Local Governments and Forests in the Bolivian Lowlands

摘要: This paper evaluates Bolivian's recent experience of giving municipal government a role in forest management. It first provides background information on Bolivia's decentralisation policies, including the 1994 Popular Participatiion Law and 1996 forestry law. then presents case studies four specific municipalities: Ascencion de Guarayos, Rurrenabaque, Villa Tunari, San Ignacio Velasco. concludes that has created new opportunities for marginal groups, but they have not always been able to take advantage those opportunities. Municipal reserves could provide small-scale loggers with greater access resources, yet institutional, technical, organisational constraints impede their full implementation. Local municipalities are interested issues capacity address them remains limited. While show sign interest sustainable management, unlikely short term make major progress reducing deforestation, regulating concession or improving small timber management