This short review summarises research and key debates in the conservation and
management of wildlife, biodiversity and valued environments in Africa. It is broadly …

An accessible, focused exploration of the field of political ecology The third edition of
Political Ecology spans this sprawling field, using grounded examples and careful readings …

Advances in the social sciences have emerged through a variety of research methods: field-
based research, laboratory and field experiments, and agent-based models. However …

This article examines the institutional factors that account for the outcome of efforts to
decentralize control over natural resources to local communities. It focuses on the political …

Provides a pan-African synthesis of community-based natural resource management
(CBNRM), drawing on multiple authors and a wide range of documented experiences from …

Afin de réduire le conflit entre la loi nationale et les coutumes et normes sociales (appelés
dina), l'État Malagasy a progressivement décentralisé la gouvernance des ressources …

We examined and compared aspects of local-level resilience in 13 coastal communities
within and adjacent to all of Madagascar's national marine protected areas. Our examination …

Urban political ecology (UPE) has mainly evolved within the discipline of geography to
examine the power relations that produce uneven urban spaces (infrastructures and …

Madagascar has a fire problem: despite a century of anti-fire repression and rhetoric,
farmers and herders continue burning about half of the island's grasslands and woodlands …

There is extensive debate about the potential impact of the climate mechanism REDD+ on
the welfare of forest-dwelling people. To provide emission reductions, REDD+ must slow the …