Mwangi, E.Ostrom, ElinorBauer, J.2016-04-192016-04-192008Presented at the meeting of the Commons Study Group, Kyoto University, Japan, 21 June 20083510_decentralization_presn_commons_grp_6_08.ppthttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/67604While decentralization policies have become increasingly popular in developing countries, this presentation explores the definition of decentralization in terms of "who" is gaining control over "what" resource. It is shown that historical and ecological contexts play a strong role in the shaping of the success of decentralization policies. Further addressed are social and biological science approaches, and the benefits gleaned through adopting practices from each.application/vnd.ms-powerpointen-USIn CopyrightForest managementLivelihoodsDecentralizationGovernancePresentation