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| Cameroonian community forests were designed and implemented to meet the general objectives of forest management decentralization for democratic and community management. The spread of management conflicts all over the country has shown that these broad expectations have not been met. We describe conflicts occurring in 20 community forests by types of actors and processes involved. We argue that a number of external (community vs. external actors) and internal (intra-community) conflicts are part of the causes blocking the expected outcome of Cameroonian community forests, fostering bad governance and loss of confidence. Rent appropriation and control of forest resources appear as systemic or generalized conflicts. While community forest support projects... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Cameroon; Common pool resources management; Community forests; Network analysis; Social conflicts. |
| Ano: 2011 |
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| Zegarra Mendez, Eduardo; Orihuela, Jose Carlos; Paredes, Maritza. |
| Este estudio es una exploración cuantitativa del impacto de la actividad minero-metálica en los hogares de la sierra peruana, en el que hemos empleado métodos estándares de evaluación de impactos. Sobre la base de datos de la ENAHO 2003/04, realizamos un análisis separado por hogares rurales y urbanos. Encontramos una asociación positiva entre la minería y los ingresos y gastos de las familias urbanas, pero no de las familias rurales. En este último caso, sin embargo, sí encontramos evidencia de una menor tasa de pobreza relacionada con la presencia minera. Además, hallamos correlaciones negativas entre minería y acceso a servicios de agua y desagüe y una mayor incidencia potencial de enfermedades crónicas y agudas, especialmente en los hogares urbanos.... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Minería; Ingresos de hogares; Conflictos sociales; Sierra; Perú; Mining; Household income; Social conflicts; Highland; Peru; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Industrial Organization; L71; R1; R2. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/37703 |
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