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IFRI PUBLICATIONS

A number of publications based on UFRIC/IFRI research methodology has been documented.
These can be accessed both at UFRIC, Makerere University, Department of Forestry or Indiana
University, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. From Makerere University,
please contact Dr. Gombya-Ssembajjwe, while at Indiana contact workshop@indiana.edu. The
publications include:

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1996. Analysis of Institutional Incentives for Sustainable
    Management of Tropical Moist Forests: A Case of Mengo Forests, Uganda. Unpublished
    Ph.D. Thesis.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1996. Consumptive Utilization of Tropical Moist Forests by Local
    Communities: Management Challenges in Uganda. Paper presented at the IASCP
    Conference, June 4-9, 1996, Berkeley, California, USA.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1996. Security of use-rights and Encroachment: Initial findings
    from IFRI Pilot Study in Uganda. This article forms chapter 5 in Clark Gibson, Margaret
    Mckean, and Elinor Ostrom, eds. 1996. Forest Resources and Institutions. FTPP, Phase II,
    Working Paper No. 3. Rome: FAO.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1996 (In press). Plant Species Diversity Conservation and
    Monitoring in Forests Used by Commons. Paper accepted for publication in the Journal of
    East African Natural History.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1995. Forest Conservation for Sustainable Development in Uganda:
    Considering Local Users. Paper presented at the Silver Jubilee Workshop of the Forestry
    Department, Makerere University. It is to appear in the proceedings of that workshop.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1995 (submitted). Tree/Shrub Diversity Conservation in Tropical
    Moist Forests under Three Property Regimes: A Case Study of Mengo Forests in Mpigi
    District, Uganda. Submitted to Uganda Journal of Agricultural Sciences.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1994. Analysis of Institutional Incentives for Sustainable
    Development of Tropical Moist Forests in Mpigi District. Paper presented at IFRI Meeting
    December 1994, Oxford, UK.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1994. Sacred Forests as a Traditional Institutional Arrangements in
    Modern Ganda Society. Paper presented at IFRI Meeting, December 1994, Oxford, UK.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1994. Early Detection of Tropical Forest Degradation: An IFRI
    Pilot Study in Uganda. Environmental Conservation, 22, (1), 31-38.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1994. Institutional Arrangements and Incentives Local Forest Users
    Face in Uganda: Paper presented at Y673 Spring Mini-Conference, Workshop in Political
    Theory and Policy Analysis, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1994. Institutional Arrangements and Incentives for Sustainable
    Forest Use in Uganda: An IFRI Pilot Study. In Becker et al. 1994. Supporting Capacity
    Building in Forestry Research, IFS, Stockholm, Sweden.

    Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1993. Agroforestry as a Common Forestry Approach. Paper
    presented at Agroforestry Subject Meeting, Arusha, Tanzania.

    Banana, A. Y. and Gombya-Ssembajjwe, 1995. Successful Forest Management: The
    Importance of Security of Tenure and Rule Enforcement in Uganda Forests. This article
    forms a chapter in Clark Gibson, Margaret Mckean, and Elinor Ostrom, eds. 1996. Forest
    Resources and Institutions. FTPP, Phase II, Working Paper No. 3. Rome: FAO.

    Banana, A. Y 1996. Tree Tenure Insecurity and Deforestation in Uganda. Paper presented
    at the Meeting of FAO Forestry Working Group on Common Property, Oxford Forestry
    Institute, Oxford, UK.

    Banana, A. Y 1996. Potential for Joint Forest Management of Non-gazetted Forest
    Resources in Uganda. Presented at the Regional Symposium on Common Property
    Resources Management, Kampala, March 26-28, 1996.

    Banana, A. Y. and G. P. Turiho-habwe 1996. Potential for Community-based Forest
    Resource Management in Uganda. The Case of Non-gazetted Forests of Western Uganda.
    Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (LTC Research Paper).

