Governing Africa's forests in a globalized world / edited by Laura A. German, Alain Karsenty and Anne-Marie Tiani.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Forest governance and decentralization in Africa: linking local, regional and global dialogues -- PART I. GOVERNING AFRICA'S FORESTS IN A GLOBALIZED WORLD, FRAMING THE DIALOGUE: Forestry and democratic decentralization in sub-Saharan Africa: a rough review -- Elusive meanings: decentralization, conservation and local democracy -- The new economic 'grand game' in Africa and the future of governance reforms in the forestry sector -- PART II. DECENTRALIZED FOREST MANAGEMENT, FORMS AND OUTCOMES: Forest sector reforms, livelihoods and sustainability in western Uganda -- Hidden harvest: unlocking the economic potential of community-based forest management in Tanzania -- Gendered representation and participation in decentralized forest management: case studies from Cameroon and Senegal -- Forest revenue decentralization and profits redistribution in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Governance of decentralized forest revenue in central Africa: for better or for worse? -- Local government and forest resource governance in Mali: taxation and decentralized management of forest resources in Siby Rural Commune -- Decentralization outcomes in the context of political uncertainty in Zimbabwe: a comparative assessment of co-management and CAMPFIRE and implications for policy -- Bridging the gap between environmental decision-makers in Madagascar -- PART III. INTERNATIONAL TRADE, FINANCE AND FOREST SECTOR GOVERNANCE REFORMS: Trends in Ghana's international timber trade: implications for local livelihoods and sustainable forest management -- Forestry governance and trade transformations: experiences from Tanzania and implications for sustainable development -- The Africa Forest Law Enforcement and Governance (AFLEG) and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) processes and the challenges of forest governance in African tropical timber exporting countries -- Free, prior and informed consent: implications for sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin -- On the nature of intergenerational and social networks in the African forest sector: the case of Chinese, Lebanese, Indian and Italian business networks -- Climate change: what are its implications for forest governance? -- PART IV. CONCLUSIONS: Forest governance and decentralization in Africa: issues and emerging trends.