L. Duguma

Sustainable Development in the Forest Sector: Analysing Corporate Initiatives

Over the past three decades, tropical forest governance has increasingly shifted from state‐centered regulation toward hybrid arrangements in which private companies, certification bodies, and civil society organizations jointly shape sustainability standards. This study examines how forestry companies operationalize...

Ecological restoration legitimacy and scaling: socio-cultural microcosms as structural determinants

Ecological restoration is widely promoted as a scalable response to climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation. Yet many technically feasible initiatives do not expand beyond pilot sites or endure after external support ends. This conceptual analysis examines how localized configurations of norms, authorit...

The potential of tree-based land restoration for rebuilding rural bioeconomy in Africa