Smallholders, Forest Management and Rural Development in the Amazon

ISBN-13: 9781138573178 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 248 str.

Pokorny, Benno (Freiburg University, Germany)

Opis

The ongoing debate concerning the Amazon's crucial role in global climate and biodiversity is entirely dependent upon sustainable development in the region. This book analyses numerous promising local tree and forest management initiatives taken by smallholders in the Bolivian, Brazilian, Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon to better understand the key success factors.

Recenzje

"This is a book about profoundly good intentions, and how things didn’t work out as planned, and about who bore the risks and paid the costs.While elements of it are heartening, the structural questions remain largely unsolved, and, as is often the case in the tropical world, the function, continuity and maybe even viability of field NGOs bears a sharp reprove and reexamination in the graveyard of so many failed projects. This book has a strong empirical basis of comparison and also provides insight into methodology construction and important caveats about how socially diverse Amazonia remains. It is an excellent field guide to smallfarm development in Amazonia, but it’s not really for the casual reader since it assumes quite a bit of knowledge. It is a very rewarding book ..." - Susanna Hecht, University of California, Los Angeles, in The Journal of Peasant Studies.

Spis treści

Foreword by Imme Scholz  1. The Forlive Project  2. Smallholders' Actions and Activities  3. The Potential of Smallholders to Create a Stable Landscape  4. Marginalization of Smallholder  5. The Challenge of Supporting the Smallholders  6. Experiences with Local Development Initiatives  7. Barriers to Equitable Local Development  8. Rural Development Rooted in Local Culture: Proposals for Action

O autorze

Benno Pokorny is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg , Germany. Previously he was a researcher at the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), based in Belém, Brazil.