African forests between nature and livelihood resource

the long version

Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Preface by David Kaimowitz 1. Reconciling conservation goals and livelihood needs: New forest management perspectives in the 21st century 2. The Congo Basin forests at the crossroads: Managing or mining the forests? 3. Rural dynamics and biodiversity conservation in Southern Africa 4. Forest access and rural livelihoods in Southwest Ethiopia: An analysis of the record of forest management partnership 5. Biodiversity conservation through burning: A case study of woodlands in Budongo Forest Reserve, NW Uganda 6. Local people and benefits in Integrated Biodiversity Conservation: A case study from Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar 7. Global forest management decisions and local use of forest resources in Kenya: Exploring the link 8. What local benefits does the implementation of rural wood markets in Mali generate? 9. Dealing with power imbalances in forest management: Reconciling multiple legal systems in South Cameroon 10. Neo-African governance: Old and new institutions for resource conflict resolution 11. Beyond rhetoric: Policy and institutional arrangements for partnership in community-based forest biodiversity management and conservation in Kenya 12. The role of science in reconciling multiple forest uses: A multi-disciplinary experience in Cameroon 13. Strategic partnerships for combating forest conversion and the role of financial institutions – learning from action research 14. Can globalised science work for the poor? Forest perspectives from West Africa 15. Sustainable forests and livelihoods: Romantic illusion or environmental and social necessity?