Driving forces identified uniquely by womenonly workshop participants were. Community involvement and perceptions on land use and. Community forestry is an evolving branch of forestry whereby the local community plays a significant role in forest management and land use decision making by themselves in the facilitating support of government as well as change agents. Sustainable forest management, biodiversity and livelihoods. However, cbfm is used to denote community management of still unreserved forests in village or general lands while the term joint forest management jfm is used to denote comanagement regimes in respect of government forest reserves national forest reserves andor local authority forest reserves. Rural communities in thailand have long managed and used forest resources for their livelihoods. Effective participatory management of natural resources is critical for longterm environmental sustainability and the wellbeing of the local population. The 2005 forests act provides for community participation in forest management. Community participation in forest management 59 in the united republic of tanzania by said iddi director, forestry and beekeeping division, ministry of natural resources and tourism, united republic of tanzania forests other than mangrove forests 1 141 3. First, nepals unique and long experience offers broad lessons for other countries that have just begun supporting community participation initiatives in forest protection and management. The report is targeted at policymakers, practitioners, researchers, communities and civil society. Climate change, which encompasses a long term alteration in average weather conditions of communities and regions of the world has become an issue of concern the world over. Explaining the determinants of community based forest.
Director, forestry and beekeeping division, ministry of natural. A survey analysis of participation in a community forest management in nepal by vishakha maskey, tesfa g. However, the concept of community participation in resource management and. Community resources usually vary in type and or size depending on the laws and policies of different countries. In order to manage the forests properly, the system of panchayat forest pf panchayat protected forest ppf was introduced in the year 1978. Factors influencing citizen participation in community management. By fru delvis ngang matriculation no paidwa00191 a thesis submitted to the pan african institute for developmentwest africa in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a. Pdf community participation in forest management marc. Management responsibilities of these forests were given. Community participation in forest management in the united republic of tanzania by said iddi.
Challenges for womens participation in communal forests. The best opportunity to engage foradjacent communities in forest management in partnership with est kfs lies in the formation of community forest. A summary of expost evaluations of community forest management porjects in bolivia, panama, peru, ghana, togo and the philippines. Impacts, experiences and future directions in many parts of africa, local communities have depended on, and managed, wildlife as a key resource. Community participation is achieved primarily through cfas, and integrated management of forests is the central principle. Community involvement in forest management overseas. The author identifies and herein discusses the 7 external constraints of peoples participation in forest management. Chapter 12 community participation european commission. It also highlights on some conflicts that arise in the management of forest resources and how to manage them and some ways to involve the communities in the management of the forest. Community can play very vital role in resource management.
Making forest conservation benefit local communities. Whats more, the experiences and knowledge that women have accumulated about forest management. This enhanced the well beings of all the groups in the study village. Scaling up community participation in forest management. To the community forest associations cfas of kenya, which is the key to. It involves the participation and collaboration of various stakeholders including community.
Using survey data collected from 400 households across two villages in northeastern thailand, this study identifies the factors influencing household members participation in local community forest management. However, since many activities in this paradigm are altogether new to local people, development interventions are frequently made in the name of community participation. Examining the role of community participation in forest. The best opportunity to engage foradjacent communities in forest management in partnership with est kfs lies in the formation of community forest associations cfas. Sustainability of this new paradigm is also sought through community participation. Pmdh forest village development programme, community forestry, mixed. National forest management and conservation plan page i forestry department national forest management and conservation plan table of contents.
