Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address

This paper briefly reviews CIFOR’s experience using participatory action research working with communities, user groups within communities, and with governments at various levels, in Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Philippines, and Zimbabwe. The mo...

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Autores principales: Colfer, C.J.P., Komarudin, Heru, German, L., Nyangas, S., Siagian, Y., Tanui, J.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ethiopia with other stakeholders 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19884
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author Colfer, C.J.P.
Komarudin, Heru
German, L.
Nyangas, S.
Siagian, Y.
Tanui, J.
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German, L.
Komarudin, Heru
Nyangas, S.
Siagian, Y.
Tanui, J.
author_facet Colfer, C.J.P.
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German, L.
Nyangas, S.
Siagian, Y.
Tanui, J.
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description This paper briefly reviews CIFOR’s experience using participatory action research working with communities, user groups within communities, and with governments at various levels, in Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Philippines, and Zimbabwe. The most dramatic changes that took place early on included increases in knowledge about social and ecological systems and improved skills in conflict management, negotiation, and facilitation. Longer term evaluation will be necessary to confirm actual ecological improvement, and the institutionalization of adaptive mechanisms (planning, implementing monitoring, revising plans). Emphasis is placed on the most recent findings, in second stage work, from CAPRi (Collective Action and Property Rights) research in Asia and Africa. This paper examines some of the successes and difficulties faced working with governmental stakeholders. Successes were most apparent in attitudinal changes, increased capacity for reflection and analysis, improvements in proposal writing and networking at larger scales. Difficulties included frequent personnel shifts, traditional bureaucratic concerns about 'turf', and budgetary inflexibilities. The paper concludes by proposing some important areas for future concentration of effort, including better attention to the various groups that exist within communities, more attention to the links between communities and other stakeholders, and training or awareness raising for government officials on methods for working more effectively and equitably with communities.
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spelling CGSpace198842025-01-24T14:13:12Z Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address Colfer, C.J.P. Komarudin, Heru German, L. Nyangas, S. Siagian, Y. Tanui, J. action research community involvement participation forest management governance adaptation conferences This paper briefly reviews CIFOR’s experience using participatory action research working with communities, user groups within communities, and with governments at various levels, in Bolivia, Brazil, Cameroon, Ghana, Indonesia, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Malawi, Nepal, Philippines, and Zimbabwe. The most dramatic changes that took place early on included increases in knowledge about social and ecological systems and improved skills in conflict management, negotiation, and facilitation. Longer term evaluation will be necessary to confirm actual ecological improvement, and the institutionalization of adaptive mechanisms (planning, implementing monitoring, revising plans). Emphasis is placed on the most recent findings, in second stage work, from CAPRi (Collective Action and Property Rights) research in Asia and Africa. This paper examines some of the successes and difficulties faced working with governmental stakeholders. Successes were most apparent in attitudinal changes, increased capacity for reflection and analysis, improvements in proposal writing and networking at larger scales. Difficulties included frequent personnel shifts, traditional bureaucratic concerns about 'turf', and budgetary inflexibilities. The paper concludes by proposing some important areas for future concentration of effort, including better attention to the various groups that exist within communities, more attention to the links between communities and other stakeholders, and training or awareness raising for government officials on methods for working more effectively and equitably with communities. 2007 2012-06-04T09:12:49Z 2012-06-04T09:12:49Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19884 en Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ethiopia with other stakeholders Colfer, C.J.P., Komarudin, H., German, L., Nyangas, S., Siagian, Y., Tanui, J. 2007. Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address . In: Kelbessa, E. and De Stoop, C. (eds.). Participatory forest management (PFM), biodiversity and livelihoods in Africa: proceedings of the International Conference 19-21 March 2007, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. :116-128 [online] URL: http://www.pfmp-farmsos.org/Docs/pfm%20conference_proceeding.pdf. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ethiopia with other stakeholders.
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community involvement
participation
forest management
governance
adaptation
conferences
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Komarudin, Heru
German, L.
Nyangas, S.
Siagian, Y.
Tanui, J.
Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address
title Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address
title_full Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address
title_fullStr Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address
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title_short Participatory forest management, equity and local governance – keynote address
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topic action research
community involvement
participation
forest management
governance
adaptation
conferences
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19884
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