scholarly journals Facilitating deliberative governance: Innovations from Nepal's community forestry program – a case study in Karmapunya

2005 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 403-408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mani Ram Banjade ◽  
Hemant Ojha
Keyword(s):  
Community Forestry ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Deliberative Processes ◽  
Deliberative Governance ◽  
External Facilitation ◽  
Forest User

This paper discusses the use of a deliberative approach to governance of environmental resources at the local-level. Used in conjunction with external facilitation, a deliberative approach to governance at the local-level can be used to build dialogue between diverse perspectives, interests, knowledge, and ideas of different stakeholders. A case study of a community forest user group (CFUG) in the central hills of Nepal is used to analyse the application of deliberative processes for promoting deliberative governance. The findings indicate that there is great potential for deliberative processes to make local governance of community forests more democratic and inclusive. Effective governance at the local-level can contribute to the creation of social equity and to the sustainable management of community forests. Key words: Nepal, deliberative democracy, community forestry, Participatory Action Research, external facilitation

scholarly journals Community Forests Ensuring Local Governance and Livelihood: A Case Study in Sunwal VDC, Nawalparasi, Nepal

2011 ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Devi Prasad Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Resource Management ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Forest Resource ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Forest Resource Management ◽  
The Poor

This paper analyses local governance in forest resource management through people's participation and the ways it relates to the contribution in securing livelihood. This case study was conducted in Sunwal VDC of Western Tarai, Nepal, and information was collected through direct observation, household survey, key informant interview, focus group discussion and analysis of secondary information. It discusses a few examples of how the community forestry programme can be used as a means to promote participation of the women, the poor, disadvantaged and marginalized group in forest resource management, as well as enhancing livelihood and improving the forest resource management in their locality. It is found that though the community forestry programme has positive impacts, it faces several constraints and challenges. The results of the case study clearly indicate that community forestry processes must address the political, economic and social needs of the forest users, and also provide a neutral platform on which the poor and disadvantaged group can express their voices.The Geographical Journal of Nepal, Vol. 8-9, 2010-2011: 33-42

scholarly journals Pro-poor Institutions: Creating Exclusive Rights to the Poor Groups in Community Forest Management

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sushma Bhattarai ◽  
Prakash Kumar Jha ◽  
Niraj Chapagain
Keyword(s):  
Community Forestry ◽  
Community Forest Management ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Degraded Land ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
The Poor ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Community Forest User Groups ◽  
Forest User

In spite of the widely accepted success of Community Forestry in reviving degraded land, it is still seen as being unable to provide tangible benefits to the poor. This paper illustrates that through continuous sharing, deliberation and negotiation among the poor and non?poor members of Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs), management of community forests can be made far more equitable than the usual scenario. Drawing from the experience on the processes and outcomes of Livelihoods and Forestry Programme (LFP), this paper brings empirical evidence of how facilitation support has enabled the poor to have more equitable access to community forests. Three key pro?poor institutional arrangements resulting from the facilitation process include: a) establishing special use rights arrangements within CFUGs for the poor, b) pro?poor silvicultural practices, and c) equitable forest product and benefit distribution mechanisms. The paper suggests some changes in policy and practice to institutionalise these outcomes. Full text is available at the ForestAction websiteDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfl.v8i2.2304 Journal of Forest and Livelihood 8(2) February 2009 pp.1-15

Making operational plans relevant to forest user groups in the Mid-Hills of Nepal

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-196
Author(s):  
L. Puri ◽  
I. Nuberg ◽  
B. Ostendorf ◽  
E. Cedamon
Keyword(s):  
Forest Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Forest User Groups ◽  
Forest User

Operational plans are a key element in community forestry in Nepal. However, the relevance of these plans to forest user groups (FUGs) is under scrutiny. This study investigates the usefulness of operational plans against the backdrop of knowledge, capacity and management practices of FUGs. Data were collected from 13 operational plans, 16 group discussions involving forestry professionals, and 218 household interviews in two villages of Lamjung district in Nepal. Whereas operational plans should specifically reflect site specific objectives and activities of forest management, the survey revealed identical objectives across the community forests. Current operational plans are technically complex, poorly linked to the place-based context of livelihood needs and less useful to the FUGs to inform and enhance forest management. This study proposes to differentiate community forests according to their production potentials, and revise the operational plans by shortening the elements that have little or no relevance to the FUGs.

A national portrait of community forestry on public land in Canada

2006 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 416-428 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Teitelbaum ◽  
Tom Beckley ◽  
Solange Nadeau
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Public Land ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Basic Characteristics

Despite the interest community forestry generates, there is little published literature on the array of initiatives currently taking place across Canada. This paper presents the results of nationwide survey of community forestry initiatives on public land. The survey focused on basic characteristics such as objectives, organizational structures, and tenure types. The research revealed that there are over one hundred community forest initiatives currently taking place on public land, mainly in Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia. Most of them are run through local government organizations. Approximately 60% operate on Crown land while the remaining 40% operate on land owned fee simple by local governments. The median land base is 4200 ha. The average age of community forests is 10 years. Key words: community forestry, community-based management, public participation, local governance, forest management organizations, Canada

Are community forestry principles at work in Ontario’s County, Municipal, and Conservation Authority forests?

