ABSTRACT The cycling process of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) elements plays a crucial role in ecosystem functions of karst forests. The leaf stoichiometry characteristics in four successional stages are studied in a karst area, southwest China. The N and P contents in each successional stage are generally higher in the growth phase (May–June 2016) than in the senescence phase (October–November 2015) but there are lower N: P ratios in the growth phase than in the senescence phase, showing a clear seasonal controls and coinciding with the Growth Rate Hypothesis. In the growth phase, the phytocommunity is mainly limited by the N content. In the senescence phase, all communities from the early successional stage to the mid successional stage are prone to N limitation but they are significantly affected by a combination of N, P, and K from the late successional stage to the climax successional stage and the P limitation are stronger in the climax successional stage. The specific leaf area is the most important impact factor to leaf stoichiometric characteristics at each successional stage. These results indicate that nitrogen addition in growth stage may promote vegetation restoration and karst forest ecosystem stability.
{"title":"Stoichiometric Characteristics of Leaf Nutrients in Karst Plant Species During Natural Restoration in Maolan National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China","authors":"Peng-fei Wu, Hua Zhou, Yingxin Cui, Wen-Jun Zhao, Yi-Ju Hou, Jun-Qiu Zhu, Fang-jun Ding","doi":"10.1080/10549811.2021.1948868","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2021.1948868","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The cycling process of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K) elements plays a crucial role in ecosystem functions of karst forests. The leaf stoichiometry characteristics in four successional stages are studied in a karst area, southwest China. The N and P contents in each successional stage are generally higher in the growth phase (May–June 2016) than in the senescence phase (October–November 2015) but there are lower N: P ratios in the growth phase than in the senescence phase, showing a clear seasonal controls and coinciding with the Growth Rate Hypothesis. In the growth phase, the phytocommunity is mainly limited by the N content. In the senescence phase, all communities from the early successional stage to the mid successional stage are prone to N limitation but they are significantly affected by a combination of N, P, and K from the late successional stage to the climax successional stage and the P limitation are stronger in the climax successional stage. The specific leaf area is the most important impact factor to leaf stoichiometric characteristics at each successional stage. These results indicate that nitrogen addition in growth stage may promote vegetation restoration and karst forest ecosystem stability.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"42 1","pages":"95 - 119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10549811.2021.1948868","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46270710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-05DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1941121
S. Subroto, Conny Davidsen, A. Rashid, M. Cuadra
ABSTRACT Forest co-management models between local communities and the state have gained considerable attention over the past two decades to reconcile ecological conservation with sustainable livelihoods of local communities. Grounded in an exploratory qualitative methodological focus, this study examines how forest co-management realities have fared vis-à-vis continued asymmetrical power relationships between communities and the state in Bangladesh’s top-down forest governance system, specifically de facto forest governance structures in the case of Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary and its larger landscape zone. Rema-Kalenga’s regional forest actors have been struggling to develop a shared understanding regarding the goals and distribution of power in protected area co-management. The study points toward two developments: First, a low realized level of devolution as Rema-Kalenga’s co-management institutions operate as mere unpaid “helpers” under the shadow of the state’s centralized top-down governance in the Wildlife Sanctuary. Second, this study found signs of emerging dual governance in which local co-management institutions have created their own spaces of engagement and de facto influence in the larger Rema-Kalenga landscape zone, while significantly lacking active involvement in the core zone. Connections between these two spheres are sporadic, hampering ecosystem-approaches in Rema-Kalenga, and questioning the cohesiveness of co-management purposes in the studied area.
