Mapping convergence of sustainable forest management systems: Comparing three protocols and two certification schemes for ascertaining the trends in global forest governance

2021 ◽  
Vol 133 ◽  
pp. 102614
Author(s):  
Parag Kadam ◽  
Puneet Dwivedi ◽  
Caroline Karnatz
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Global Forest Governance

Public engagement in forest governance in Canada: whose values are being represented anyway?

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (11) ◽  
pp. 1152-1159
Author(s):  
Felicitas Egunyu ◽  
Maureen G. Reed ◽  
A. John Sinclair ◽  
John R. Parkins ◽  
James P. Robson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Public Engagement ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Forest Sector ◽  
Advisory Committees ◽  
Caucasian Men ◽  
Local Pressures

Researchers and advocates have long argued that on-going engagement by broad segments of the public can help make forests and forest-based communities more sustainable and decisions more enduring. In Canada, public engagement in sustainable forest management has primarily taken one of two approaches: advisory forums through forest-sector advisory committees (FACs) and direct decision-making authority through community forest boards (CFBs). The purpose of this paper is to compare these two approaches by focusing on who participates and the values that participants bring to their deliberations. We conducted a national survey of FACs and CFBs involving 402 participants. Results showed that both models favoured well-educated, Caucasian men and fell short on the representation of women and Indigenous peoples. Additionally, despite different levels of authority in relation to forest management decisions, participants in CFBs and FACs shared similar forest values. Hence, we conclude that neither model of forest governance encourages participation from a diverse public. Our findings suggest the need to find new ways of recruiting diverse participants and to investigate more deeply whether local and extra-local pressures and power dynamics shape these processes. Such information can inform the establishment of more robust institutions for decision-making in support of sustainable forest management.

scholarly journals Afforestation and reforestation management in Romania ‐ migrating to sustainability and responsibility

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciprian Palaghianu
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Climate Change Mitigation ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Planning System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Official Data ◽  
Change Mitigation

Considering the present state of afforestation and reforestation management in Romania, the process of renewing the forestation paradigm is analysed. Most of the management systems use an iterative method of improving the outcomes. Considering the classical phases Plan-Do-Check-Adjust, the forest management system is broken into pieces in order to reveal potential gaps from planning to system adjustments regarding forestation in Romania. The official data reports, national statistics and forest regulations represent evidences of a system that fails to progress. The weak integration of Pan-European criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management, the lack of a robust planning system and the poor capacity of accessing European funds are considered major gaps. The whole framework of afforestation and reforestation should be revised to comply with recent realities and objectives (social, economic, environmental). At present time Romanian forest management still forges tomorrow's forests using regulations fitted to communist era, without taking into account updated objectives regarding social needs, economic benefits, climate change mitigation or the new types of property. Several suggestions for improving the afforestation and reforestation framework were provided.

scholarly journals Guarding Central Government Control over Forest: Forest Governance in the Post Decentralization Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Ali Muhyidin
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Institutional Change ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
New Order ◽  
Government Control ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
Expected Outcomes

This article examines whether reform forest governance in Indonesia started in the 1990s, which was partially aimed to promote equity, participation and sustainable forest management, has delivered its promised consequences. In the New Order era, the central government had sole authority in managing forests and granting exploitation rights. This authority has been partially transferred to local governments during a decentralization process to achieve greater efficiency and equity. However, the Indonesian case highlights that such institutional change has not yet produced the expected outcomes. The case indicates a contestation between the local and central government along with institutional resistance, which have considerably undermined decentralization processes in the forestry sector. This paper explores possible explanations for these processes.

scholarly journals APAKAH KPH DAPAT MEMPERBAIKI TATA KELOLA HUTAN INDONESIA?

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Eno Suwarno
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Analytical Tool ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Study Results

Since the early 2000s, Forestry Department of Indonesia has been implementing the Forest Management Unit (FMU) development program. The existence of FMU can be seen as a prerequisite for the implementation of sustainable forest management and equitable. How FMU institution prospects can improve forest governance in Indonesia? The aim of this study is to explore the prospects of FMU institution to improve forest governance in Indonesia. The study used forestry governance dimensions of Mayers and Macqueen (2002) as an analytical tool. The study results showed that both conceptual and is based on the processes of development, FMU has accommodated most of the values of good forestry governance.

scholarly journals CSA sustainable forest management systems: Getting ready

1996 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Rawlinson
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Management System ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forestry ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Forest Certification ◽  
The Past ◽  
Management Standards

The changes being contemplated by many forestry companies in a rapidly changing forestry environment include the proposed Canadian Standards Association Sustainable Forest Management System. During the past year several companies have begun the process of complying with the draft standards by initiating a review of their operations with the intent of identifying gaps in their operations relative to the CSA criteria. The following article identifies some of the key areas where companies will need to develop strategies to bridge those gaps. Key words: sustainable forestry, Canadian forest management standards, forest certification

scholarly journals Towards Participatory Governance in Overcoming Climate Change: A Study of Stakeholders’ Participation in Forest Governance in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Auradian Marta
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Civil Society Organizations ◽  
Business Community ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Forest Governance ◽  
Participatory Governance ◽  
Governance System

One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) objectives is to overcome climate change by preventing deforestation and forest degradation. Indonesia is a country with a high rate of deforestation and forest degradation. Therefore, this study aims to analyze stakeholders’ participation in addressing deforestation and forest degradation in transforming forest governance in Indonesia to achieve SDGs. This study applies a qualitative approach, and the data are collected through interviews and examination of documents. The collected data are analyzed by interactive models and theories relevant to the study. The findings of this study indicate that there has been a change in forest governance in Indonesia from top-down into bottom-up forest governance, prioritizing the principles of participatory governance. Indonesia's current forest governance system has involved multi-stakeholders in achieving transparent, accountable, and constitutional forest governance, favouring public interest. Furthermore, local, national, and international Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) also play a role and synergize with the government, private sector, community, and indigenous peoples to encourage improvements in forest governance in Indonesia. Finally, the business community plays a role in sustainable forest management to maintain forest resources and ecosystems. It can be concluded that forest management in Indonesia has led to participatory governance by involving stakeholders, leading to a distribution of roles, authorities, and responsibilities in forest governance in Indonesia.

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