Browsing by Autor "Benno Pokorny"

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Adopcion de practicas de manejo forestal sostenible por empresas madereras en la Amazonia de Brazil, Bolivia y Peru
(2007) C. Sabogal; Laura K. Snook; Marco Boscolo; Benno Pokorny; Lincoln Quevedo; Marco Lentini; V. Colan
From large to small: Reorienting rural development policies in response to climate change, food security and poverty
(Elsevier BV, 2013) Benno Pokorny; Wil de Jong; Javier Godar; Pablo Pacheco; James Johnson
Making Timber Accessible to Forest Communities: A Study on Locally Adapted, Motor–Manual Forest Management Schemes in the Eastern Lowlands of Bolivia
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2025) Benno Pokorny; Juan Carlos Montero Terrazas; James D. Johnson; Karen Mendoza Ortega; Walter Cano Cardona; Wil de Jong
Forest communities around the world have great difficulties in utilizing the economic potential of their forests, especially timber, under current technical requirements and legal frameworks. The present study examines the feasibility of motor–manual timber management among indigenous Chiquitano communities in Bolivia’s Eastern Lowlands. It evaluates local practices, tests technical optimization options, and assesses their technical, financial, and environmental impacts. Findings reveal that traditional motor–manual timber production is scarcely profitable, exacerbated by burdensome legal frameworks and limited market access. However, motor–manual forest management remains an essential source of income for communities, and it constitutes an important option for rural development. Field tests demonstrate that, with the use of better equipment such as quality chainsaws, and improved maintenance and workflows, productivity and profitability of local logging can be enhanced. Despite a low environmental impact, optimized motor–manual timber management continues to be constrained by governance challenges, logistical limitations, and limited markets for locally produced timber. The study recommends optimizing these aspects, including targeted technical support, market development, simplified legal frameworks, and the setting up of robust local governance structures to replace ineffective centralized command and control approaches. These improvements would enable communities to sustainably use timber from their forests while addressing their socio-economic needs. The findings underscore the potential of logging by local communities as an alternative to large-scale mechanized logging, for Bolivia and in other tropical forest countries.
Market-based conservation of the Amazonian forests: Revisiting win–win expectations
(Elsevier BV, 2010) Benno Pokorny; James Johnson; Gabriel Medina; L. Hoch