scholarly journals The effect of social capital on collective action in community forest management in Cambodia

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 777 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayako Ido
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest

scholarly journals Measuring social capital in Indonesian community forest management

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yohan Lee ◽  
Indri Puji Rianti ◽  
Mi Sun Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest

scholarly journals Social Capital of Community Forest Management in Batutegi Forest Management Unit

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 54
Author(s):  
Nindya Tria Puspita ◽  
Rommy Qurniati ◽  
Indra Gumay Febryano
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Management Unit ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
The Social

Social capital has a role in the management of Community Forests (HKm) as a resource that could encourage individuals or groups to work together in achieving mutual goals. The objective of this study was to determine the social capital of the HKm management in the area of Batutegi Forest Management Unit, Tanggamus Regency, by farmers groups as Gapoktan Sinar Harapan and Gapoktan Mahardika. Data were collected in both farmers groups through structured interviews, unstructured interviews, observations, and literature review.  The social capital of the community was analyzed qualitatively using social capital elements, such as trust, social networks, and social norms. The results showed that social capital has a positive role in managing HKm to encourage the community to manage the forest in sustainable manners. The results also showed that trust in a group creates social networks.  Gapoktan Sinar Harapan implemented the three elements of social capital, such as trust, social networks, and social norms in their management. Gapoktan Mahardika only implemented trust and social norms, because the member of Gapoktan Mahardika was not only consisted of local people but also some immigrants. Hence, the implementation of social networks is needed in the management of HKm by Gapoktan Mahardika. Keywords: community forest, social capital, social networks, social norms,trust

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 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 Non-timber forest product utilization under community forest management in northern Thailand

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Siriluck Thammanu ◽  
Hee Han ◽  
Dokrak Marod ◽  
Liangzhen Zang ◽  
Yoonkoo Jung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Forest Product ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Northern Thailand

scholarly journals Participatory assessment of biodiversity conservation in community forestry in Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.P. Acharya ◽  
K.R. Goutam ◽  
B.K. Acharya ◽  
G. Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Biodiversity Conservation ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Rural Livelihoods ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Managed Forests ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Participatory Assessment ◽  
Community Forest User Groups

The Community Forestry has been the most effective means of managing common forest resources in Nepal. Besides rehabilitating degraded hills, improving environment and contributing to the rural livelihoods, community forestry is claimed to be a major means of biodiversity conservation. It is also argued that the prevalent approach of community forest management threats to the conservation of biodiversity. This paper is based on the findings from two community forest user groups from Central Nepal and argues that the users’ innovative practices of active forest management favor biodiversity conservation. The study has documented users’ innovations to conserve biodiversity in community managed forests. Key words: Nepal, community forestry, biodiversity conservation and livelihoods Banko Janakari Vol.16(1) 2006 pp46-56

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