Understanding the Stability of Forest Reserve Boundaries in the West Mengo Region of Uganda

Ecology and Society

卷:11

Nathan D. Vogt¹  William Gombya-Ssembajjwe²  Abwoli Y. Banana²  Joseph Bahati² 

[1] Indiana University Center for Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change;

[2] Makerere University: Uganda Forest Resources and Institutions Center (UFRIC);

关键词: common pool resources;    institutional arrangements;    forest governance;    remote sensing;    conservation;    Uganda;   

DOI  :  10.5751/ES-01713-110138

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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