Our Forest, Your Ecosystem, Their Timber : : Communities, Conservation, and the State in Community-Based Forest Management / / Nicholas Menzies.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Menzies, Nicholas,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2007]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.)

Community-based forest management (CBFM) is a model of forest management in which a community takes part in decision making and implementation, and monitoring of activities affecting the natural resources around them. CBFM provides a framework for a community members to secure access to the products and services that flow from the landscape in which they live and has become an essential component of any comprehensive approach to forest management. In this volume, Nicholas K. Menzies looks at communities in China, Zanzibar, Brazil, and India where, despite differences in landscape, climate, politics, and culture, common challenges and themes arise in making a transition from forest management by government agencies to CBFM. The stories of these four distinct places highlight the difficulties communities face when trying to manage their forests and negotiate partnerships with others interested in forest management, such as the commercial forest sector or conservation and environmental organizations. These issues are then considered against a growing body of research concerning what constitutes successful CBFM.Drawing on published and unpublished case studies, project reports, and his own rich experience, Menzies analyzes how CBFM fits into the broader picture of the management of natural resources, highlighting the conditions that bring about effective practices and the most just and equitable stewardship of resources. A critical companion for students, researchers, and practitioners, Our Forest, Your Ecosystem, Their Timber provides a singular resource on the emergence and evolution of CBFM.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Naidu Village, Yunnan Province, China -- 3. Jozani Forest, Ngezi Forest, and Misali Island, Zanzibar -- 4. The Várzea Forests of Mazagão, Amapá State, Brazil -- 5. Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India -- 6. The Community Narrative of Forest Loss and Degradation -- 7. Invoking the Community -- 8. The Capacity to Manage -- 9. Negotiating Partnerships: Whose Voice Is Loudest? -- 10. Governance and Empowerment -- 11. Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Index