The politics of community participation in natural resource management: lessons from community forestry in Nepal

2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishna K. Shrestha ◽  
Phil McManus
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Community Forestry

Of biodiversity and boundaries: a case study of community-based natural resource management practice in the Cardamom Mountains, Cambodia

2010 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
AMANDA LO CASCIO ◽  
RUTH BEILIN
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Local People ◽  
Community Based

SUMMARYIn the Cardamom Ranges (Cambodia) community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) is proposed by the international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) community as a natural resource management strategy to achieve the targeted outcomes associated with the protected area (PA) management plan. Local people are expected to participate in CBNRM projects such as community forestry (CF) in order that the protected area management plan can be realized. The experiences of the local people are juxtaposed against the aims of these local biodiversity projects. Overall, it is accepted by the NGOs and government agencies that communities need to be involved in the design and management of the PA and that the protection of biodiversity resources can only occur with the provision of alternatives for local livelihood options to decrease land clearing for agriculture and harvesting of wild foods and animals. This case points to a basic misalignment between biodiversity conservation and CBNRM. Participants in this study contested the meaning and usefulness of the PA and the CF projects. Their concerns were cultural, social, economic and political, exposing uneven relations of power and uncertainty associated with the long term outcomes. Participation itself required scrutiny in this situation, as did the promotion of a global biodiversity ‘good’ over local understandings of place and landscape. Lessons from more than 20 years of participatory CBNRM may be used to reconfigure the CBNRM ideal, to assist planners and implementers towards an integrated approach with biodiversity values reflected in both conservation and local production systems, acknowledging that these systems are culturally constituted.

scholarly journals Challenges facing community participation in managing natural resources in Omoku, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 70-73
Author(s):  
Ebiwari Wokekoro ◽  
Precious Nne Ozuruoke ◽  
Paulinus W Ihuah
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Rivers State

The purpose of this study is to examine the challenges facing community participation in natural resource management in Omoku Town, Rivers State. The study adopted a survey research design. Three Hundred and Eight Three (383) questionnaires were distributed in the sixteen (16) communities in the study area. The study adopted the purposive sampling techniques in selecting the twenty-four (24) respondents in each community. Three Hundred and Eighteen (318) questionnaires were retrieved from the respondents. The data were analysed with descriptive statistics. The study found that change, complexity, uncertainty and conflict are the factors militating against community participation in managing natural resources in Omoku. The study concluded that community participation in managing natural resources in Omoku is minimal and practiced to some extent by a few well-known institutions and community groups. The study recommends that the effective participation of the community in managing natural resources will ensure the sustainability of natural resources, benefit all stakeholders, improve livelihoods and reduce poverty in the study area.

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