper, the Imprecision of voting, the Privileged Position of Business, and Interest Groups in Policy Making are the main obstacles facing policy-making.