Local community perception of joint forest management and its implications for forest condition: the case of Dambwa Forest Reserve in southern Zambia

This paper attempts to explore the contribution of Joint Forest Management in improving conservation and local livelihood in Rufiji District. The study was carried in three villages (Mkupuka, Mangwi and Muyuyu). Household survey, key informants interviews, focus group discussions, and archive information were used to collect data. A total of 90 households, 10 key informants, and 9 Focus Group Discussion members were involved. Results indicate that 57% of the respondents had the view that local communities around Ngumburuni Forest Reserve did not realize direct benefits from JFM practices. Findings have also revealed that 82.2% of the respondents perceived the increased trend of deforestation after the introduction of JFM, a feature that does not promise sustainability of the forest reserve. Findings indicate that challenges hindered effective management of forest reserve include the increase of human population, expanding agriculture, and insufficient fund. The study concludes that, JFM has failed to show substantial contributions towards enhancing conservation and livelihood of local communities in the study area. It is recommended that for sustainable management of the forest resources there is a need to strengthen the JFM in improving conservation and enhancing local livelihood through conservation awareness, involvement of the local community in implementation of the JFM strategies, to ensure equal distribution of benefits realized from forest conservation, and strengthening patrol of the forest resources.

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Assessment of Local Community Perception of and Attitude Towards Participatory Forest Management (PFM) System and Its Implications for Sustainablity of Forest Condition and Livelihoods: The Case of Chilimo- Gaji Forest in Dendi District, West Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

Journal of Earth Science & Climatic Change ◽

10.4172/2157-7617.1000382 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 08 (01) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Tesfaye SS

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Local Community ◽

Community Perception ◽

Participatory Forest Management ◽

Forest Condition

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Participatory Forest Management in India: An overview and some emerging issues

Social Change ◽

10.1177/004908570103100212 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 31 (1-2) ◽

pp. 156-164

Author(s):

V. K. Misra ◽

S. N. Shabbeer

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Local Community ◽

Research Programme ◽

Community Forest Management ◽

Joint Forest Management ◽

Forest Patch ◽

Participatory Forest Management ◽

Large Numbers ◽

Emerging Issues ◽

Forest Users

Joint Forest Management (JFM) represents a radical departure from the tradition of centralised forest management in India. Forest Department (FD) all over the country has started to forge alliances with local communities to regenerate degraded forests adjoining villages. The strides it has made in less than a decade-with 20 states issuing JFM orders; large numbers of forest officers, NGOs and villagers experimenting with new approaches and relationships; and between four to five million hectares of degraded forests regenerating under local care are remarkable. The local community is given more formal access and usufruct rights over a forest patch which they regenerate by protection and plantation. Given its potential of restoring both the health of our forest and the self respect and dignity of impoverished forest users through assured access to forest resources for securer livelihoods, enthusiastic supporters of JFM have understandably tended to monitor positive impacts of achievements through studies and research. A set of studies were conducted during 1995-96 on self-initiated Community Forest Management (CFM) and Joint Forest Management (JFM) systems, with the aim to largely serve as the benchmark or baseline studies to gain a preliminary understanding. Juttadapalem, a small tribal village in the district of Vishakapatnam, A.P., is one of the sites where SPWD supported a research programme in collaboration with Andhra University, Vishakapatnam. The present paper discusses the findings of the sub-network on ecology and economics with Juttadapalem as a case study.

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Improving forest governance: Experience of Joint Forest Management in India

Social Change ◽

10.1177/004908570303300303 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 33 (2-3) ◽

pp. 29-40 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sushil Saigal

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Large Scale ◽

Geographical Area ◽

Forest Degradation ◽

Local Communities ◽

State Ownership ◽

Forest Governance ◽

Joint Forest Management ◽

Forest Department ◽

Forest Condition

There is an increasing interest in community-based forest management as a potential approach for improving forest governance. India is among the few countries in the world where such an approach-called Joint Forest Management (JFM)-has not only been successfully introduced but also achieved large-scale implementation, covering 18% of all state forests. Forests cover 23% of India's geographical area and almost all are under state ownership. However, over half the forests are in a degraded condition. Forests also provide livelihood support to a large proportion of the population, especially the poor. Around 147 million people live in and around forests. But until the 1980s, the focus was on commercial forestry and people were excluded from forest management. This led to forest degradation on the one hand, and conflicts between the Forest Department and local communities on the other. A new policy in 1988 stressed forest management for ecosystem services and meeting local communities’ needs. Under this policy, Joint Forest Management promoted agreements between the Forest Department and village communities to jointly protect and manage adjacent forest land and to share responsibilities and benefits. JFM has had several positive impacts on forest governance in the form of improved forest condition, increased income and livelihood opportunities for participating communities and, most importantly, a dramatic change in the attitude of communities and the Forest Department towards each other and toward forests. Although challenges still remain, if implemented in its true spirit, JFM can be a viable long-term strategy for contributing towards the goals of sustainable livelihoods and forest management.

