rebecca hardin

University of Michigan, School of Natural Resrouces and Environment, Faculty Member

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I am an environmental anthropologist working primarily in African field settings, often with colleagues from Africa and Europe. I teach in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and spend my free time visiting with extended family in Appalachia, and in India.
Supervisors: Alison Richard, Angelique Haugerud, Nancy Peluso

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University of York

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University of Calgary

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The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

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Research and Rural Development Work Sessions Dzanga Sangha Dense Forest Reserve Central African Republic

ABSTRACT This report presents results from a series of work sessions held in Bayanga, southwester... more ABSTRACT This report presents results from a series of work sessions held in Bayanga, southwestern Central African Republic C.A.R. during the last days of July, 1997. Our analysis of preliminary data, and the dynamics of information exchange initiated during these meetings testify to the feasibility of the original idea. But none of our ideas could have been implemented without the support of the World-Wide Fund for Nature-U.S. and the government of the C.A.R., longtime partners in the management of the Dzanga Sangha and Dzanga Ndoki protected areas. They were indispensable from start to finish and we praise their willingness to better define &amp;quot;participation&amp;quot; by actors at various levels of the intertwined research, conservation and development process. We would also like to thank the personnel of Doli Lodge, who so quickly transformed their tourism operation into a conference center for our visitors. They encountered many obstacles, but remained flexible, despite our much higher levels of attendance than originally anticipated! Our collaboration with them constitutes an interesting example concerning the compatibility of tourism infrastructures and staffs with the needs of an international scientific research community in integrated conservation projects. Remarkable, really: the Dzanga Reserve management was willing to submit their efforts in three separate but interconnected domains (research, tourism and conservation) to a sort of experimental collective scrutiny. This was not a consultant&amp;#39;s evaluation; not one expert&amp;#39;s assessment, reflected in a report that might either be read or languish in project archives or government offices. On the contrary, it was an analysis carried out by representatives from layered local communities, field researchers from several different projects and countries, and local, regional and national level C.A.R. government officials. All were invited to speak frankly and to learn, through investigating the ten-year old experiment of integrated conservation management at Dzanga Sangha.

Forest concessions in Central Africa: an introduction to the Special Issue

International Forestry Review, 2017

Forest concessions have been used by governments as a development instrument of remote and landlo... more Forest concessions have been used by governments as a development instrument of remote and landlocked areas. Currently, in Africa, concessions are caught between the increase in population density in rural areas and agribusiness investors seeking land. They remain a controversial forest resource management instrument, although certification has been instrumental for improving management practices, in spite of contexts of poor governance. Relevance of traditional forest concessions is lowering in some places but innovations from both private and public actors create new opportunities of co-management of several "layers" of economic activity by different stakeholders sharing a common area.

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