ASB Policybriefs series

ASB's work has shown that the policy environment critically affects the outcome of efforts to reduce poverty and deforestation in the humid tropics. ASB's Policybriefs series takes the lessons learned from experiences at the local or national levels and distills them for a broader, international audience. Our aim is to deliver relevant, concise reading to key people whose decisions will make a difference to poverty reduction and environmental protection in the humid tropics.

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Empowerment through measurement
(January 2004)

HIGHLIGHTS
Watershed woes | Science-based tools for community-based monitoring | Scaling up through watershed networks | No panacea for power imbalances | The timing is right   Full PDF Version
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Forces driving tropical deforestation
(November 2003)

HIGHLIGHTS
Examining the evidence | The roots of the problem | No quick fix   Full PDF Version
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Balancing rainforest conservation and poverty reduction
(February 2003)

HIGHLIGHTS
Many concerns, conflicting interests | Lining up the facts | Understanding the tradeoffs | The balancing act | Paying the price   Full PDF Version
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Reducing smoke pollution from tropical fires
(June 2002)

HIGHLIGHTS
Smoke is both problem and symptom | Fact and fiction behind the flames | Not all fires are equal | Act on underlying causes | Some do's and don'ts for donors   Full PDF Version
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Deregulating agroforestry timber to fight poverty and protect the environment
(October 2001)

HIGHLIGHTS
Indiscriminate regulation penalises smallholders | Distinguishing agroforestry species | Deregulation can work   Full PDF Version
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Putting community-based forest management on the map
(July 2001)

HIGHLIGHTS
The Krui agroforests | Community under threat | Ground-breaking reform | Lessons learned and South-South exchange   Full PDF Version
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Alternatives to slash-and-burn
(Reprint, February 2003)

HIGHLIGHTS
What is ASB? | Demystifying slash-andburn | From analysis to action | ASB's Policybriefs series
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