    Banana, A. Y 1995. Non-timber forest Products. The Need to Develop Strategies for
    Sustainable Utilization. Paper presented at a Silver Jubilee Celebrations for Department of
    Forestry, November 1995.

    Banana, A. Y 1995. Determining the condition of Forest Resources: The IFRI
    Methodology. Paper presented at the IFRI Workshop held in Kampala, September 11-12,
    1995.

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DOWNLOADABLE PUBLICATIONS

Protecting Africa's trees.
Murphy, S.T.

Reconsidering the extent of deforestation in 20th century West Africa.
Fairhead, J. and Leach, M.

Managing pluralism: Subsidiarity and patrimonic mediation.
Babin, D. and Bertrand, A.

Institutional pluralism in forestry: Consideration of analytical and operational tools.
Vira, B., Dubois, O., Daniles, S.E. and Walker, G.B.

Law, pluralism and the promotion of sustainable community-based forest management.
Lynch, O.J.

Considering the impacts of structural adjustment policies in forests in Cameroon, Bolivia and Indonesia
Kaimowitz, D., Erwidod, O., Ndoye, P., Pacheco, Y. and Sanderlin, W.

Paradigms of forest conservation.
Elliot, C.

Forest peoples in the Central African rainforests: focus on the pygmies.
Dembner, S.A.

Perceptions and classification of woodland by Malinke villagers near Bamako, Mali.
Sow, M. and Anderson, J.

Beyond "participation": Indigenous peoples, biological diversity conservation and protected area management.
Colchester, M.

Testing forestry extension materials in Burkina Faso.
Nikiema, J.B.

Networking and rural development through sustainable forestry management: Frameworks for pluralistic approaches.
Bebbington, A. and Kopp, A.

Policy for forests; What makes it change and what makes it work?: Examples from countries of the south
Mayer, J.

Policies affecting forests and people: Ten elements that work

Needs for action on global forest issues: Assessing the potential of a global forest agreement
Bass, S. and Thomson, K.

Certification as a manifestation of changing roles in forestry
Bass, K.

Community involvement in wildife-tourism: Strengths, weaknesses and challenges
Ashley, C. and Roe, D.

Diversity and sustainability in community based conservation
Pimbert, M.P. and Pretty, J.N

UNEP- What is UNEP?
Sandbrook, R.
 
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FULL TEXT ARTICLES

Indigenous Knowledge

Pastoral Maasai grassroots indicators for sustainable resource management.
Kipuri, N.

The use of trees, birds, and animal behaviour as measures of environmental change by the Shona people of Zimbabwe.
Mararike, C.G.

Grassroots indicators among the Langi and their importance to district and national planning.
Angura, T.O.

Akamba land management systems: The role of grassroots indicators in drought-prone cultures.
Oduol, H.

Grassroots indicators and and scientific indicators: Their role in centralized planning in the arid lands of Uganda.
Orone. P.

Grassroots indicators for desertification: Experiences and perspectives from Eastern and Southern Africa.
Hambly, H. and Angura, T.O.

Strengths and weaknesses of the indigenous farming system of the Matengo people of Tanzania
Deogratius F. Rutarora

Farmers' knowledge of indigenous tree cultivation around Bwindi Impenetrable forest national park, Uganda
Obua, J. and Muhanguzi, G.

Indigenous technical knowledge in East African farming systems
McCall M.K.

Indigenous soil classifications: What are their structure and function, and how do they compare with scientific soil classifications?
Ettema, C.H.

Farmers' knowledge and GIS
Lawas M.C. and Luning, H.A

Formal and informal networks in conservation forestry in Zimbabwe
Hanyani-Mlambo, B.T and Hebinck, P.

Traditional African values and their use in implementing Agenda 21
Kakonge, J.O.

Biodiversity conservation and indigenous knowledge
Myer L.

Biodiversity and the appropriation of womens' knowledge
Zweifel, H.