2012 ◽  
Vol 88 (06) ◽  
pp. 697-707 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Teitelbaum ◽  
Ryan Bullock
Keyword(s):  
Community Forestry ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Multiple Use ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Governance Process ◽  
Unique Approach ◽  
Multiple Use Management ◽  
Forest Use ◽  
Local Government Management ◽  
Land Community

Ontario’s County, Municipal and Conservation Authority forests have received little attention within the academic literature on community forestry in Canada. These “Agreement Forests”, as they were once called, are a product of the early 20th century and have been under local government management since the 1990s. Most are situated in Southern Ontario. In this article we investigate the extent to which community forestry principles are at work in these forests. Three principles— participatory governance, local benefits and multiple forest use—are analyzed using a composite score approach derived from survey data collected from nearly all of these forest organizations (response rate = 80%). Results indicate that most of these organizations do display attributes associated with community forestry principles, including a local governance process, public participation activities, local employment and multiple-use management. Traditional forestry employment is less strong than in similar studies of Crown land community forests; however, there is an important emphasis on non-timber activities. The article concludes that the County, Municipal and Conservation Authority forests represents a unique approach, which reflects the specific geographic and socio-economic context in which it resides.

scholarly journals Conflict management strategy adopted in community forestry of Nepal: a study of four community forests in midwestern region

1970 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
GR Acharya ◽  
Y Yasmi
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Management ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Benefit Sharing ◽  
User Group ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
To Come ◽  
Conflict Strategy ◽  
Forest User

This study focuses on two types of conflicts in Community Forest User Group (CFUG): conflict between User Group Committee (UGC) and user, conflict among users. Users were found impaired from the UGC decisions and their pattern of benefit sharing. Conflict also existed among users. Major strategies adopted to manage conflict were found to be either avoiding or forcing; but avoiding is the most widely used strategy. Moreover compromising and accommodating were found less frequently compared to forcing and collaborating that were rarely used. This study challenges the common perception that community forestry of Nepal is successful in managing its conflict. The findings of this study do not support this claim because collaborating strategy has rarely been used in Community Forest (CF) conflict management. In contrast, this study shows that avoiding and forcing were more commonly used. The greater application of avoiding and forcing strategy in conflict management indicates that CF is still lagging in realizing the best possible option of collaborating. This finding also challenges the effectiveness of the existing conflict management mechanism in CF. This study also suggests collaborating strategy as a better option for managing conflict. On the other hand, this study also reveals that CF is not benefiting the poor of the community. Though, many scholars trumpet CF as a successful programme in Nepal, this study points out that CF has not yet been able to manage its conflicts in a more constructive way. The study also pinpoints short comings of existing conflict management strategies that could be addressed to improve its performance in the days to come. Key words: Benefit sharing, community forestry, conflict, strategy   doi: 10.3126/banko.v18i2.2172 Banko Janakari, Vol. 18, No. 2, 44-52

scholarly journals Participatory action research in community forestry: A case study of a community forest users' group from a hill village of eastern Nepal

1970 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 18-40
Author(s):  
Laya Prasad Uprety
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Participatory Action Research ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Community Forest ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Forest Users

The PDF of this file is 3,205 kbytes in size and therefore will take a long time to download if you click on the PDF link below. If you would like the file to be sent to you by email, please send a request to [email protected]. Please include the citation below in your request. DOI: 10.3126/opsa.v8i0.1119Occasional Papers in Sociology and Anthropology Vol.8 2003 p.18-40

A participatory local governance approach to social innovation: A case study of Seongbuk-gu, South Korea

2021 ◽  
pp. 239965442110057
Author(s):  
Sangmin Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Local Governance ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Governance Structure ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Governance System

As the concept of social innovation gains increasing credence in the public consciousness, a number of questions have become increasingly prominent in the relevant discourse: what does social innovation mean at the local level? How can social innovation be promoted? In particular, what kinds of social and institutional arrangements are needed to facilitate socially innovative activities and practices in neighborhoods and communities? To address these questions, this paper first outlines the related theories and literature as an overview of the notion of social innovation. Next, to provide an example of a promising approach to social innovation at the local level, the paper develops a theoretical discussion on the interface between local social innovation and participatory local governance arrangements, and proposes a process model of local social innovation as an analytical framework for a case study of a district-level initiative in Seongbuk-gu in Seoul, South Korea. By examining the governance structure and socially innovative strategies utilized in this locality, the case study demonstrates how the local participatory governance system can furnish an enabling environment for socially innovative ideas and strategies. Lastly, along with a look at some of the unique aspects of the case, the paper discusses contributions of this study to the theory and practice of social innovation, along with implications for other cases that may consider the governance approach to social innovation.

scholarly journals IMPORTANCE OF MONITORING OF FOREST HEALTH IN MANAGEMENT OF COMMUNITY FORESTS (Case Study of HKM Beringin Jaya managed by KTH Lestari Jaya 8)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-43
Author(s):  
Fansuri Fikri Haikal ◽  
Rahmat Safe’i ◽  
Arief Darmawan
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Forestry ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Community Forests ◽  
Final Value ◽  
Forest Health Monitoring ◽  
The Right

Community forestry is a social forestry scheme in state forests. Hkm empowers communities around the forest area to increase the ability and independence of the local community. Forest health monitoring is still rarely applied in the management of HKm. Forest health monitoring results can be a reference in making the right decisions in managing HKm so that the results obtained can be optimal. This study aims to determine the results of forest health monitoring in Beringin Jaya HKm managed by KTH Lestari Jaya 8. The research was conducted using the Forest Health Monitoring (FHM) method. Forest health monitoring results show that there are 6 cluster plots with the final value of forest health status in cluster 1 (2.53) bad category, plot 2 (8.98) good category, plot 3 (6.31) moderate category, plot cluster 4 (10.51) category is good, cluster plot 5 (10.74) category is good and cluster plot 6 (8.98) category is good. Thus the results of forest health monitoring obtained by KTH Lestari Jaya 8 with an average final value of forest health status is moderate

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