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Press Release: New Report shows forests provide more livelihood benefits when local forest users have a right to participate in forest governance

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Abstract

New research highlighted in Science finds that there is a greater likelihood of a forest providing higher subsistence livelihood benefits to local populations, and also having higher levels of biodiversity, when local forest users have a right to participate in forest governance by making rules over the management and use of the forest.

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Release Date:	March 2011
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