{"title":"Dual Governance and the Shadow of State Authority: Co-Management Realities in Rema-Kalenga Protected Area of Bangladesh","authors":"S. Subroto, Conny Davidsen, A. Rashid, M. Cuadra","doi":"10.1080/10549811.2021.1941121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2021.1941121","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Forest co-management models between local communities and the state have gained considerable attention over the past two decades to reconcile ecological conservation with sustainable livelihoods of local communities. Grounded in an exploratory qualitative methodological focus, this study examines how forest co-management realities have fared vis-à-vis continued asymmetrical power relationships between communities and the state in Bangladesh’s top-down forest governance system, specifically de facto forest governance structures in the case of Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary and its larger landscape zone. Rema-Kalenga’s regional forest actors have been struggling to develop a shared understanding regarding the goals and distribution of power in protected area co-management. The study points toward two developments: First, a low realized level of devolution as Rema-Kalenga’s co-management institutions operate as mere unpaid “helpers” under the shadow of the state’s centralized top-down governance in the Wildlife Sanctuary. Second, this study found signs of emerging dual governance in which local co-management institutions have created their own spaces of engagement and de facto influence in the larger Rema-Kalenga landscape zone, while significantly lacking active involvement in the core zone. Connections between these two spheres are sporadic, hampering ecosystem-approaches in Rema-Kalenga, and questioning the cohesiveness of co-management purposes in the studied area.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"41 1","pages":"319 - 346"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10549811.2021.1941121","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43884333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Forests have ecological functions in water conservation, climate regulation, environmental purification, soil and water conservation, biodiversity protection and so on. Carrying out forest ecological quality assessment is of great significance to understand the global carbon cycle, energy cycle and climate change. Based on the introduction of the concept and research methods of forest ecological quality, this paper analyzes and summarizes the evaluation of forest ecological quality from three comprehensive indicators: forest biomass, forest productivity and forest structure. This paper focuses on the construction of evaluation index system, the acquisition of evaluation data and the estimation of key ecological parameters, discusses the main problems existing in the current forest ecological quality evaluation, and looks forward to its development prospects, including the unified standardization of evaluation indexes, high-quality data, the impact of forest living environment, the acquisition of forest level from multi-source remote sensing data, the application of vertical structural parameters and the interaction between forest ecological quality and ecological function.
{"title":"Research progress of forest ecological quality assessment methods","authors":"Haoshuang Han, R. Wan","doi":"10.24294/sf.v4i2.1606","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.24294/sf.v4i2.1606","url":null,"abstract":"Forests have ecological functions in water conservation, climate regulation, environmental purification, soil and water conservation, biodiversity protection and so on. Carrying out forest ecological quality assessment is of great significance to understand the global carbon cycle, energy cycle and climate change. Based on the introduction of the concept and research methods of forest ecological quality, this paper analyzes and summarizes the evaluation of forest ecological quality from three comprehensive indicators: forest biomass, forest productivity and forest structure. This paper focuses on the construction of evaluation index system, the acquisition of evaluation data and the estimation of key ecological parameters, discusses the main problems existing in the current forest ecological quality evaluation, and looks forward to its development prospects, including the unified standardization of evaluation indexes, high-quality data, the impact of forest living environment, the acquisition of forest level from multi-source remote sensing data, the application of vertical structural parameters and the interaction between forest ecological quality and ecological function.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"48 6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83205761","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-07-01DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1944880
B. Yosef, H. Hasenauer, E. Pötzelsberger
ABSTRACT Ethiopian mixed forests have multipurpose benefits and services. However, there is a gap of information in the entire Ethiopian highlands on forest growth needed for implementation of sustainable forest management and provision of ecosystem services. Therefore, main aim of this study was to identify main factors deriving tree growth in forest and woodland in Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia and to provide an individual tree basal area increment (BAI) model based on increment cores. The data came from 170 sampling plots in study area and cover 51 tree species. For each tree species, diameter at breast height (DBH), height, increment core measurement, tree location, and distance from subject tree measurements were recorded. Because of large number of trees species, it is difficult to develop growth functions for each individual tree species. Thus, classification of species groups provided a framework to organize information that differs between vegetation types. Our classification resulted in three groups. For each tree species group, an individual tree BAI model was calibrated. The tree species group of BAI differs by DBH class. The response to BAI depends on competitive condition of a tree. This growth model can be used to predict tree growth for Ethiopian mixed-species forests.