This section will look at forest management from various local and regional perspectives and challenges facing forest management in ntugi hill forest. Definition the focus of this chapter is to provide an explanation for the term community participation, a concept central to this research report. Community participation in the management of forest reserves in the. The term participatory forest management means the management of forests and natural resources with the full participation of local community and the involvement of real stakeholders. Community participation in forest resource management in nepal. This simply means that participation of local community in natural resources management. The 2015 forests act and its subsidiary legislation create a strong legal foundation for community forestry management cfm, joint forest management jfm, and private forest management pvfm. Nasi benefits and shortcomings of decentralised forest management. These plant communities cover large areas of the globe and function as carbon dioxide sinks, animal habitats, hydrologic flow modulators, and soil conservers, constituting one of the most important aspects of our biosphere. Access to financial resources, defined as womens ability to access. Since unced rio 1992 and more recently the third ministerial conference for the protection of forests in europe lisbon, 1998 the interaction between forestry and society and the concept of public. Participation in forest and conservation management.
Community participation in forest management results from ex post evaluation of projects in six countries by marc j. Such programs offer opportunities not only to experiment with approaches to forest management but also to capitalize on local. Strengthening tenure security and community participation. Participation in forest and conservation management the participation of local communities and other stakeholders in managing forestry and conservation projects can help to improve forest productivity, alleviate poverty, enhance environmental sustainability, and make rules governing forest access more enforceable. Because of the ee and awareness programmes, some communities in the three districts have taken the initiatives seriously, resulting in the 40 woodlots established. Sustainable forest management in africa forest management through institutional arrangements trading legality with precaution. However, such programs have not yet been able to fully ensure equitable, gendersensitive, and povertyfocused outcomes. Specifically the study focused at community involvement in natural forest management, the practice of participatory planning in the lower local governments, and the factors that influence community participation in natural forest. Resource management cbnrm, community involvement in forest management cifm and participatory forest management pfm.
Management strategies, influences to participation, and socioeconomic and environmental impacts by socorro martha meg. Community management of natural resources in africa. Act of 1999 provided legal framework for joint forest management which allowed participation of local communities, traditional institutions. This simply means that participation of local community in natural resources management is the. Pdf community participation in forest resource management as. The participation of various stakeholders in the sustainable management of tropical forests is recognised by the international community and. Preliminary impacts of management plans and forest certification in the cameroonian forests 361 p. Attention to improving the participation of women in decisionmaking about forest resources has recently gained prominence colfer, 20, mai et al. Impacts, experiences and future directions in many parts of africa, local communities have depended on, and managed, wildlife as a key resource since the stone age.
Community forests are often contrasted with forests under open access, government ownership or ownership by private actors. The role of the community in the management of forests in. Developments in forest management over the past decade have focused on progress towards sustainable forest management sfm, an approach that balances environmental, sociocultural and economic objectives of management in line with the forest. The new forests act 2005 encourages local communities to participate in the management of forest resources.
Participatory forest management and its impacts on livelihoods and forest status. The 1994 forest and wildlife policy of ghana provides the basis for community participation in forest management through participatory forest. Community participation in forest resource management in. At the same time, a growing body of work on gender and environmental governancemostly relating to forests focuses almost entirely on womens limited presence and participation in management bodies and on gender equity effects. Conservation and management of forest resources in india. As per the arusha declaration of 1967 which aimed at building a socialist state in tanzania, forests were nationalised. Community participation in wildlife conservation a. The challenges of community participation in forest. Using the experience of the introduction of participation as a comparison, the paper considers the extent to which conflict management might be adopted as standard practice by forest agencies in community forestry.
Community participation in mangrove forest management in the philippines. It is an integral part of the sustainable resource management. The paper presents a number of methods for managing conflict and discusses their strong and weak points. This study on community participation in natural resources management was carried out in manyoni district. Participatory processes and conflict management in community. The key findings of the study point to major gaps existing such as between line departments and institutions in the promotion and management of forests, human welfare, agriculture, animal husbandry etc. Abstractin kenya, a participatory forest management pfm approach was adopted through formation of community forest associations cfa to improve forest cover and their livelihoods as provided for in the forest act 2005. In many parts of africa, pfm is still new and its progress is uneven across the region yemshaw, 2007. The assumptions made in the course of the research were. Community participation in forest managementbackground forest has been defined as an area with a high density of trees. According to andarai pedlar 1997, building communities through leisure could lead to citizen participation in a healthy community initiative. Community forest management cfm is an approach to natural resource.
