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Forest Decentralization

Forest Decentralization is a governance framework within forest administration that reallocates decision-making authority, responsibility, and resource rights from central government institutions to subnational or local entities to enhance local participation, accountability, and adaptive management in forest governance.

157

Publications

7.9K

Citations

341

Authors

179

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

31

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Publications

157

Actor-centred power: The driving force in decentralised community based forest governance

Max Krott, Axel Bader, Carsten Schusser et al. · Forest Policy and Economics · 2013 · 319 citations · Full text

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Polycentric governance of multifunctional forested landscapes

Harini Nagendra · International Journal of the Commons · 2012 · 305 citations · Full text

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Decentralization, forests and livelihoods: Theory and narrative

Luca Tacconi · Global Environmental Change · 2007 · 248 citations

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Decentralization for cost-effective conservation

E. Somanathan, Bhupendra Singh Mehta · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 216 citations · Full text

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Reductions in deforestation and poverty from decentralized forest management in Nepal

Johan A. Oldekop, Katharine R. E. Sims, Birendra Karna et al. · Nature Sustainability · 2019 · 209 citations · Full text

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Authors

341

  1. AL
    Anne Larson

    Center for International Forestry Research, Peru

    6 publications · 292 citations

    6

    h-index

  2. MI
    Makoto Inoue

    The University of Tokyo, Japan

    5 publications · 150 citations

    5

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  3. PP
    Pablo Pacheco

    Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia

    5 publications · 220 citations

    5

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  4. CJ
    Carol J. Pierce Colfer

    Center for International Forestry Research, Indonesia

    5 publications · 150 citations

    5

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  5. HN
    Harini Nagendra

    Azim Premji University, India

    4 publications · 553 citations

    4

    h-index

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Institutions

179

  1. Center for International Forestry Research

    Bogor, Indonesia

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    956 citations

  2. The University of Tokyo

    Tokyo, Japan

    6 h-index

    11 publications

    313 citations

  3. Indiana University Bloomington

    Bloomington, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    662 citations

  4. University of Copenhagen

    Copenhagen, Denmark

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    686 citations

  5. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    466 citations

  6. Universitas Gadjah Mada

    Yogyakarta, Indonesia

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    606 citations

  7. Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    138 citations

  8. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

    Bengaluru, India

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    659 citations

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Venues

  1. The International Forestry Review

    15 publications · 477 citations

    14

    h-index

  2. World Development

    8 publications · 1K citations

    9

    h-index

  3. Forest Policy and Economics

    FPE · 9 publications · 692 citations

    9

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  4. Forests Trees and Livelihoods

    FTL · 5 publications · 168 citations

    5

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  5. European Journal of Development Research

    5 publications · 297 citations

    5

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