Are community aspirations being accommodated in development plans?: a lesson from collective action in Jambi

Syamsuddin, .; Neldysavrino,; Komarudin, H.; Siagian, Y.

doi:10.17528/cifor/002240

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“…Similarly, Molinas (1998) found that women had a significantly positive effect on cooperation in forest management in Paraguay. Women also have demonstrated the ability to mitigate elite capture of benefits during the process of decentralization (de Vries and Sutarti 2006, Syamsuddin et al 2007, Komarudin et al 2008), which could be particularly relevant during initial stages of the logging project. Therefore, a deliberate attempt to integrate women into project planning (and beyond) would likely benefit both the process and longer term outcomes of extractive reserve logging.…”

Section: Relational Well-being: Gender and Comanagementmentioning

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To log or not to log: local perceptions of timber management and its implications for well-being within a sustainable-use protected area

Cooper¹,

Kainer²

2018

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ABSTRACT. Our research explores local perspectives of a recent and controversial shift in conservation and development strategies in the Brazilian Amazon whereby legal timber commercialization is being pioneered in select extractive reserves, which are a type of comanaged sustainable-use protected area. To understand how this initiative might affect well-being, we documented perceptions of reserve residents about a legal logging project and factors that influenced their decision to participate or not participate. Semistructured interviews (N = 64) were conducted with both male and female heads of household from June to August 2014. We tested the effect of household-level livelihood assets associated with material and relational well-being on project participation. Participating households were significantly less economically well-off and were more educated than nonparticipating households. Individual perceptions indicated that project supporters were motivated by income, whereas nonsupporters most frequently criticized the low price of timber. Both groups expressed concern about the potential environmental impacts of logging. By gender, supportive men were more motivated by financial aspects, whereas supportive women pointed to improved physical assets. Men opposed to the logging project highlighted governance issues, whereas nonsupportive women tended to express environmental concerns. Our study corroborates previously documented interests (and needs) of residents to develop alternative income-generating livelihood opportunities. Further, most interviewed residents expressed support for a more locally customized logging project, indicating that a lack of resident inclusion in project development generated much of the project controversy. Our study highlights both economic development and comanagement governance challenges of sustainable-use protected areas and how project interventions relate to well-being of forest residents.

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Section: Relational Well-being: Gender and Comanagementmentioning

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To log or not to log: local perceptions of timber management and its implications for well-being within a sustainable-use protected area

Cooper¹,

Kainer²

2018

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“…femmes atténuait l'accaparement des avantages par les élites au moment de la décentralisation et améliorait l'accès aux processus budgétaires au niveau du district (de Vries et Sutarti 2006;Syamsuddin et al 2007;Komarudin et al 2008). …”

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Intégrer le genre en recherche forestière: Guide pour les scientifiques et les administrateurs de programme du CIFOR

Manfre¹,

Rubin²

2013

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“…Research also shows that when there are women in community forest user groups, and in decision making positions in those groups, the outcomes are better (Acharya and Gentle 2006). Women's participation was also found to mitigate capture of benefits by elites during decentralisation and to improve access to district level budgeting processes (de Vries and Sutarti 2006;Syamsuddin et al 2007;Komarudin et al 2008). …”

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“…Agarwal (2009Agarwal ( , 2010 demonstrates how enhancing women's participation in decision making committees in community forest institutions improves forest governance and resource sustainability. Women's participation is also found to mitigate elite capture of benefits during decentralisation and improve access to district level budgeting processes (de Vries and Sutarti 2006; Syamsuddin et al 2007;Komarudin et al 2008). …”

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Integrating gender into forestry research: A guide for CIFOR scientists and programme administrators

Manfre¹,

Rubin²

2012

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Are community aspirations being accommodated in development plans?: a lesson from collective action in Jambi

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

To log or not to log: local perceptions of timber management and its implications for well-being within a sustainable-use protected area

To log or not to log: local perceptions of timber management and its implications for well-being within a sustainable-use protected area

Intégrer le genre en recherche forestière: Guide pour les scientifiques et les administrateurs de programme du CIFOR

Integrating gender into forestry research: A guide for CIFOR scientists and programme administrators

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Are community aspirations being accommodated in development plans?: a lesson from collective action in Jambi

Cited by 13 publications

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To log or not to log: local perceptions of timber management and its implications for well-being within a sustainable-use protected area

To log or not to log: local perceptions of timber management and its implications for well-being within a sustainable-use protected area

Int&eacute;grer le genre en recherche foresti&egrave;re: Guide pour les scientifiques et les administrateurs de programme du CIFOR

Integrating gender into forestry research: A guide for CIFOR scientists and programme administrators

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