Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia

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dc.creatorJagger, P.
dc.creatorPender, J.L.
dc.creatorGebremedhin, Berhanu
dc.date2005-09
dc.date2013-07-03T05:26:19Z
dc.date2013-07-03T05:26:19Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T17:06:16Z
dc.descriptionThis paper explores local empowerment, income generation opportunities, and environmental sustainability under varying scales of woodlot management in Ethiopia. We find that more devolved woodlot management empowers resource users, providing greater decision-making autonomy regarding harvesting and management. Our economic analysis indicates that there has been limited harvesting of high value products such as poles and fuelwood. Labor inputs declined, tree survival rates increased, and average annual net benefits improved as woodlot management was devolved, indicating improved efficiency with more localized management. Environmental sustainability was associated with less devolved woodlot management. This study highlights the trade-offs inherent in devolution reforms.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/33265
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/142305
dc.languageen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceJagger, P.; Pender, J.L.; Gebremedhin, Berhanu. 2005. Trading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia. World Development;33(9): 1491-1510
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectsustainability
dc.subjectwoodlands
dc.subjectenvironment
dc.subjectincome
dc.titleTrading off environmental sustainability for empowerment and income: Woodlot devolution in northern Ethiopia
dc.typeJournal Article

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