Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts
Multistakeholder forums (MSFs) are applied in territorial planning with the goal of bringing together diverse actors in decision‐making, allowing the participation and empowerment of indigenous and local communities, protecting their territories, and promoting community‐based conservation efforts. H...
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| author | Gonzales Tovar, J. Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. Larson, A.M. Barnes, G. Tucker, C.M. |
| author_browse | Barnes, G. Gonzales Tovar, J. Larson, A.M. Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. Tucker, C.M. |
| author_facet | Gonzales Tovar, J. Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. Larson, A.M. Barnes, G. Tucker, C.M. |
| author_sort | Gonzales Tovar, J. |
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| description | Multistakeholder forums (MSFs) are applied in territorial planning with the goal of bringing together diverse actors in decision‐making, allowing the participation and empowerment of indigenous and local communities, protecting their territories, and promoting community‐based conservation efforts. However, important questions remain. How are territorial planning MSFs shaped by context and power? Can they represent communities' diversity, respect their ancestral rights, and bring real change? This article explores how context and power affect the capacities and challenges of territorial planning MSFs to include, represent, empower, and benefit communities. Examining actors' perceptions, we comparatively analyze two cases, in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts. We conclude that territorial planning MSFs are highly political spaces influenced by complexities in context, power relations, and communities' diversity. They may include, represent, and empower communities and help recognize and conserve their territories, but not necessarily. Especially in difficult settings, communities face more challenges than other actors to be represented and participate at MSFs, and territorial planning may empower or “invisibilize” communities. Other mechanisms (e.g., social action) can be key for communities instead of, or in synergy with, MSFs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1125362024-06-26T09:37:37Z Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts Gonzales Tovar, J. Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. Larson, A.M. Barnes, G. Tucker, C.M. land use planning indigenous people local communities conservation forest management community forestry Multistakeholder forums (MSFs) are applied in territorial planning with the goal of bringing together diverse actors in decision‐making, allowing the participation and empowerment of indigenous and local communities, protecting their territories, and promoting community‐based conservation efforts. However, important questions remain. How are territorial planning MSFs shaped by context and power? Can they represent communities' diversity, respect their ancestral rights, and bring real change? This article explores how context and power affect the capacities and challenges of territorial planning MSFs to include, represent, empower, and benefit communities. Examining actors' perceptions, we comparatively analyze two cases, in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts. We conclude that territorial planning MSFs are highly political spaces influenced by complexities in context, power relations, and communities' diversity. They may include, represent, and empower communities and help recognize and conserve their territories, but not necessarily. Especially in difficult settings, communities face more challenges than other actors to be represented and participate at MSFs, and territorial planning may empower or “invisibilize” communities. Other mechanisms (e.g., social action) can be key for communities instead of, or in synergy with, MSFs. 2021-01 2021-03-08T08:37:19Z 2021-03-08T08:37:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112536 en Open Access Wiley Gonzales Tovar, J., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Larson, A.M., Barnes, G., Tucker, C.M. 2021. Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts. Conservation Science and Practice, 3(1): e326. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.326 |
| spellingShingle | land use planning indigenous people local communities conservation forest management community forestry Gonzales Tovar, J. Sarmiento Barletti, J.P. Larson, A.M. Barnes, G. Tucker, C.M. Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts |
| title | Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts |
| title_full | Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts |
| title_fullStr | Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts |
| title_full_unstemmed | Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts |
| title_short | Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts |
| title_sort | can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation a comparative analysis of territorial planning in two brazilian states with contrasting contexts |
| topic | land use planning indigenous people local communities conservation forest management community forestry |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112536 |
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