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the actors; (6) Outcomes and evaluation affecting future policies and the resourceitself. The six different variables are illustrated below will now be described one byone.Technologies andinfrastructuresEnvironmentalresources and theirattributesPolitical actors; preferences,actions and interactionsEconomic actors; preferencesand actionsPatterns ofinteractionOutcomes:- Resource use- State of theresourceInstitutions governingthe policy process:Constitutions andcollective choice rulesResource regimes: Institutionsgoverning access toresources and interactionsbetween economic actorsFigure 2: A resource regime frameworkSource: (Vatn 2011)2.1.1 Attributes of the resources, available infrastructure and technologyThe first two variables in the framework consist of the physical attributes of thespecific resource and the technology and infrastructure influencing existingopportunities of use of the resource. According to Oakerson (1992), problems withcommon pool resources are rooted in constraints given in nature and availabletechnology, because characteristics of the nature and the present technology establishlimits and possibilities in the use of specific resources (Oakerson 1992). Therefore itis important to specify as precisely as possible in an analysis on REDD the limitingconditions that restrain natural regeneration.The attributes of the resource will provide information on the choice of resourceregime and which one might be suitable to maintain a benefit-stream. Nevertheless,we must note that it is how the resource is perceived that has this influence. Theopportunities technology and infrastructure present, influence both political andeconomic actors. It might for example alter previous limiting conditions of a resourceby “being out of reach”, if a road is constructed, making it more accessible and/or21