Conflict management and participation in community forestry. Participatory forest management and its impacts on. Pdf community participation in forest management has gained popularity as one way of ensuring sustainable forest management and so the. Participatory processes and conflict management in community forestry katherine warner community forestry is in the process of transforming itself. Applications of community based natural resource management projects. Some very visible global manifestations of climate change include generally. The rica results indicated that the majority of the community agrees that there is a positive shift towards community participation in forest management and protection. Community participation in forest management has gained popularity as one way of ensuring sustainable forest management and so the bleih community forest management was assessed for its adherence. The purpose of this research is to investigate community participation in the management of forest resources and the relationship it has with poverty. At the community level, their participation in decisionmaking is nearly nonexistent. The inclusion of communities in the management of stateowned or formerly stateowned forest resources has become increasingly common in the last 25 years. Kassa2 1 wondo genet college of forestry and natural resources, shashamane, 128, ethiopia 2 center for international forestry research, forests.
The cd rom includes pdf versions of the booklet, key reference. However, despite some conducive legal, policy and project frameworks, further measures are required to put in practice equal involvement of women and men in project activities. The new forests act 2005 is therefore a positive move for the local communities and this has already begun to act as a catalyst in their involvement in the management of the remaining forest resources ongugo et al. This study used the theory of planned behaviour to examine participation in community forest management. The main objective of this study was to determine the factors influencing the level of cfa members participation in pfm activities in selected forests. Public participation in forest planning 17 attributes of success by bruce shindler and julie neburka f ederal ecosystem and adaptive management programs encourage collaboration with local forest communities. Factors influencing household participation in community. Pfm is often used as a general term to indicate local participation. Community participation in nepal 195 and nonfarming sectors figure 2.
Over the last twenty years, this subsistence strategy has evolved into a development strategy that has become increasingly. Much of deforestation was observed during this period. As a result decisions that affect their lives and those of their families are made without their participation. We seek to understand how decentralization policies filter down to local forest users. Dalton1 research paper 20038 selected paper for presentation at the northeastern agricultural resource economics association, portsmouth, new hampshire, june 810, 2003 key words. Local participation in community forest management using. The main objective of managing community forest is often to sustainably provide for the needs of firewood, fodder, timber, etc. Participation in community forest management in kenya. Applications of community based natural resource management.
Level of community participation in the conservation of. Community participation in forest management in the united. In ethiopia, community forest management cfm programme is adopted and implemented through participation of households in and around the forest for decades. The objective of this study was to assess the determinant factors of household participation level in community forest management. Community forestry in nepal is one of the most cited examples of participatory management of natural resources. Management of forests by the communities has potential to maintain forest cover as well as to allow regeneration of trees within managed areas. The strict legal framework for conservation of the resources would be insufficient without the community. Community participation in mangrove forest management in the. Factors influencing level of participation of community. Community participation in forest management has gained popularity as one way of ensuring sustainable forest management and so the bleih community forest management was assessed for. Participation on productive, reproductive and community management. Community participation in forest resources conservation bhaff, 2004 community participation is a process and not simply the sharing of social and economic benefits.
Community participation in mangrove forest management in. Factors influencing level of participation of community forest associations in management of forests in kenya article pdf available in journal of sustainable forestry 353 march 2016 with. After the set up of different endowments during late 1990s, i. Participation in sustainable forest management forest policy note, kenya. N50ce118682008 a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of environmental science in the school of environmental studies of kenyatta university. However, improving indigenous womens participation. Towards community participation in forest management abstract this paper is about the emerging theme of joint forest management between communities and the government in tanzania. Community participation in the management of forest resource. The role of communities in sustainable land and forest. Some of these emerging forest management approaches will be described, such as social forestry programs in java in the.
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