Youth, migration and community forestry in the Global South

IF 1.1 Q4 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES Forests, Trees and Livelihoods Pub Date : 2021-07-03 DOI:10.1080/14728028.2021.1958065
H. Brown
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ABSTRACT Forming 16 percent of the global population and growing, the large numbers of youth particularly in the developing world presents both a challenge and an opportunity. Although better educated than their parents, young men and women are chronically unemployed or in vulnerable work positions. While the majority of young people live in rural areas, these issues have sometimes resulted in large scale migration from rural to urban areas. In forested areas, those who remain are often highly dependent on forests for goods and services for their livelihood. Community forestry has been shown to be an effective strategy for sustainable forest management and livelihoods. Unfortunately, youth have often been marginalized in benefiting from or participating in decision-making about community forests. This is frequently attributed to local, cultural, and traditional norms that give priority to older generations in decision-making. Given their stake in sustainable forest management in a post-pandemic world, as well as their large numbers, it is important to utilize new approaches to bring young men and women together with older generations to address challenges and foster opportunities. This will then capitalize on the knowledge, energy, enthusiasm, innovative ideas, leadership ability, technological literacy, and resilience that youth can contribute to community forest management and rural communities.
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全球南方的青年、移民和社区林业
摘要青年人口占全球人口的16%,而且还在不断增长,尤其是在发展中国家,这既是一个挑战,也是一个机遇。尽管年轻男女的教育程度比父母高,但他们长期失业或处于弱势工作岗位。虽然大多数年轻人生活在农村地区,但这些问题有时会导致从农村向城市的大规模迁移。在森林地区,那些留下来的人往往高度依赖森林提供商品和服务来维持生计。社区林业已被证明是可持续森林管理和生计的有效战略。不幸的是,青年在受益于或参与社区森林决策方面往往被边缘化。这通常归因于在决策中优先考虑老一辈的地方、文化和传统规范。鉴于他们在疫情后世界可持续森林管理中的利害关系,以及他们的人数众多,重要的是利用新的方法将年轻男女与老一辈团结在一起,应对挑战并创造机会。然后,这将利用青年能够为社区森林管理和农村社区做出贡献的知识、精力、热情、创新思想、领导能力、技术素养和复原力。
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Forests, Trees and Livelihoods
Forests, Trees and Livelihoods Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Forestry
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期刊介绍: Forests, Trees and Livelihoods originated in 1979 under the name of the International Tree Crops Journal and adopted its new name in 2001 in order to reflect its emphasis on the diversity of tree based systems within the field of rural development. It is a peer-reviewed international journal publishing comments, reviews, case studies, research methodologies and research findings and articles on policies in this general field in order to promote discussion, debate and the exchange of information and views in the main subject areas of.
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