Em 2016, as áreas florestais baldias celebraram 40 anos de gestão comunitária. Estas, na sua maioria, foram plantadas durante a ocupação dos terrenos comunitários (vulgo baldios) pelo Estado Novo e durante o desenvolvimento do Regime Florestal através do Plano de Povoamento Flor…
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Disturbance gaps in forests stimulate tree regeneration, maintain biodiversity, and promote forest heterogeneity. In urbanized regions, long term forest sustainability is threatened by many ecological stressors, such as high deer pressure and invasive plant spread, which can aff…
Protected conservation areas have been created throughout the world to preserve biodiversity resources, protect critical watersheds, prevent the over-exploitation of forest resources, and preserve scenic areas for public enjoyment. Contemporary approaches to the management of th…
Community management of Natural Resources is a growing trend throughout the world. Common Pool Resource theory has proliferated in recent years, suggesting that institutional dynamics of resource management regimes are critical for ensuring their success. This dissertation will …
Indonesia has recently enacted significant policy reforms towards the legal recognition of local-based forest management. This dissertation research investigates the struggle through which this reform agenda was pursued, and the conditions under which such reform occurred. Polic…
This thesis illustrates through case study examples how the two-stage approach of economic valuation and capture design can greatly contribute to the optimal management of forests in low and middle-income countries. The thesis is orientated towards forest and mangrove land use i…
Changes in landscape pattern caused by changes in forest management, namely the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), and the implications of these structural changes on landscape processes were analyzed. Landscape structure was studied based upon the comparison of landscapes w…
This PhD by Publication traces through 13 of my publications on economic incentives for forest management and conservation in tropical countries (with a regional bias towards Latin America), including several papers focused on participatory forest management or community-based c…
Nonmarketed forest outputs such as clean air and water, recreation, and wildlife habitat need to be measured quantitatively, to allow projections of the economic gains and losses associated with varying amounts of these outputs relative to timber production. Of particular import…