Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned

In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs toget...

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Autores principales: Evans, K., Guariguata, Manuel R.
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Center for International Forestry Research 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19889
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description In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs together. This collaboration changes the dynamic of forest management, with monitoring assuming a central role by encouraging local people to ask questions about their forest and their forest-based livelihoods, think about change in a systematic way and respond with reasoned decision-making. Participatory monitoring becomes a mechanism that drives learning, adaptation and improvement— essential elements for sustainably managing tropical forests. There are now documented cases of participatory monitoring programs in tropical forests throughout the world. This book reviews recent experiences in participatory monitoring in tropical forest management and summarizes the concepts and lessons learned. It discusses impacts, challenges, and shortcomings of participatory monitoring and presents a matrix of case studies, methods and tools as a quick reference guide. Finally it provides recommendations for future directions in participatory monitoring.
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spelling CGSpace198892025-01-24T14:19:52Z Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned Evans, K. Guariguata, Manuel R. forest management tropical forests participation community involvement rural communities monitoring literature reviews guidelines In the past decade, understanding of the importance and role of monitoring in tropical forest management has changed significantly. Monitoring is no longer the exclusive purview of forest managers and scientists. Now local people are working with professionals to develop and implement programs together. This collaboration changes the dynamic of forest management, with monitoring assuming a central role by encouraging local people to ask questions about their forest and their forest-based livelihoods, think about change in a systematic way and respond with reasoned decision-making. Participatory monitoring becomes a mechanism that drives learning, adaptation and improvement— essential elements for sustainably managing tropical forests. There are now documented cases of participatory monitoring programs in tropical forests throughout the world. This book reviews recent experiences in participatory monitoring in tropical forest management and summarizes the concepts and lessons learned. It discusses impacts, challenges, and shortcomings of participatory monitoring and presents a matrix of case studies, methods and tools as a quick reference guide. Finally it provides recommendations for future directions in participatory monitoring. 2008 2012-06-04T09:12:50Z 2012-06-04T09:12:50Z Book https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19889 en Open Access Center for International Forestry Research Evans, K., Guariguata, M.R. 2008. Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management: a review of tools, concepts and lessons learned . Bogor, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). 50p. ISBN: 978-979-1412-63-6..
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