Donor-initiated common pool resource institutions: the case of the Yanesha forestry cooperative

TitleDonor-initiated common pool resource institutions: the case of the Yanesha forestry cooperative
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1996
AuthorsMorrow C, Watts R
JournalWorld Development
Volume24
Issue10
Pagination1641-1657
Source DocumentAccessible with appropriate permission
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Yanesha Forest Cooperative, Palcazú valley, central Peru

Case
The Yanesha forest community is located in the Palcazú valley of central Peru. The case study involves a snapshot in time during which the Yanesha Forestry Cooperative (COFYAL) operated in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. Timber and a variety of forest products are the main stationary resource units.In this case, the forest resources were being extracted for the generation of profits from commercial activities to be distributed to the community members and are not for subsistence activities....
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