scholarly journals A Hidden Pitfall for REDD: Analysis of Power Relation in Participatory Forest Management on Whether It Is an Obstacle or a Reliever on REDD Pathway

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelingis Akwilini Makatta ◽  
Faustin Peter Maganga ◽  
Amos Enock Majule
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Power Relation ◽  
Power Sharing ◽  
Power Imbalance ◽  
Power Struggle ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
Legal Frameworks

Power relation among stakeholders is a key concept in collaborative approaches. This study aims to examine the reality of the acclaimed power sharing in Participatory Forest Management (PFM) and implication of existing power relation to the national REDD+ programme in Tanzania. The study involved a review of PFM policy and legal supporting documents; meta-analysis of previous studies done at two sites known to have succeeded in PFM; and empirical study at Kolo-Hills forests. Methods used include the meta-analysis of existing literature; Household Questionnaire Survey; Focused Group Discussion; and key person unstructured interviews. Results revealed that a large part of the PFM processes involved power struggle instead of power sharing. REDD+ pilot was perceived to have succeeded in improving PFM only in villages where the majority of the community about 70% experienced higher levels of inclusiveness and power balance with other PFM stakeholders in PFM processes. Power imbalance and power struggle were also noted in the REDD+ project adoption processes. Thus power relations exercised under PFM fall under potential obstacle rather than a reliever to the REDD+ programme. The study recommends reviewing of PFM legal frameworks to strengthen community empowerment for effectiveness of REDD+ on PFM platform.

scholarly journals Policy Makers’ Perspective on Impacts of Decentralizing Forest Management in Kenya on Forestry Conservation and Community Livelihoods

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Mbuvi Tito E. Mbuvi ◽  
James B. Kungu
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Conservation ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
State Management ◽  
Key Informant ◽  
Key Informant Interview

Forests in Kenya were under traditional community management regimes up to 1891 when formal state management of forests started in Vanga Mangrove forest and later the entire country. In 1997 decentralized forest governance was successfully piloted through Participatory Forest Management in Kenya. This informed review of the Forests Act, Cap 385 to The Forests Act, 2005 subsequently revised to Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016. The Act has explicit support to decentralized forest management with special focus on communities. The study determined the perceptions of policy makers on: why decentralization was introduced; policy makers’ understanding of decentralization and its impact on forest management and community livelihoods. Literature review was conducted, questionnaires administered and Key Informant Interview and Focus Group Discussion held. The policy makers indicated that decentralization was being implemented in the country and they could distinguish the models being practiced and noted that decentralization was facilitating stakeholder participation and improving forest conservation and community livelihoods. The key challenges were; inadequate budgetary allocation; failure by state to transfer key functions to communities but had decentralized roles that reduce costs. The country has three forest management models and each was best in its context but can be enhanced through capacity building, financial support and partnerships.

Health Cadres Commitmentin Child Health Care in Moslem Society of Banyumas District

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Umi Solikhah ◽  
Hari Kusnanto ◽  
Fitri Haryanti
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Child Health Care ◽  
Minimum Requirements ◽  
Social Esteem ◽  
The Government

Community empowerment with regard to maternal and child health services at the community level carried out by cadre.Cadre is health volunteers, selected by the community.404 number of active cadres in primary health care of South Purwokerto entirely female, although it may be a cadre of men. Active cadre toddler actively providing services every month for child before 5 years age. Interest to know the various reasons committed cadres in performing their duties. The method used is qualitative study,to describe a variety of reasons commitment to perform cadre duties in child health care. Retrieving data using interview techniques through the focus group discussion. Data from 30 cadres.Results of interviews taken until the data saturation, as a reason believed by cadres in the commitment to carry out tasks of serving the Muslim community. Characteristic respondent are mean of age 38 years (the youngest age of 25 years and the oldest 55 years old), a 100% Islamic religion, level of education majority of senior high school(at least primary school). Educational level health cadres in Banyumas has met the minimum requirements by the WHO.Results of the analysis showed thatcommitment includes a cadre of dedicated, caring community, a desire to learn, social esteem, individual satisfaction, togetherness, organization, and spirituality. The spirit of cadre to the community need the attention of the government for development and prosperity in accordance with their duties.Spiritual reasons become one of the motivations in providing health services to the community, albeit to a spirit of dedication and a great desire to learn. Cadres continue to provide services, even to families with different spiritual.