Learning local knowledge of soils: a focus on methodology
Birmingham, D.M

Popularizing science education in developing countries through indigenous knowledge
Kroma, S.

Methodology for collecting and sharing indigenous knowledge: a case study
Maundu, P.

Traditional methods: a guarantee for sustainability?
Zwahlen, R

Indigenous problem-solving and western methodology: The case of Bao
de Voogt, A.J.

Scientific knowledge and indigenous perceptions of area, weigth and space
Alexander, A. and van Dijk, J.

Introducing MIKS: a methodology for the utilization of indigenous knowledge. How can indigenous knowledge best be used to benefit the people who possess it?
Smith, L.C.

Framework for enhancing the use of indigenous knowledge
Mathias, E.

Indigenous and scientific knowledge: some critical comments
Agrawal, A.

Comments on article by Arun Agrawal

A sequel to the debate (introduced by Agrawal)

Introduction to the debate
 
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 Forestry

State of the world's forests- 1997
FAO.

Womens' participation in national forest programs.
FAO.

National forest programs: Basic principles and operational guidelines.
FAO.

The role of laternative conflict management in community forestry.
Pendzich, C., Thomas, G. and Wohigent, T. FAO

Introducing community forestry: Annotated listing of topics and readings.
Peluso, N.L., Turner, M. and Fortmann, L. FAO.

Tree and land tenure: Rapid appraisal tools.
Freudenberger, K.S. FAO.

Forest resources assessment 1990- Global synthesis. FAO forestry paper no. 124.
FAO

Forest resources: The problem of forest loss.
World resources institute.

Combatting deforestation.
World resources institute.

World resources 1996-97: A guide to the global environment. Forests and land cover
World resources institute

Socio-economic issues in the international forest policy dialogue
Hansen, K.

Rethinking approaches to tree management by farmers
Arnold, M. and Dewees, P.
 
Shifting cultivators as agents of deforestation: Assessing the evidence
Brown, D. and Schreckenberg, K.

Assessing the potential of forest product activities to contribute to rural incomes in Africa
Arnold, M and Townson, I.
 
Tragedy of the commons for community-based forest management in Latin America?
Richards, M.

Stabilising the Amazon frontier: Technology, institutions and policy
Richards, M.

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Biodiversity

Biodiversity conservation and local people's development aspirations
Wells, M.P

Heading off conservation collissions. Can people, parks, wildife and ecosystems all win?
Ghimire, K.B and Pimbert, M.P.

Biodiversity conservation and its opponents
Blench, R.
 
Participatory biodiversity conservation- rethinking the strategy in the low tourist potential areas of tropical Africa
Brown, D.
 
Neglected species, livelihoods and biodiversity in difficult areas: How should the public sector respond?
Blench, R.
 
The erosion of crop genetic diversity: Challenges, strategies and uncertainties
Tripp, R. and van der Heide, W.

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Natural Resources

Global environmental agreements and African national priorities: Issues for discussion and possible action
Herrick, A.B

Multiple uses of common pool resources in semi-arid West Africa: A survey of existing practices and options for sustainable resource management
Williams, T.O.
 
Aspects of resource conflict in semi-arid Africa
Blench, R.

Land rights and wrongs: resource conflicst on the rise in semi-arid Africa
Blench, R.

Assessing the need to manage conflict in community-based natural resource projects
Warner, M and Jones, P.
 
Redesigning for risk: Tracking and buffering environmnetal variability in Africa's rangelands
Behnke, R and Kerven, C.

Management and supply in agriculture and natural resources: Is decentralisation the answer?
Carney, D.

Public sector agricultural extension: Is there life after structural adjustment?
Farrington, J.
 
Bettter land husbandry: re-thinking approaches to land improvement and the conservation of water and soil
Shaxson, F, Tiffen, M., Wood, A., and Turton, C.
 
Socio-economic methods in natural resources research
Farrington, J.
 
Farming systems of the African savannah: A continent in crisis
Ker, A.

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