{"title":"Growth Assessment of Tree Species Growing in the Amhara Region in Ethiopia","authors":"B. Yosef, H. Hasenauer, E. Pötzelsberger","doi":"10.1080/10549811.2021.1944880","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2021.1944880","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Ethiopian mixed forests have multipurpose benefits and services. However, there is a gap of information in the entire Ethiopian highlands on forest growth needed for implementation of sustainable forest management and provision of ecosystem services. Therefore, main aim of this study was to identify main factors deriving tree growth in forest and woodland in Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia and to provide an individual tree basal area increment (BAI) model based on increment cores. The data came from 170 sampling plots in study area and cover 51 tree species. For each tree species, diameter at breast height (DBH), height, increment core measurement, tree location, and distance from subject tree measurements were recorded. Because of large number of trees species, it is difficult to develop growth functions for each individual tree species. Thus, classification of species groups provided a framework to organize information that differs between vegetation types. Our classification resulted in three groups. For each tree species group, an individual tree BAI model was calibrated. The tree species group of BAI differs by DBH class. The response to BAI depends on competitive condition of a tree. This growth model can be used to predict tree growth for Ethiopian mixed-species forests.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"41 1","pages":"799 - 828"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10549811.2021.1944880","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44583180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-30DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1943450
M. Zoysa
ABSTRACT Forest-based ecotourism in global perspective is managed by various stakeholders while promoting sustainable forest management. This review article attempts to identify forest-based ecotourism destinations in Sri Lanka, analyze the experiences of good governance, and evaluate local livelihoods and forest conservation outcomes. Within the diverse landscapes, national park and sanctuaries, rain forest trails, conservation forest trials, wetland sanctuaries, and indigenous operated ecotourism ventures are identified as the appropriate destinations. The experiences of good governance are discussed in terms of structure and integration, involvement and management, accountability practices, and culture of transparency. The enrichment of the local livelihoods is evaluated based on natural, physical, social, financial, and human capital development. The natural resource conservation activities prevention of deforestation and forest degradation, preservation of biological diversity, improvement of long-term production capacity of ecosystems, and wise management of natural resources are elaborated through local community outcomes, visitor outcomes, natural biophysical environment outcomes, wildlife outcomes, and organizational outcomes. Resource exploitation, gene piracy, wildlife crimes, and trade of protected flora and fauna have been examined as the bad side of the ecotourism. The policies suggested for sustainable development are conceptualization of ecotourism, community-based ecotourism, scientific and systematic process, and appropriate code of ethics and conduct.
{"title":"Forest-Based Ecotourism in Sri Lanka: A Review on State of Governance, Livelihoods, and Forest Conservation Outcomes","authors":"M. Zoysa","doi":"10.1080/10549811.2021.1943450","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2021.1943450","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Forest-based ecotourism in global perspective is managed by various stakeholders while promoting sustainable forest management. This review article attempts to identify forest-based ecotourism destinations in Sri Lanka, analyze the experiences of good governance, and evaluate local livelihoods and forest conservation outcomes. Within the diverse landscapes, national park and sanctuaries, rain forest trails, conservation forest trials, wetland sanctuaries, and indigenous operated ecotourism ventures are identified as the appropriate destinations. The experiences of good governance are discussed in terms of structure and integration, involvement and management, accountability practices, and culture of transparency. The enrichment of the local livelihoods is evaluated based on natural, physical, social, financial, and human capital development. The natural resource conservation activities prevention of deforestation and forest degradation, preservation of biological diversity, improvement of long-term production capacity of ecosystems, and wise management of natural resources are elaborated through local community outcomes, visitor outcomes, natural biophysical environment outcomes, wildlife outcomes, and organizational outcomes. Resource exploitation, gene piracy, wildlife crimes, and trade of protected flora and fauna have been examined as the bad side of the ecotourism. The policies suggested for sustainable development are conceptualization of ecotourism, community-based ecotourism, scientific and systematic process, and appropriate code of ethics and conduct.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"41 1","pages":"413 - 439"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10549811.2021.1943450","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48593503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-30DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1944877
C. Lambini, Trung-Thanh Nguyen
ABSTRACT Increasing the supply of forest ecosystem services in the tropics is on the agenda of most developing countries’ forest policies and most importantly in Kenya which is a low forest cover country. Evidence from past empirical impact assessments show numerous limitations in these assessments such as complexities within local forest communities and challenges in accessing relevant ecosystem services and household income data for impact assessments. This paper attempts to address some of these limitations by estimating joint ecosystem services and household livelihood outcomes at the same time. A survey protocol was designed, pre-tested and implemented with 370 households in two (2) out of the ten (10) forest ecological conservancies in Kenya and with secondary data on selected ecosystem services outcomes. Propensity score matching estimates of the treatment effects of the treated from participation in conservation association show a significant income loss (−57600.11) for households participating in a conservation association with a positive effect on erosion control (3.49) and biodiversity conservation outcomes (0.071) in the Nzoia catchment area. The paper concludes recommending the introduction of a payment scheme with CBCAs household members in reforestation and afforestation programs in the Basin.
