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Exploring woodcarving markets to determine the potential of fiscal instruments for improving woodland management: the case of woodcarving in Southern Zimbabwe

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Title Exploring woodcarving markets to determine the potential of fiscal instruments for improving woodland management: the case of woodcarving in Southern Zimbabwe
 
Creator Standa-Gunda, W.
Bond, I.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Petheram, L.
 
Subject common property resources
institutions
change
forest products
non-timber forest products
crafts
wood carving
markets
woodlands
sustainability
 
Description In many situations commercialization of forest products is based on common pool resources; often this leads to resource depletion. This paper investigates the potential of using fiscal instruments for institutional change to improve resource management where natural products are being marketed from common pool resources. Three markets along the Masvingo-Beitbridge Road in Southern Zimbabwe were studied. A simple model was produced to test the impact of fiscal instruments on the net revenue to carvers and the consequences for woodland management. The results suggest that there are few, if any options for the introduction of fiscal mechanisms to improve the management of the indigenous woodlands, and the creation of common-property institutions for the management of woodlands solely on the basis of financial incentives generated from woodcarving is highly unlikely.
 
Date 2007
2012-06-04T09:12:43Z
2012-06-04T09:12:43Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Standa-Gunda, W., Bond, I., Campbell, B.M., Petheram, L. 2007. Exploring woodcarving markets to determine the potential of fiscal instruments for improving woodland management: the case of woodcarving in Southern Zimbabwe . Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 17 :61û73. ISSN: 1472-8028.
1472-8028
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19771
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/2365
 
Language en
 
Source Forests, Trees and Livelihoods