Is community-based forest management more effective than protected areas?

Ellis, Edward A.; Porter-Bolland, Luciana

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2008.07.036

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“…It is proved that community-based forest management can lead to more efficiency in the areas where there are strong local institutions and rules regarding natural resource [11][12], meanwhile the participatory forest management (PFM) proclaims another feasible approach [1]. The factors, which included defining the tenure of forest definitely, ensuring the equitable benefit sharing, establishing and implementing effective rules and developing powerful institutions, are shown to be essential for sustainable utilization on forest [13][14].…”

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Application of Hani People's Traditional Knowledge on Forest Management

Yang

Guo

Yin

et al. 2013

2013 6th International Conference on Intelligent Networks and Intelligent Systems

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Traditional knowledge has an important role to play in the management and utilization of forests in the ethnic minority areas of China. We conducted field survey and analysis on three types of forests which including sacred forests, family contracted forests and collective rehabilitative forests. It indicated significant differences among the 3 types of the forests on community structure, tree species diversity and forest stock. Our research also showed that family contracted forests type has the highest Shannon-Wiener index, followed by sacred forests and collective rehabilitative forests. Nevertheless, sacred forests maintain the highest level of forest stock, followed by family contracted forests moderate and collective rehabilitative forests. Sociological investigation on traditional knowledge of local Hani communities has been combined with ecological field studies in our research. It demonstrated that religious beliefs, festivals & rites, customary laws and other forms of traditional knowledge related to forests are key factors to explain the ecological differences of the above three types of forests. To conclude, reasonable functional division, land tenure policy and different forest management approaches are prerequisites if to achieve sustainable forestry management. The integration of traditional knowledge and forestry reforming may provide an alternative approach in promoting forestry development in local communities.

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Application of Hani People's Traditional Knowledge on Forest Management

Yang

Guo

Yin

et al. 2013

2013 6th International Conference on Intelligent Networks and Intelligent Systems

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“…Our review also partially assessed the vast literature on PA governance and the relationships between local communities and conservation stakeholders (Figures 5 and 8c). These studies provide insights on the main opportunities and pitfalls associated with the creation, implementation, and management of terrestrial PAs (Adhikari & Baral, 2018;Ellis & Porter-Bolland, 2008;Zhou et al, 2014). Research questions included how to better engage local communities in PA management through community-based management, payment for ecosystem services, or by developing new economic opportunities through environmental certification or ecotourism.…”

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Interface processes between protected and unprotected areas: A global review and ways forward

Blanco

Bellón

Fabricius

et al. 2019

Global Change Biology

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Land‐use changes and the expansion of protected areas (PAs) have amplified the interaction between protected and unprotected areas worldwide. In this context, ‘interface processes' (human–nature and cross‐boundary interactions inside and around PAs) have become central to issues around the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services. This scientific literature review aimed to explore current knowledge and research gaps on interface processes regarding terrestrial PAs. At first, 3,515 references related to the topic were extracted through a standardized search on the Web of Science and analyzed with scientometric techniques. Next, a full‐text analysis was conducted on a sample of 240 research papers. A keyword analysis revealed a wide diversity of research topics, from ‘pure' ecology to sociopolitical research. We found a bias in the geographical distribution of research, with half the papers focusing on eight countries. Additionally, we found that the spatial extent of cross‐boundary interactions was rarely assessed, preventing any clear delimitation of PA interactive zones. In the 240 research papers we scanned, we identified 403 processes that were studied. The ecological effects of PAs were well documented and appeared to be positive overall. In contrast, the effects of PAs on local communities were understudied and, according to the literature focusing on these, were very variable according to local contexts. Our findings highlight key research advances on interface processes, especially regarding the ecological outcomes of PAs, the influence of human activities on biodiversity, and PA governance issues. In contrast, main knowledge gaps concern the spatial extent of interactive zones, as well as the interactions between local people and conservation actions and how to promote synergies between them. While the review was limited to terrestrial PAs, its findings allow us to propose research priorities for tackling environmental and socioeconomic challenges in the face of a rapidly changing world.

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“…The results of our systematic review of published case studies show that there is substantial evidence that CFM is effective at promoting sustainable landscapes through sustainable management of forests and forest conservation as this was reported in 87.5% of the cases [44][45][46]. CFM has also been shown to be effective at restoring forest cover and carbon density [47,48].…”

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The Place of Community Forest Management in the REDD+ Landscape

Pelletier

Gélinas

Skutsch

2016

Forests

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Community forest management (CFM) is identified by many actors as a core strategy for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries (REDD+). Others however see REDD+ as a danger to CFM. In response to these contrasting views, we carried out a systematic review of CFM case studies to look at CFM's potential role in achieving forest carbon benefits and social co-benefits for forest communities. We evaluated the potential impacts of REDD+ on CFM. Our review showed that there is strong evidence of CFM's role in reducing degradation and stabilizing forested landscapes; however, the review also showed less evidence about the role of CFM in reducing deforestation. For social benefits, we found that CFM contributes to livelihoods, but its effect on poverty reduction may be limited. Also, CFM may not deal adequately with the distribution of benefits within communities or user groups. These insights are important for CFM-based REDD+ intervention; measures should be adopted to overcome these gaps. Innovative incentive structures to existing CFM are discussed. The recognition of rights for forest communities is one first step identified in promoting CFM. We call for sound empirical impact evaluations that analyze CFM and CFM-based REDD+ interventions by looking at both biophysical and social outcomes.

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Is community-based forest management more effective than protected areas?

Cited by 225 publications

References 42 publications

Application of Hani People's Traditional Knowledge on Forest Management

Application of Hani People's Traditional Knowledge on Forest Management

Interface processes between protected and unprotected areas: A global review and ways forward

The Place of Community Forest Management in the REDD+ Landscape

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