Local Participation, Livelihood Needs, and Institutional Arrangements: Three Keys to Sustainable Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Lands

Chokkalingam, U.; Sabogal, C.; Almeida, E. de; Carandang, Antonio P.; Gumartini, T.; Jong, W. de; Brienza, S.; Lopez, Abel Meza; Murniati, Murniati; Nawir, A.A.; Wibowo, Lukas Rumboko; Toma, Takeshi; Wollenberg, Eva K.; Zaizhi, Zhou

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“…Many authors state the importance of socio-economic drivers, often regarding them as more important than biophysical ones (Lamb, 1988;Walters, 1997;Crk et al, 2009). In a study of six tropical countries, Chokkalingam et al (2005) identified three requirements for sustaining reforestation efforts: 1) strengthen local organisations and participation in projects, 2) consider socio-economic needs in choices and options, and 3) ensure clear and appropriate institutional support and arrangements. Chokkalingam et al (2005) also identified local knowledge of tree characteristics, planting of diverse species of ecological and economic importance, and integration of reforestation programs with regional development strategies as essential elements of reforestation success.…”

Section: Potential Drivers Of Reforestation Successmentioning

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“…In a study of six tropical countries, Chokkalingam et al (2005) identified three requirements for sustaining reforestation efforts: 1) strengthen local organisations and participation in projects, 2) consider socio-economic needs in choices and options, and 3) ensure clear and appropriate institutional support and arrangements. Chokkalingam et al (2005) also identified local knowledge of tree characteristics, planting of diverse species of ecological and economic importance, and integration of reforestation programs with regional development strategies as essential elements of reforestation success. Using data from the same study as Chokkalingam et al (2005), de Jong et al (2006) identified 27 factors influencing reforestation outcomes and grouped these into six categories: 1) policies and legislation, 2) players, actors and arrangements, 3) funding, 4) objectives of the reforestation, 5) technology, and 6) extension, technical assistance and training.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Chokkalingam et al (2005) also identified local knowledge of tree characteristics, planting of diverse species of ecological and economic importance, and integration of reforestation programs with regional development strategies as essential elements of reforestation success. Using data from the same study as Chokkalingam et al (2005), de Jong et al (2006) identified 27 factors influencing reforestation outcomes and grouped these into six categories: 1) policies and legislation, 2) players, actors and arrangements, 3) funding, 4) objectives of the reforestation, 5) technology, and 6) extension, technical assistance and training.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Reforestation projects have often deprived people of their original livelihoods (such as food production and the collection of non-timber forest products on the land to be reforested), while not providing viable alternatives. Many cases were observed across the Philippines and Vietnam where the project beneficiaries subsequently burned the project area so that they could be reemployed in the process of replanting or reforestation (Chokkalingam et al, 2005). It is imperative to carry out a socio-economic analysis of promising production systems and small-scale trials before promoting them.…”

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“…Strong and appropriate institutional support is critical for promoting investment and local participation in reforestation projects, and ensuring their sustainability (Chokkalingam et al, 2005). This includes clear and undisputed land tenure, a facilitating legal framework and policies, and coordination among agencies at various levels.…”

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a b s t r a c tRural communities in many parts of the tropics are dependent of forests for their livelihoods and for environmental services. Forest resources in the tropics have declined rapidly over the past century and therefore many developing countries in the tropics have reforestation programs. Although reforestation is a long-term process with long-term benefits, existing evaluations of the success of these programs tends to focus on short-term establishment success indicators. This paper presents a review of reforestation assessment that highlights the need to not only consider short-term establishment success, but also longer-term growth and maturation success, environmental success and socio-economic success. In addition, we argue that reforestation assessment should not be based on success indicators alone, but should incorporate the drivers of success, which encompasses an array of biophysical, socio-economic, institutional and project characteristics. This is needed in order to understand the reasons why reforestation projects succeed or fail and therefore to design more successful projects in future. The paper presents a conceptual model for reforestation success assessment that links key groups of success indicators and drivers. This conceptual model provides the basis for a more comprehensive evaluation of reforestation success and the basis for the development of predictive systems-based assessment models. These models will be needed to better guide reforestation project planning and policy design and therefore assist rural communities in tropical developing countries to alleviate poverty and achieve a better quality of life.Crown

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Forest restoration at large scales, or landscapes, is an approach that is increasingly relevant to the practice of environmental conservation. However, implementation remains a challenge; poor monitoring and lesson learning lead to similar mistakes being repeated. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the global conservation organization, recently took stock of its 10 years of implementation of forest landscape restoration. A significant body of knowledge has emerged from the work of the WWF and its partners in the different countries, which can be of use to the wider conservation community, but for this to happen, lessons need to be systematically collected and disseminated in a coherent manner to the broader conservation and development communities and, importantly, to policy makers. We use this review of the WWF's experiences and compare and contrast it with other relevant and recent literature to highlight 11 important lessons for future large-scale forest restoration interventions. These lessons are presented using a stepwise approach to the restoration of forested landscapes. We identify the need for long-term commitment and funding, and a concerted and collaborative effort for successful forest landscape restoration. Our review highlights that monitoring impact within landscape-scale forest restoration remains inadequate. We conclude that forest restoration within landscapes is a challenging yet important proposition that has a real but undervalued place in environmental conservation in the twenty-first century.

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Local Participation, Livelihood Needs, and Institutional Arrangements: Three Keys to Sustainable Rehabilitation of Degraded Tropical Forest Lands

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More than just trees: Assessing reforestation success in tropical developing countries

More than just trees: Assessing reforestation success in tropical developing countries

Forest Landscape Restoration Decision-Making and Conflict Management: Applying Discourse-Based Approaches

Restoring Forest Landscapes: Important Lessons Learnt

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