scholarly journals Are REDD+ community forest projects following the principles for collective action, as proposed by Ostrom?

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Razak Saeed ◽  
Constance McDermott ◽  
Emily Boyd
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Community Forest

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 and Carbon Sequestration in Nepal

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randall Bluffstone ◽  
Eswaran Somanathan ◽  
Prakash Jha ◽  
Harisharan Luintel ◽  
Rajesh Bista ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Sequestration ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Canopy Cover ◽  
Forest Degradation ◽  
Forest Plot ◽  
Seedling Density ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Show Evidence

This paper uses forest plot measurements and information on forest collective action to estimate the effects of collective action on four measures of forest quality (e.g., carbon content, tree density, seedling density and canopy cover) in Nepal. Carbon sequestration is of special interest because it may be creditable under Reducing Emmission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). We find that community forest collective action sequesters carbon and appears to support several other forest quality measures. Even though registered community forests sequester more carbon than other forests, we find that non-registered community forests also show evidence of important collective action, with positive effects on forests.Journal of Forest and Livelihood 13(1) May, 2015, page : 1-7

scholarly journals An agent-based model to support community forest management and non-timber forest product harvesting in northern Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 17894
Author(s):  
Wuthiwong Wimolsakcharoen ◽  
Pongchai Dumrongrojwatthana ◽  
Christophe Le Page ◽  
François Bousquet ◽  
Guy Trébuil
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Forest Product ◽  
Common Pool Resource ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Northern Thailand ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Common Pool ◽  
Participatory Simulations

Agent-based models are popular in common-pool resource management to represent complex systems and stimulate collective action and management, where they are used to evaluate scenarios of stakeholders’ choice in participatory simulations. We developed the “CoComForest” (COllaborative COMmunity FOREST management) model to support community forest management (CFM) and non-timber forest product (NTFP) harvesting in Nan Province, northern Thailand. The model was used as a computer-based role-playing game to support sharing of perceptions and knowledge among stakeholders, and in participatory simulations to explore future CFM scenarios. The Unified Modelling Language was used to build the conceptual model, subsequently implemented under the CORMAS (COmmon-pool Resource and Multi-Agent System) simulation platform. Several tests were conducted in the laboratory for verification and calibration before using this tool with 21 diverse stakeholders during a field workshop. Three different participatory gaming and simulation sessions were organized. The first one focused on the co-validation of the model with participants. They accepted most of the model functionalities and the scheduling of the rounds of play. The model was used in the subsequent two sessions to simulate the scenarios of firebreak establishment and introduction of outsiders intensively harvesting NTFPs, respectively. The results showed that the intensive harvesting practices of outsiders accelerated the depletion of resources, whereas the prevention of wildfire by establishing firebreaks could increase the resource availability in the landscape. The debriefing session at the end of the workshop focused on the analysis of simulation results and the relationships between the players’ decision-making and their actual circumstances. Individual in-depth interviews conducted after the workshop helped to evaluate the use of this model with local stakeholders. Most participants considered the model as a useful common representation of the system they manage collectively. Its use in participatory simulations facilitated communication among the stakeholders searching for an adapted and acceptable collective action plan to improve CFM at the sub-district level in order to prevent the overharvesting of NTFPs by outsiders.

scholarly journals Community forest and mushrooms: Collective action initiatives in rural areas of Galicia

2022 ◽  
Vol 135 ◽  
pp. 102660
Author(s):  
Damián Copena ◽  
David Pérez-Neira ◽  
Alfredo Macías Vázquez ◽  
Xavier Simón
Keyword(s):  
Collective Action ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Community Forest

scholarly journals Unraveling the Relationship between Collective Action and Social Learning: Evidence from Community Forest Management in Canada

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anderson Assuah ◽  
A. John Sinclair
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Natural Resource Management ◽  
Natural Resource ◽  
Board Members ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
The Relationship

An important outcome of social learning in the context of natural resource management is the potential for collective action—actions taken by a group of people that are the result of finding shared or common interest. Evidence of the relationship between collective action and social learning is beginning to emerge in the natural resource management literature in areas such as community forestry and participatory irrigation, but empirical evidence is sparse. Using a qualitative inquiry and research design involving a case study of the Wet’zinkw’a Community Forest Corporation, this paper presents research that examined the relationships between collective action and social learning through community forest management. Our findings show strong evidence of collective action outcomes on the part of board members responsible for the community forest, such as establishing a legacy fund, adding value to logs, protecting First Nations cultural values, and hiring locally. Our data also reveal that the actions taken by board members were encouraged through social learning that was related to acquiring (new) knowledge, developing an improved/deeper understanding, and building relationships. However, we found limited opportunities for community forest partners and the general public to learn and contribute to collective action outcomes since the actions taken and associated learning occurred mainly among board members.

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.

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