In recent years, awareness has grown in Nepal and globally regarding two of community forestry’s most critical challenges: equity and livelihoods. Yet even as understanding of these challenges has improved, actors from the local to the national levels in Nepal continue to be confronted with the dilemma of how to address these challenges in such a diverse, complex and dynamic context. This synthesis explores an adaptive collaborative approach to governance and management as one avenue to meet these challenges. This approach integrates inclusive decision making, networking, social learning, and pro active adjustments of practice and policies based on learning. The synthesis’ lessons are drawn from a six-year partnership-based research initiative in Nepal—spearheaded by the Center for International Forestry Research—which spanned the local, district and national levels. Key points of learning discussed in this book include factors, processes and arrangements that support—or limit—adaptive and collaborative capacities, such as active facilitation, ‘nested’ decision making, and learning-based monitoring. The book also explores both the conceptual underpinnings of the approach as well as its effects in research sites, including in terms of benefits for the poor, women and other traditionally marginalised people. This book is intended as a resource for policy makers and civil society practitioners alike, as well as researchers and others interested in pro-equity and livelihood innovations in community forestry. Through its clear conceptual and research lesson focus, this synthesis complements and is a sister publication to the hands-on guidebook entitled Facilitating Forests of Learning.
... and to the scientific and global community if participatory biodiversity monitoring programs are to be both relevant and sustainable. References Andrianadrasana, H..T., Randriamahefasoa, J., Durbin, J., Lewis, R..E., Ratsimbazafy,.
This book seeks to capture the leasehold forestry experience, with a special focus on the Leasehold Forestry and Livestock Programme, which has been a critical part of the leasehold forestry experience in Nepal for approximately 20 years.
The ingredients of the project's success, from both the technical and human perspectives, are presented in this book, demonstrating people's commitment in a country prone to natural disasters and earthquakes.
Having broken away from Luwu District in 2001, the Luwu Utara District Government has faced many problems in its three years of implementing decentralization.
The study attempted to understand the dynamics and complexities of forest resources management following decentralization, the interactions among stakeholders in forest resources management, and the impacts of the new legislation on local ...
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Lynam, T., Cunliffe, R., Mapaure, I. y Bwerinofa, I. 2003 Assessment of the value of woodland landscape function to local communities in Gorongosa and Muanza Districts, Sofala Biodiversidad y perspectivas locales Province, Mozambique, ...
This book assesses the experience of what appears to be a new international trend that has substantially increased the share of the world's forests under community administration.
... Exploring biological diversity, environment and local people's perspectives in forest landscapes. 2nd Edition. CIFOR, Bogor, Indonesia. Tekwe, C. and Percy F. 2000. Rights, responsibilities, revenues and relationships with a focus on ...
Thus, this assessment framework can serve to provide important insights into the successes, as well as the continued shortcomings of CBF at the country level."--Publisher's description.