Título del libro: The Community Forests Of Mexico: Managing For Sustainable Landscapes
Título del capítulo: Forest and conservation policies and their impact on forest communities in Mexico
LETICIA MERINO PEREZ;
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Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2005
Resumen:
Over the past century, forest use in Mexico has been subject to almost continual debate. Both state and federal governments have frequently intervened in the sector, to a much greater degree than in other areas of rural life. These interventions have included direct government participation in logging, the control and concession of resource user rights, regulatory action, and conservation strategies, among others. This paper's main objective is to analyze the forest policies implemented by various Mexican governments over the second half of the twentieth century and to comment on their impact. The general areas tackled by this research are as follows: ? The debate regarding forest resources and the main issues that have informed political action and policy making ? The ways in which government institutions have intervened in the forestry sector, including industry, silvicultural practices, and forest communities ? The form and levels of control that the state has placed on forests and, in contrast, the margin of control that communities have maintained over their forests ? The impact of public policies and the responses developed by communities Even though specific analysis of the different forest laws that existed during the twentieth century does not form part of this research, reference will be made to these laws for each of the periods examined. We will examine state policy using the four analytical themes mentioned above, and place it in the context of the political and economic conditions of the different historical periods. After discussing the pre-1940 historical background, we will focus on the following periods. The proposed time periods are only suggestive; the processes overlap in time in complex ways and in different regions of the country. ? Concessions to private companies and forest bans (1940-1972) ? Concessions to state-owned companies (1972-1982) ? The rise of community forest enterprises (CFEs) (1982-1992) ? Economic globalization and policy uncertainty (1992-2002) ? Development of innovative forest policies in the context of political transition (2003-present). © 2005 by The University of Texas Press. All rights reserved.
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ISBN:
9780292706378
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University of Texas Press Nombre de la publicación:
Forest and conservation policies and their impact on forest communities in Mexico
Página inicial:
49
Página final:
69
Tipo de producto:
Capítulo de un Libro
