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Community-based forest enterprises. Their status and potential in tropical countries
Author Molnar A. et al.
Year of publication 2007
Like all forest enterprises, community-based forest enterprises (CFEs) have a mixed record, with numerous cases of successes as well as failures. As the experience in developed countries attest, SMEs can emerge and flourish where the tenure and policy frameworks allow them to exist legally and compete fairly with large scale enterprises. Unfortunately, only a few tropical countries have had favourable conditions in place for a sufficiently long time to enable their development or viability. This study identifies some shared trends in the emergence and development of CFEs in a range of tropical countries that indicate a high level of promise overall.
Type of Tool
Directrices, manual, material para capacitadores
Directrices, manual, material para capacitadores
Scale of Application
Forest Management Unit
Forest Management Unit
Region
Global
Global
Biome
Tropical
Tropical
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
Production
Production
Management Responsibility
Community/Smallholders, Other (NGO, CSO, education/research institution, etc.)
Community/Smallholders, Other (NGO, CSO, education/research institution, etc.)