Colonial legacies in tropical forestry hinder good management

IF 29.6 1区地球科学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Nature Climate Change Pub Date : 2025-03-21 DOI:10.1038/s41558-025-02288-z

Benedict Odhiambo, Rosa C. Goodman

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热带林业的殖民遗产阻碍了良好的管理

森林恢复和管理在促进气候、生物多样性和可持续性目标方面具有巨大潜力；无数种树和保护森林的项目正在非洲大陆进行。不幸的是，森林管理和治理受到殖民主义遗留下来的政策和做法的困扰，阻碍了创新和进步。对殖民列强来说，天然森林是用于出口的奢侈木材的来源，而林业部门则是收入的来源。殖民地林业法律和法典的制定不是为了可持续地管理森林，而是为了确定谁可以获得利益（即收获、运输和销售具有商业价值的木材）2。当地人被视为竞争对手，只能依靠森林资源维持生计。林业部门主要是行政部门，负责发放许可证和处罚。

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Nature Climate Change ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES-METEOROLOGY & ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES

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40.30

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1.60%

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267

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4-8 weeks

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