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Gender and shifting water governance : differential effects of privatization, commodification, and democratization
(Land Tenure Center, Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, 2007)
Trends in water governance emphasize devolution to local users and market-oriented policies. These trends influence how donors, policymakers, and international lending institutions approach water management. This LTC Brief ...
Market Financing for Biodiversity Conservation and Strategic Tradeoffs for Wildlife-friendly Eco-labels
(Land Tenure Center, 2009-10)
Consumers buying products labeled "eco-friendly" may hope to help conserve the environment, yet the credibility of eco-labels varies. Wildlife conservation poses special challenges for eco-label claims because wild animal ...
Designing pro-poor rewards for ecosystem services: lessons from the United States?
(Land Tenure Center, Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, 2008-03)
The United States has experimented with its version of rewards for ecosystem services for close to 80 years. In general, market forces are used to reward land users for protecting the environment.
This LTC Brief examines ...
Impact of Payments for Ecosystem Services on Deforestation in Mexico: Preliminary Lessons for REDD
(Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, 2010-09)
The brief summarizes an evaluation of the environmental effectiveness of Mexico's national Payments for Hydrological Services program, which compensates rural landowners for avoided deforestation. The evaluation found that ...
Ecological complexity and the management of common property resources
(Land Tenure Center, Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin, 2007)
Many community-based conservation programs are designed without carefully considering goals, community capacities, and the ecology of the common property resource. This LTC Brief outlines factors that can improve common ...
Tropical Land Use Change and Soil Carbon: Implications for REDD Policies
(Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin, 2010-10)
The release of soil carbon due to changes in land use can be a major source of greenhouse gases. This brief illustrates the distribution and scale of soil carbon in the humid tropics, an area with high concentrations of ...
Access to Information Managed by Land Registration Systems
(2000-04-01)
In the transition countries, the introduction of a market-oriented economy has been accompanied by a considerable increase in the amount of data created. Albania, in particular, has witnessed the rapid development of land ...
The Land Tenure Center in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia
(Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2000)