Developing capacity of forest users through participatory forest management: Evidence from Madhupur Sal forest in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khondokar H. Kabir ◽  
Andrea Knierim ◽  
Ataharul Chowdhury ◽  
Beatriz Herrera
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Participatory Forest Management ◽  
Sal Forest ◽  
Forest Users

scholarly journals PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT MELALUI KELOMPOK TANI JERUK KALAMANSI

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Hermelin Saras Putri ◽  
Ririn Gusti
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Focus Group Discussion ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
50Th Anniversary ◽  
Citrus Fruit ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Fresh Fruit ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Farmer Groups ◽  
The City

This study aims to systematically obtain information related to community empowerment through kalamansi citrus farmer groups. The method used is the focus group discussion by getting the results that community empowerment through the kalamansi citrus farmer group was established in 2008, has 27 members, the natural lemongrass farmer group gets certificate of appreciation from the Governor of Bengkulu as an Independent Kalamansi Citrus Farm Farmer / Success in the Context of the 50th Anniversary of Bengkulu Province, on 18 November 2018. As time goes by, Kalamansi oranges have produced many fruits, the empowerment of sustainable natural lemongrass farmer groups in Padang lemongrass village is one of a form of community empowerment. The community usually sells it in the form of fresh fruit to market traders in the city of Bengkulu. With the empowerment of this sustainable natural fresh farmer group, the community can use their land as a kalamansi orange plantation where the products they plant will be traded in the market or to Mr. Amti who needing the raw material for kalamansi syrup, the community can increase their family's economic income by planting kalamansi and oranges the community also conserves kalamsi citrus fruit in the city of Bengkulu. Keywords: Empowerment, farmer groups, kalamansi oranges. 

scholarly journals Policy Model of Community Adaptation using AHP in the Malaria Endemic Region of Lahat Regency - Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. 44-48
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Endemic Region ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
Policy Adaptation ◽  
Malaria Endemic Region ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Control Centre

Lahat Regency is a malaria-endemic region, so the research aims to develop a model of policy adaptation of society in the malaria-endemic region to Lahat Regency. This research is a qualitative study by collecting data through interviews and Focus Group Discussion (FGD), which is then processed using Expert Choice that is analyzed by the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) technique. The results showed that there were 3 criteria in determining the priorities of the adaptation policy, i.e the hosts/society, agent/cause of the disease, and vector/environment. The policy Model was compiled using 3 criteria that resulted in successive policy priorities as follows: strengthening of preventive and curative malaria program of local-based (39.8%), strengthening malaria information system through community empowerment (17.4%), strengthening the commitment of central and local governments in sustainability fulfilment of program needs and coordination among related agencies (14.7%), projection of malaria transmission in space and time scale periodically and sustainably based on environmental factors (9%), malaria centre or malaria control centre (6.2%), the program of Chemoppropilaxis as an action against Plasmodium (5.8%), strengthening the capacity of health workers and laboratory personnel (4.2%), and development of the cross-sectoral intervention model (3%). 3 priorities became the main program conducted through a wide range of strategies.

scholarly journals Pendampingan Masyarakat dalam Pengembangan Destinasi Wisata melalui Pemetaan Kebutuhan

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20
Author(s):  
Citra Dwi Palenti ◽  
Iis Prasetyo ◽  
Ririn Gusti
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Development Effort ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Government Programs ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Tourist Destinations

Abstrak Keberhasilan destinasi wisata tidak akan terlepas dari perencanaan yang dilakukan di awal. Kebutuhan masyarakat lokasi destinasi wisata menjadi hal yang pertama dan utama mengingat bahwa suatu program berkaitan erat dengan potensi dan masalah. Sehingga tujuan penelitian ini yaitu untuk melakukan analisis kebutuhan masyarakat desa Sidoluhur sebagai dasar dalam perencanaan program permberdayaan masyarakat. Penelitian dilakukan dengan menggunakan metode Participatory Action Research (PAR) melalui 3 strategi yaitu: sosialisasi, pelaksanaan, serta monitoring dan evaluasi program. Data dikumpulkan melalui teknik observasi, Focused Group Discussion (FGD), wawancara dan teknik dokumentasi. Berdasarkan strategi yang dilakukan kemudian dapat disimpulkan bahwa permasalahan utama yang dihadapi oleh masyarakat yaitu terkait dengan masih rendahnya wawasan masyarakat terkait dengan pengelolaan destinasi wisata dan belum semua elemen masyarakat aktif berpartisipasi. Berdasarkan hasil kebutuhan tersebut, maka upaya pengembangan diperlukan pembinaan secara berkala dan sinergi dengan program pemerintah agar dapat saling berkolaborasi. Abstract The success of a tourist destination will not be separated from the planning done at the beginning. The needs of the tourist destination location community are first and foremost considering that a program is closely related to potential and problems. So the purpose of this research is to analyze the needs of the community in Sidoluhur village as a basis for planning community empowerment programs. The study was conducted using the Participatory Action Research (PAR) method through 3 strategies: socialization, implementation, and program monitoring and evaluation. Data collected through observation techniques, Focused Group Discussion (FGD), interviews and documentation techniques. Based on the strategy carried out then it can be concluded that the main problems faced by the community are related to the still low level of community insight related to the management of tourist destinations and not all elements of society actively participate. Based on the results of these needs, the development effort needed for regular development and synergy with government programs in order to collaborate with each other. 

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