Forest becomes frontline: Conservation and counter-insurgency in a space of violent conflict in Assa

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in a context of nationalist oligarchy:

Rangers are at the frontline of biodiversity conservation and are perhaps the only actors that bridge the human-nature divide through their work in protecting ...

This U4 Brief extracts lessons from recent Ugandan experiences with conservation areas and corruption. A case involving the World Bank/Global Environment ...

Corruption in the forestry sector leads to deforestation, with detrimental impacts on society and on women in particular. However, forest governance dominated ...

CMI and LTS International will progressively assess the results of the Initiative. The real-time evaluation shall provide timely information and rapid learning opportunities.

Innovative management of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) forests is an international priority. It is important to promote socio-economic ...

While growing in number, efforts to address corruption in the natural resource sector remain inadequate to conserve the world's wildlife, marine and forest ...

This paper analyzes the institution of “scientific forestry” in the northern borderlands (“Frontier”) of British India c. 1850–1940. ...

Political Ecologist using ethnographic methods,focusing on environment, notably ecology approaches to forestry, wildlife conservation and resource extraction

Learning the right lessons from past experiences with corruption in the forest sector is crucial to prevent broad undermining of REDD+.

Corruption is a severe threat to wildlife conservation globally. While conservation practitioner anecdotes and existing empirical research all point to ...

Widespread illegal forest activities have contributed to deforestation, forest degradation, economic losses to nations and injustices for forest ...

Forest certification schemes regulate forest exploitation and trade across many countries. In the absence of a multilateral agreement on limiting deforestation, ...

Deforestation is a global environment concern, but the underlying processes vary across regions and countries. In Pakistan the threat to forests and biodiversity ...

Assigning forest carbon rights is crucial for any effective REDD+ system. Often linked to debates about forest tenure, carbon rights determine who can ...

Under a sustainable, well-managed, logging regime, Papua - the most densely forested part of Indonesia - can potentially contribute substantial forest ...

Rural informalities and forest squatters in the reserved forests of Assam, India Anwesha Dutta Criti

The forest industry has the potential to contribute to the economy and increase state revenues in many developing countries. The realisation of these ...

Norway has invested more money in the forest protection programme REDD+ than any other donor country. Corruption concerns have been widely raised when it comes to REDD+. Will Norwegian investments be in vain?