{"title":"Impact of Community Based Conservation Associations on Forest Ecosystem Services and Household Income: Evidence from Nzoia Basin in Kenya","authors":"C. Lambini, Trung-Thanh Nguyen","doi":"10.1080/10549811.2021.1944877","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2021.1944877","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Increasing the supply of forest ecosystem services in the tropics is on the agenda of most developing countries’ forest policies and most importantly in Kenya which is a low forest cover country. Evidence from past empirical impact assessments show numerous limitations in these assessments such as complexities within local forest communities and challenges in accessing relevant ecosystem services and household income data for impact assessments. This paper attempts to address some of these limitations by estimating joint ecosystem services and household livelihood outcomes at the same time. A survey protocol was designed, pre-tested and implemented with 370 households in two (2) out of the ten (10) forest ecological conservancies in Kenya and with secondary data on selected ecosystem services outcomes. Propensity score matching estimates of the treatment effects of the treated from participation in conservation association show a significant income loss (−57600.11) for households participating in a conservation association with a positive effect on erosion control (3.49) and biodiversity conservation outcomes (0.071) in the Nzoia catchment area. The paper concludes recommending the introduction of a payment scheme with CBCAs household members in reforestation and afforestation programs in the Basin.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"41 1","pages":"440 - 460"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10549811.2021.1944877","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42342865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-28DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1944881
R. Bannor, H. Oppong-Kyeremeh, John K. M. Kuwornu
ABSTRACT The study explored consumer segments in the bushmeat market and examined the influence of the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behavior and demographic characteristics on the consumption of bushmeat in Ghana using data obtained from 400 respondents across the three main ecological zones of Ghana, namely, the High Forest Zone, the Transitional Zone and the Savannah Zone. The Cragg’s Double Hurdle model was used to examine the influence of the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behavior on bushmeat consumption, and cluster analysis was used to examine the consumer segments. The results revealed that various factors relating to the Theory of Planned Behavior influenced bushmeat consumption and the quantity consumed differently. Specifically, the fear of contracting diseases and poisoning, nutrition, taste, the type of job of an individual and the availability of bushmeat positively influenced the consumption of bushmeat. In contrast, religion and price influenced bushmeat consumption negatively. Whereas the fear of disease influences the quantity consumed negatively, the nutrition value of bushmeat and chop bar as the source ofbushmeat positively influenced the quantity consumed. Age negatively influenced the decision to consume bush meat, whereas household size influenced the decision positively.
{"title":"Examining the Link between the Theory of Planned Behavior and Bushmeat Consumption in Ghana","authors":"R. Bannor, H. Oppong-Kyeremeh, John K. M. Kuwornu","doi":"10.1080/10549811.2021.1944881","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2021.1944881","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The study explored consumer segments in the bushmeat market and examined the influence of the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behavior and demographic characteristics on the consumption of bushmeat in Ghana using data obtained from 400 respondents across the three main ecological zones of Ghana, namely, the High Forest Zone, the Transitional Zone and the Savannah Zone. The Cragg’s Double Hurdle model was used to examine the influence of the constructs of the Theory of Planned Behavior on bushmeat consumption, and cluster analysis was used to examine the consumer segments. The results revealed that various factors relating to the Theory of Planned Behavior influenced bushmeat consumption and the quantity consumed differently. Specifically, the fear of contracting diseases and poisoning, nutrition, taste, the type of job of an individual and the availability of bushmeat positively influenced the consumption of bushmeat. In contrast, religion and price influenced bushmeat consumption negatively. Whereas the fear of disease influences the quantity consumed negatively, the nutrition value of bushmeat and chop bar as the source ofbushmeat positively influenced the quantity consumed. Age negatively influenced the decision to consume bush meat, whereas household size influenced the decision positively.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"41 1","pages":"745 - 767"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10549811.2021.1944881","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42010274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-21DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1941122
Chtioui Rim Bouhafa, Bousnina Zohra
ABSTRACT REDD+ as a mitigation mechanism requires the engagement of various actors within a paradoxical institutional logic. Tunisia’s commitment to the UN-REDD Program represents an opportunity to reduce its GHG emissions, but also to ensure sustainable forest management, especially as the country is considered to be one of the most vulnerable to climate change in the Mediterranean. Tunisia mostly possesses dry forests, on which some 10% of the poor population in the country depends. Taking into account both the complexity/hybridity of REDD+, the purpose of this article is to explore co-creating social value practices in the case of REDD+ pluralistic governance from the point of view of 1) appropriation/engagement of the local population/stakeholders, and 2) adaptability. Based on a Research–Action (RA) for almost a year (from May 2015- to March 2016), the findings of this study highlight that REDD+ adaptability depends on the transformative activities and the engaging critical reflexive through a collective learning process. Our main contribution is to showcase the interest of the RA process in the conceptualization of REDD+ pluralistic governance such as a sense-making process, by offering new practices co-creators of social value, based on translation, negotiation, active engagement, and multi-actor appropriation.
