Development of organizational models for community forestry in DR Congo
In 2002 the forest law created the opportunity for communities to engage in the management of the forest areas that traditionally belong to them.
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09 February, 2012Promoting legal timber trade for sustainable forest management in Ghana
The domestic timber market in Ghana is large (2.5 million m3) and will expand significantly as Ghana’s population is predicted to double by 2030 to almost 50 million. More than 700,000 livelihoods depend on this trade. Non-regulation of the domestic timber market will lead to forest degradation, loss of environmental services and rural and urban poverty, as well as jeopardizing the legal international timber trade.
20 January, 2012The CELOS Management System: a contribution to improved forest management
The CELOS Management System (CMS) is a system for harvesting tropical rainforests which aims to cause minimal disturbance to the ecosystem while also providing economic return. CMS was developed by the Centre for Agricultural Research in Suriname (CELOS) and the Agricultural University of Wageningen (The Netherlands; nowadays WUR). Starting in the 1960/70s, it was originally developed for Suriname, but has gained international recognition.
18 January, 2012Food security and energy development in Viet Nam
The economic structure of Vietnam has drastically shifted since the mid 1980's from an agriculture based system to one that is multi-based.
Local governance and community management of forests
Over the past 20 years, forest governance models that consider a certain degree of participation of lower level governments and the rural population have gradually gained ground.
The reasoning behind this shift is that local people, including local government officials, are believed to have an interest in sustainable natural resource management because local resources are the basis of their existence.
However, the practical implementation of locally based management arrangements has led to a variety of challenges that may limit their potential.
Also, the general environment for local forest management models is changing rapidly. International policies on climate change and illegal timber trade as well as the development of the carbon market lead to competing claims on the natural resources controlled by local actors, e.g. timber and carbon resources. Rapid changes associated with policies, markets, demographics and in some places, conflict, will increasingly challenge local forest management institutions.
Towards effective decentralized and local forestry arrangements
Within the context of these general questions and challenges, TBI contributes policy-relevant and practical information to the debate and the practice of decentralized and local forest governance. Our aim is to inform the development of effective decentralized and local forest management arrangements (including ownership and tenure), address weaknesses in current arrangements, and improve the way local and / or community interests are weighed in governmental, non-governmental and corporate policies related to natural resources, in the partner countries.
In particular, we are interested in
- The potential of alternative livelihoods schemes to provide sustainable local livelihoods for large numbers of poor people.
- The effects of REDD+ and other international regimes on community tenure, access to resources and benefit sharing
- The role of local institutions in the development of effective community forestry models
- The potential of community-based forest enterprises in driving sustainable local economic development.
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Analysis of Natural Resources Management in Oriental Province, DR Congo
A majority of the population of Oriental province depend on natural resources for their survival. Food, medicine, construction material and energy are all extracted from the forest. Alternative livelihoods are scarce, infrastructure and basic services such as education, health care, electricity and public transportation are practically non existent.
Integrating Local Land Use Systems in Collaborative Management of Protected Areas
Protected areas in Indonesia (accounting for more than 55 million hectares) have been designated for the purpose of providing environmental services, conservation and social and cultural services.
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05 December, 2011Current status of community forestry in Cameroon
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11 March, 2011Forest Land Allocation Review Workshop organized in Nam Dong
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14 September, 2010Research on forest land allocation policy under way
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