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Impact of Joint Forest Management on Rural Livelihoods in the Kalam and Siran Forest Divisions, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Global Regional Review ◽

10.31703/grr.2019(iv-i).25 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol IV (I) ◽

pp. 225-237

Author(s):

Yahya Sheikh ◽

Muhammad Ibrar ◽

Javed Iqbal

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Local Community ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

Rural Livelihoods ◽

Local Communities ◽

Joint Forest Management ◽

Community Members ◽

Forest Department ◽

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽

Active Involvement

Forest management policies in Pakistan have been generally following conventional approaches without considering the role of local community’s participation. In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, Joint Forest Management (JFM) was introduced in 1996 with the active involvement of local communities for both sustainable forest management and community livelihoods. This study analyzes the impacts of JFM on rural livelihoods in Pakistan using a sample from 10 villages of Siran and Kalam Forest Divisions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data were collected through interview schedule and focus group discussions from the local community members & forest department personnel. Results of the study revealed that the JFM played a key role in livelihoods improvement and forest development. Also, JFM improved relationship between local communities and forest department. This study recommends for introduction of policies that help in building trust and friendly relationships between forest department and local communities for sustainable forest management.

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Challenges to Sustainable Forest Management and Community Livelihoods Sustenance in Cameroon: Evidence from the Southern Bakundu Forest Reserve in Southwest Cameroon

Journal of Sustainable Development ◽

10.5539/jsd.v8n9p226 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 226 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ewane Basil Ewane ◽

Ewane Bertrand Olome ◽

Heon-Ho Lee

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Local Community ◽

Sustainable Forest Management ◽

Local Population ◽

Forest Degradation ◽

Forest Monitoring ◽

Transport Systems ◽

Forest Reserve ◽

Forest Law ◽

Key Issues

Sustainable forest management in Cameroon is being plagued with many challenges directly related to key issues in the areas of forest law enforcement and governance. This study used questionnaires to examine the major community livelihood activities undertaken in the SBFR causing deforestation and forest degradation and to explore the localized trigger forces, and their implications for sustainable forest management in Cameroon. The authors found that the rated localized forces triggering indiscriminate human activities in the Southern Bakundu Forest Reserve (SBFR) are scarcity of farmland outside the forest reserve land, population growth, poverty and the more fertile nature of the forest reserve land than the limited, overused, and degraded community farming land. In addition, the authors found that forest monitoring activities in the field by forestry officials were plagued with complicity by some corrupt forestry officials, forces of law and order, administration, local management committee leaders, and disgruntled local population in the apprehension of illegal forest exploiters, besides inadequate resources. The strategies to address the above issues have not been prioritized. Based on the results, this paper argues that the governance failure to prioritize more and better investment in modern agriculture, non-wood domestic cooking energy and reliable rural transport systems, amongst others, including building institutional capacity and physical infrastructure compromises sustainable forest management in Cameroon at both the national and local community levels. In this light, a set of holistic and comprehensive strategic programmes are recommended as the way forward to guaranteeing sustainable development in forest management in Cameroon.

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Organisation des Luzerner Forstdienstes – konsequente Entflechtung von hoheitlichen und betrieblichen Aufgaben | Organisation of the forestry services in Lucerne – differentiating between sovereign and management tasks

Schweizerische Zeitschrift fur Forstwesen ◽

10.3188/szf.2001.0453 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 152 (11) ◽

pp. 453-459 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Georg Iselin ◽

Albin Schmidhauser

Keyword(s):

Forest Management ◽

Public Management ◽

New Public Management ◽

Work Force ◽

Forest Reserve ◽

New Public ◽

Forest Regions ◽

Management Project ◽

Forestry Services ◽

The Individual

During the past ten years most cantonal forest services have undergone re-organisations. Lucerne's cantonal forest administration initiated a fundamentally new way of providing forestry services by differentiating between sovereign tasks and management tasks. By examining the individual steps of the process we demonstrate how starting with the mandate,goals were developed and implemented over several years. Product managers assumed responsibility for products, as defined in the New Public Management Project, on a cantonal-wide basis. Work within a matrix organisation has led to significant changes. Territorial responsibilities are increasingly assumed by district foresters, who have modern infrastructures at their disposal in the new forestry centres. The re-organisation has led to forest districts being re-drawn and to a reduction in the number of forest regions. To provide greater efficiency,state forest management has been consolidated into a single management unit. The new forest reserve plan removes almost half of the state forest from regular forest management,resulting in a reduction in the volume of work and in the work force. We show how effective the differentiation of sovereignty tasks and management tasks has been in coping with the effects of hurricane Lothar.

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