Science and forestry policy in Costa Rica and Honduras
The quality of forestry policies in Costa Rica and Honduras depends on the successful incorporation of sound economics and natural science findings in the policymaking process. Several obstacles to the use of these scientific outputs are enumerated in this paper. They are traced back to institutional structures and the political economy of natural resource exploitation. More appropriate policies of land use, reforestation incentives, social forestry, and sustainable yields could be achieved through institutional changes that would offer greater incentives for forestry officials and others in the forestry sector to accept the implications of sound economics and natural science.
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Durham, NC (EUA)
1993
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| Subjects: | POLITICA FORESTAL, TOMA DE DECISIONES, RECURSOS FORESTALES, APROVECHAMIENTO FORESTAL, UTILIZACION DE LA TIERRA, REFORESTACION, INCENTIVOS, FORESTERIA SOCIAL, SOSTENIBILIDAD, COSTA RICA, HONDURAS, |
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| Summary: | The quality of forestry policies in Costa Rica and Honduras depends on the successful incorporation of sound economics and natural science findings in the policymaking process. Several obstacles to the use of these scientific outputs are enumerated in this paper. They are traced back to institutional structures and the political economy of natural resource exploitation. More appropriate policies of land use, reforestation incentives, social forestry, and sustainable yields could be achieved through institutional changes that would offer greater incentives for forestry officials and others in the forestry sector to accept the implications of sound economics and natural science. |
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