Community evaluation of forest and REDD+ governance quality in the democratic Republic of the Congo
Article
Morgan, Edward A., Bush, Glenn, Mandea, Joseph Zambo and Maraseni, Tek. 2023. "Community evaluation of forest and REDD+ governance quality in the democratic Republic of the Congo." Journal of Environmental Management. 328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116891
Article Title | Community evaluation of forest and REDD+ governance quality in the democratic Republic of the Congo |
---|---|
ERA Journal ID | 5850 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Morgan, Edward A., Bush, Glenn, Mandea, Joseph Zambo and Maraseni, Tek |
Journal Title | Journal of Environmental Management |
Journal Citation | 328 |
Article Number | 116891 |
Number of Pages | 12 |
Year | 2023 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Place of Publication | Netherlands |
ISSN | 0301-4797 |
1093-0191 | |
1095-8630 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116891 |
Web Address (URL) | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301479722024641 |
Abstract | The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has over 100 million Ha of forest and has significant potential to benefit from these forests, including through REDD+ if they are managed effectively. Effective governance of forest landscapes is essential for environmental management and equitable harnessing of ecosystem service benefits for communities. Poor governance, political instability, and capacity limitations in the DRC are widely highlighted. However, there have been few, if any, attempts to evaluate forest governance in the DRC, especially at the community level. This paper reports a community-level evaluation of forest governance in the DRC, using a survey method. The results suggest that REDD+ projects have the ability to improve forest governance as perceived by the community. The research shows that building the right capacity, consulting and accessing the needs of the community and building long-term projects and partnerships a key success factors. These findings and the novel approach to supporting communities to evaluate their governance are applicable to similar community-level forest governance contexts. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd |
Keywords | Democratic republic of the Congo; Forests; Governance; REDD+ community ; Evaluation |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 300202. Agricultural land management |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Griffith University |
Woodwell Climate Research Center, United States | |
Woodwell Climate Research Center, Democratic Republic of the Congo | |
Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems |
Permalink -
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/z266y/community-evaluation-of-forest-and-redd-governance-quality-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
89
total views0
total downloads3
views this month0
downloads this month