scholarly journals Collective action on forest governance: An institutional analysis of the Cambodian community forest system

2017 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 70-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Persson ◽  
Martin Prowse
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Community Forest

scholarly journals Composed Indicator of Community Forest Governance in San Miguel Topilejo, Mexico City

Forests ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 1582
Author(s):  
Susana Aguilar-Martínez ◽  
Esteban Valtierra-Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Mexico City ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Southern Mexico ◽  
Management And Conservation

Community Forest Governance is a process of building agreements and decision-making about rules and norms for the use and access to forest resources of common use. The main objective of this study was to know the level of governance about the management and conservation of the forest of the agrarian community of San Miguel Topilejo, in Southern Mexico City. A survey was applied to a representative sample of 58 community members. The level of governance is determined by a composed indicator that includes criteria and specific indicators of social capital, collective action, and local organization. The main finding shows that social capital is low because there is little cohesion between community members. Community collective action shows a lack of cooperation and coordination to enforce norms and sanctions in the use of forest resources. The level of organization is low because the structure of positions and roles is very basic and not specialized. The conclusion is that the level of governance is low because this community has no clear common objectives, there is a lack of well-established norms and sanctions, and there is a lack of involvement of owners in the decision-making process and management of forest resources of common use.

scholarly journals Enhancing REDD+ Outcomes through Improved Governance of Community Forest Groups

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bishnu Hari Poudyal ◽  
Govinda Paudel ◽  
Harisharan Luintel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Crucial Issue ◽  
Grassroots Level ◽  
External Intervention ◽  
Forest User

Since forests are both source and sink of carbon, scholars have suggested reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, including conservation and sustainable management of forest and enhancement of forest carbon stock (REDD+) to be part of climate negotiation. Studies have shown that forests can play a role in reducing emissions in a cheaper, quicker and effective way, while generating important co-benefits, including biodiversity conservation and watershed management. However, governance that shapes relations between different stakeholders at grassroots level has been shown to be a crucial issue in managing local forests in a way that sequester more carbon from, and emit less of it to, the atmosphere. The authors of this paper argue that the lessons gained at community forest user group (CFUG) level regarding forest governance could be useful in designing a REDD+ governance structure at grassroots level. For this, both positive lessons and challenges faced so far could be documented, analyzed, synthesized and shared at broader level. REDD+, being an external intervention to local communities, can bring a range of challenges that influence the governance dynamics. However, if the programme is managed carefully, CFUGs are capacitated adequately and governed collaboratively, REDD+ may bring synergistic outcomes with existing community forestry at grassroots level, particularly by bringing both environmental and livelihood benefits.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfl.v11i2.8618 Journal of Forestry and Livelihood Vol.11(2) 2013 14-26

Paper and Community Forest Governance in the Peruvian Amazon

2017 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. e270-e275
Author(s):  
Ioulia Chuvileva
Keyword(s):  
Forest Governance ◽  
Peruvian Amazon ◽  
Community Forest

scholarly journals REDD+ and Community Forestry in Nepal: Strengthening or Paralysing Decentralised Governance?

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dil Khatri ◽  
Gyanu Maskey ◽  
Bikash Adhikari
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Policy Development ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Forestry Policy

At a time when community forestry has become a prominent mode of forest governance in many developing countries, REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest degradation) has emerged as a new conservation policy to contribute to climate change mitigation by incentivising such countries to conserve forest. While the proponents of REDD+ claim that it can help to strengthen decentralised forest governance through an increased flow of resources of fund and knowledge, the critics evince that there are negative consequences of REDD+ implementation to the decentralisation process, local control, and access to forests. Drawing on the ongoing engagement of the authors in the national REDD+ policy process and an ethnographic study of the REDD+ initiatives in Nepal, this paper demonstrates that REDD+ might paralyze Nepal’s long-standing community forestry policy rather than strengthening it. Findings show the instrumental use of participation in REDD+ policy development and limited representation of local voices in the policy processes. The piloting project implemented on community forestry suggest that REDD+, if implemented at full scale, can put new demand(s) to the long-standing community forestry policy and practices resulting in threatening of local uses of forests by smallholders. The implementation of REDD+ is likely to reshape community forest management practices driven from the priority of generating revenue which in turn undermines the need to manage forests to meet diverse needs of the smallholders. This analysis indicates the need for paying greater attention to represent local voices in developing national policies and programs, and align REDD+ objectives to the core principles of community forest management, local access, and control of forests.

scholarly journals Does Community Forest Collective Action Promote Private Tree Planting? Evidence from Ethiopia

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 86 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alemu Mekonnen ◽  
Randall Bluffstone
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Behavioral Effect ◽  
Tree Planting ◽  
Community Settings ◽  
Behavioral Differences ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Household Level ◽  
The Rich

In community settings in low-income developing countries better forest management depends on collective action (CA), but if CA really offers better incentives than open access, we should observe behavioral differences across CA levels. In this paper we examine one potential farm-level behavioral effect by trying to isolate and understand the effects of community forest CA on households’ incentives to invest in trees located on their own farms. Using a household level analytical model, we find that more stringent forest CA should create incentives for private tree planting as a substitute for overusing community forests. We test this hypothesis using detailed measures of highland Ethiopia forest CA attributes taken directly from the rich CA literature and a variety of empirical specifications. Though we are unable to draw firm conclusions due to the nature of our data, we do find robust evidence across specifications that more effective forest collective action causes households to plant more trees on their farms.

scholarly journals Collective Action in Waste Management: A Comparative Study of Recycling and Recovery Initiatives from Brazil, Indonesia, and Nigeria Using the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework

Recycling ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinkyung Oh ◽  
Hiroshan Hettiarachchi
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Institutional Analysis ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Recovery Programs ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Institutional Analysis And Development ◽  
Iad Framework

Recycling and recovery provide not only a sustainable option to decrease the volume of waste that needs final disposal, but also a blueprint to a circular economy. However, rates of recycling/recovery still remain very low on a global scale. While it is important to look for technology-based solutions to improve recycling/recovery activities, such solutions might not be necessarily affordable in many countries. A solution that involves the active participation of the population, on the other hand, has the potential to succeed in any country. The challenge is to attract and unite people to achieve such common goals. The theory of collective action and the Institutional Analysis and Development (IAD) framework, that have been originally used in resource management, are two concepts that can be adapted to organize recycling/recovery initiatives. This manuscript discusses what recycling/recovery programs can learn from the theory of collective action and the IAD framework, through a qualitative comparative study of such initiatives from three different cities. They are; Curitiba in Brazil, Padang in Indonesia, and Akure in Nigeria. The cases show the potential benefits of both concepts, not only in formulating and implementing recycling/recovery programs but also in making corrective measures for continuous improvements. All cases also showed the importance of increasing awareness-raising to change public perception towards waste from being a nuisance to a valuable resource.

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