Since the publication of Hardin's " Tragedy of the Commons " in 1968, substantial a... more Since the publication of Hardin's " Tragedy of the Commons " in 1968, substantial academic and policy interest has been devoted to the question of how diverse forms of ownership— government, private, or common property— affect the extent and condition of common-pool resources. This research has been conducted in many areas of the world and has examined many kinds of commons, including forests, lakes, pasture lands, irrigation systems, and fisheries. As discussed in the text of the article to which this is a supplement, it is always a struggle to govern the commons so as to achieve sustainable resource flows over time. Research cited in the text demonstrates how systems of rules operating under each of these forms of ownership have succeeded in achieving sustainable use. The requirements for sustainable commons include (i) providing trustworthy information about the resource and its users, (ii) dealing with conflict, (iii) inducing rule compliance, (iv) providing approp...
From the Introduction: "In this paper, we hypothesize that there is inadequate investment in... more From the Introduction: "In this paper, we hypothesize that there is inadequate investment in monitoring and enforcement of forest harvesting regulations by the local governments leading to the degradation of forest resources in the country. Since local councils are the actors charged with implementing decentralization policies, in this paper we also seek to understand the incentives and constraints local politicians face in implementing the Local Government Act of 1997. We use a longitudinal strategy of collecting social, institutional, and ecological data collected from nine forests in Mpigi district in1994/95 and in 1999/2000. This period represents the first five years of implementation of the decentralization policy of 1994. "The data collected was used to assess the changes in rights and responsibilities, funding and staffing levels, incentives to manage, monitor, and enforce forest rules and regulations and the change in forest conditions following the implementation...
"Despite heavy pressure and disturbance, state property regimes have stemmed deforestation w... more "Despite heavy pressure and disturbance, state property regimes have stemmed deforestation within protected areas of the West Mengo region of Uganda for over 50 yr. In this manuscript, we reconstruct the process of creation and maintenance of forest reserve boundaries in the West Mengo region of Uganda to identify why these boundaries have largely remained stable over the long term under conditions in which they may be predicted to fail. The dramatic boundary stability in West Mengo we attribute to key aspects of institutional design and enforcement of boundaries."
... et al. 1993a; Batterbury and Taylor 1998; Angelsen and Kaimowitz 1999; Place and Otsuka 2000;... more ... et al. 1993a; Batterbury and Taylor 1998; Angelsen and Kaimowitz 1999; Place and Otsuka 2000; Lambin et al. 2001; Lee and Barrett 2001; Reenberg 2001;McConnell 2002a; Nagendra and Agrawal 2004). A growing body ...
Since the publication of Hardin's " Tragedy of the Commons " in 1968, substantial a... more Since the publication of Hardin's " Tragedy of the Commons " in 1968, substantial academic and policy interest has been devoted to the question of how diverse forms of ownership— government, private, or common property— affect the extent and condition of common-pool resources. This research has been conducted in many areas of the world and has examined many kinds of commons, including forests, lakes, pasture lands, irrigation systems, and fisheries. As discussed in the text of the article to which this is a supplement, it is always a struggle to govern the commons so as to achieve sustainable resource flows over time. Research cited in the text demonstrates how systems of rules operating under each of these forms of ownership have succeeded in achieving sustainable use. The requirements for sustainable commons include (i) providing trustworthy information about the resource and its users, (ii) dealing with conflict, (iii) inducing rule compliance, (iv) providing approp...
From the Introduction: "In this paper, we hypothesize that there is inadequate investment in... more From the Introduction: "In this paper, we hypothesize that there is inadequate investment in monitoring and enforcement of forest harvesting regulations by the local governments leading to the degradation of forest resources in the country. Since local councils are the actors charged with implementing decentralization policies, in this paper we also seek to understand the incentives and constraints local politicians face in implementing the Local Government Act of 1997. We use a longitudinal strategy of collecting social, institutional, and ecological data collected from nine forests in Mpigi district in1994/95 and in 1999/2000. This period represents the first five years of implementation of the decentralization policy of 1994. "The data collected was used to assess the changes in rights and responsibilities, funding and staffing levels, incentives to manage, monitor, and enforce forest rules and regulations and the change in forest conditions following the implementation...
"Despite heavy pressure and disturbance, state property regimes have stemmed deforestation w... more "Despite heavy pressure and disturbance, state property regimes have stemmed deforestation within protected areas of the West Mengo region of Uganda for over 50 yr. In this manuscript, we reconstruct the process of creation and maintenance of forest reserve boundaries in the West Mengo region of Uganda to identify why these boundaries have largely remained stable over the long term under conditions in which they may be predicted to fail. The dramatic boundary stability in West Mengo we attribute to key aspects of institutional design and enforcement of boundaries."
... et al. 1993a; Batterbury and Taylor 1998; Angelsen and Kaimowitz 1999; Place and Otsuka 2000;... more ... et al. 1993a; Batterbury and Taylor 1998; Angelsen and Kaimowitz 1999; Place and Otsuka 2000; Lambin et al. 2001; Lee and Barrett 2001; Reenberg 2001;McConnell 2002a; Nagendra and Agrawal 2004). A growing body ...
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