{"title":"Institutional Pluralistic Governance: A Case Study of A Research–Action in the Context of the Redd+","authors":"Chtioui Rim Bouhafa, Bousnina Zohra","doi":"10.1080/10549811.2021.1941122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10549811.2021.1941122","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT REDD+ as a mitigation mechanism requires the engagement of various actors within a paradoxical institutional logic. Tunisia’s commitment to the UN-REDD Program represents an opportunity to reduce its GHG emissions, but also to ensure sustainable forest management, especially as the country is considered to be one of the most vulnerable to climate change in the Mediterranean. Tunisia mostly possesses dry forests, on which some 10% of the poor population in the country depends. Taking into account both the complexity/hybridity of REDD+, the purpose of this article is to explore co-creating social value practices in the case of REDD+ pluralistic governance from the point of view of 1) appropriation/engagement of the local population/stakeholders, and 2) adaptability. Based on a Research–Action (RA) for almost a year (from May 2015- to March 2016), the findings of this study highlight that REDD+ adaptability depends on the transformative activities and the engaging critical reflexive through a collective learning process. Our main contribution is to showcase the interest of the RA process in the conceptualization of REDD+ pluralistic governance such as a sense-making process, by offering new practices co-creators of social value, based on translation, negotiation, active engagement, and multi-actor appropriation.","PeriodicalId":54313,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sustainable Forestry","volume":"41 1","pages":"481 - 501"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2021-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10549811.2021.1941122","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44591200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-06-17DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1933536
M. Jashimuddin, K. Islam, T. Nath
ABSTRACT Co-management of forest protected areas (PA) is considered as a viable option to improve the local-level forest governance. This study examined the state of local-level forest governance in Chunati wildlife sanctuary (CWS), a co-managed PA in south-eastern Bangladesh. Data on eight key principles of governance and forest conservation outcomes were collected by interviewing randomly selected non-state actors (n = 39) and state actors (n = 10) and four focus group discussions with the forest-dependent communities. We conducted a t-test to compare respondents’ perceptions regarding key governance principles and conservation outcomes. Results revealed that co-management governance in CWS assisted to improve the quality of forests in terms of tree and wildlife diversity, while illicit felling and land encroachment had reduced. Respondents’ overall perception on key governance principles showed a moderate-to-high score (mean 3.33 out of 5.00). Regarding forest conservation outcomes, the score was also moderate to high (mean 3.72 out of 5.00). Non-state actors showed fairly higher perception on overall key governance principles and conservation outcomes, while state actors (non-forestry officials) reported lower scores. Findings of this study would be useful to reshape the co-management policies that ensure good governance at local-level management of PA in Bangladesh and elsewhere.
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Pub Date : 2021-06-16DOI: 10.1080/10549811.2021.1941123
Md.Jahangir Alam, N. Rengasamy, Mohd Puat Bin Dahalan, Sharina Abdul Halim, Y. Istihat, T. Nath
ABSTRACT This study aimed to explore peoples’ perception on rules-in-use and interaction among actors in a community-based peatland restoration program (CBPRP) in Raja Muja Forest Reserve (RMFR) of peninsular Malaysia. We followed Ostrom’s institutional analysis and development framework, and collected both qualitative and quantitative data through organizing a stakeholders’ workshop, 200 structured interviews, four focus group discussions and five key informants’ interviews. Local people claimed that there was significant decline in their rights to access forests (χ2 = 49.42, p = .001), extraction of forest resources (χ2 = 53.02, p = .001), recreational (χ2 = 10.32, p = .001) and agricultural uses (χ2 = 4.35, p = .05) due to change in governance regimes from state forest management toward CBPRP. However, CBPRP introduced several social development programs for local community. This study identified 44 actors under seven categories, and only two actors (Selangor State Forestry Department and Global Environment Center, an NGO) played significant roles in decision-making process and interacted with other actors in peatland restoration actions. Community people had only participated in the implementation of rehabilitation actions. In order to sustain community development and sustainable management of RMFR, we suggest to reform multi-stakeholder governance structure that ensures active participation of local community people.
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