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Variable
Name |
Variable
Definition |
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Resource
characteristics |
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Forest size |
log of forest size (unit of forest size in
hectares) |
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Topography |
topography of forest land:1=primary flat; 2=mostly flat with
some rolling terrain; 3=primarily rolling terrain; 4=mostly rolling terrain with
some steep portions; 5=primarily steep |
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User group
characteristics |
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Distance |
how far away do user groups live from forest: 1=within 1 km;
2= 1 to 5km; 3= 5 to 10km; 4=more than 10 km |
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Member size |
log of user groups' size (group size is total number of
individuals in a user group) |
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Wealth heterogeneity |
dummy, 1=there is large wealth difference among households
in the user groups; 0=otherwise |
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Gender factor: male group |
Dummy, 1=proportion of female members < 33%
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Gender factor: mixed group |
Dummy, 1=proportion of females 33% to 66% |
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Gender factor: female group |
Dummy, 1=proportion of females >66% |
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Duration of user group |
three groups: newly formed groups (=<10 years old); mature
groups (10-30 years old); old groups (>30 years old) |
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Governance
Arrangements |
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Ownership of the forest land |
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Owned by national govt. |
dummy, 1=national govt.; 0=not national govt.
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Owned by local govt. |
dummy, 1=local govt.; 0=not local govt. |
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Owned by village |
dummy, 1=villages; 0=not villages |
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Owned by other multiples |
dummy, 1=other multiple ownerships; 0=not other
ownerships |
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Owned by private |
dummy, 1=private ownership; 0=not private
ownership |
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External Enforcement |
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Forest specific organizations |
total number of forest-specific government organizations in
the forest/1000 ha |
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Government organizations |
total number of other government organizations in the
forest/1000 ha |
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Community organizations |
total number of community based organizations in the
forest/1000 ha |
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Private organizations |
total number of private organizations external to the
forest/1000 ha |
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Property rights |
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Including owner |
dummy, 1=the user group includes the owner of the forest, if
privately owned; 0=otherwise |
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Owner right |
dummy, 1=legal owner of the forest has the right harvest
forest product; 0=otherwise |
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User rights |
dummy, 1=the user group has the right to harvest trees from
the forest; 0=otherwise |
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Use rights of other user groups |
dummy, 1=other groups harvesting this forest;
0=otherwise |
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Regional effect—Latin America |
dummy, 1=Latin America, 0=otherwise |
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Regional effect—Africa |
dummy, 1=Africa, 0=otherwise |