An uneven playing field: regulatory barriers to communities making a living from the timber from their forests–examples from Cambodia, Nepal and Vietnam
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Article Title | An uneven playing field: regulatory barriers to communities making a living from the timber from their forests–examples from Cambodia, Nepal and Vietnam |
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ERA Journal ID | 210472 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Gritten, David (Author), Greijmans, Martin (Author), Lewis, Sophie R. (Author), Sokchea, Tol (Author), Atkinson, Julian (Author), Quang, Tan Nguyen (Author), Poudyal, Bishnu (Author), Chapagain, Binod (Author), Sapkota, Lok Mani (Author), Mohns, Bernhard (Author) and Paudel, Naya Sharma (Author) |
Journal Title | Forests |
Journal Citation | 6 (10), pp. 3433-3451 |
Number of Pages | 19 |
Year | 2015 |
Publisher | MDPI AG |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
ISSN | 1999-4907 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.3390/f6103433 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/6/10/3433 |
Abstract | Community forestry (CF) is widely viewed as the solution to many of the challenges facing forest management and governance in the Asia-Pacific region. However, it is often felt that CF is not delivering on its potential. This paper focuses on one possible limitation: the role of regulations in curbing communities’ ability to make a living from their timber resources. The work covers Cambodia, Nepal and Vietnam, using policy analyses, national level experts’ workshops, and focus group discussions in two CF sites in each country. The results highlight the fact that there are numerous, often prohibitive, regulations in place. One challenge is the regulations’ complexity, often requiring a level of capacity far beyond the ability of community members and local government staff. The paper puts forward various recommendations including simplifying regulations and making them more outcome-based, and facilitating key stakeholders, including government and community based organizations, working together on the design and piloting of forest monitoring based on mutually agreed forest management outcomes. The recommendations reflect the belief that for CF to succeed, communities must be allowed to make a meaningful living from their forests, a result of which would be increased investment in sustainable forest management. |
Keywords | community forestry; commercialization; forest regulations; livelihoods; sustainable forest management |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 410406. Natural resource management |
410404. Environmental management | |
Byline Affiliations | Regional Community Forestry Training Centre for Asia and Pacific, Thailand |
ForestAction, Nepal | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4456/an-uneven-playing-field-regulatory-barriers-to-communities-making-a-living-from-the-timber-from-their-forests-examples-from-cambodia-nepal-and-vietnam
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