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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16 May, 2012MSD Platform Successfully Established in Two New Districts
The EU chainsaw milling project has expanded its multi-stakeholder dialogue (MSD) platform to two new forest districts: Tarkwa and Nkwanta.
15 May, 2012TBI Viet Nam holds a successful final phase two workshop
TBI Viet Nam held its final workshop of phase two on April 17th, 2012 in Hue, Viet Nam. The overall objective of the workshop was to evaluate the obtained results compiled by TBI Viet Nam, and to introduce the programme’s orientation thru 2016.
15 May, 2012Workshop to assess the policy and practice of Forest Land Allocation held in Ha Noi
On April 10th, 2012, TBI Viet Nam, with support from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), conducted a workshop in Ha Noi entitled, “Forestry Land Allocation: Policy and Practice.” The event was held in cooperation with the Department of Science, Technology and Environment (under MARD) and the Institute of Forest Planning and Inventory (FIPI).
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.
Evaluation of fifteen years of experience with Community Forests and Communal Forests in Cameroon
Since the Forest Law of 1994, community forests have been established throughout Cameroon. Fifteen years onwards, it is relevant to assess whether and how these forests have helped improving forest-based livelihoods in Cameroon.
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10 April, 2012Forest Land Allocation: What has been Achieved?
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10 April, 2012TBI Viet Nam Participates in FGLG International Learning Event
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05 December, 2011Current status of community forestry in Cameroon
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