Forest Tenure Reform in Asia and Africa: Local Control for Improved Livelihoods, Forest Management, and Carbon Sequestration

ISBN-13: 9780367173289 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 284 str.

Randall Bluffstone; Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson

Opis

Forest tenure reforms are occurring in many developing countries around the world. These reforms typically include devolution of forest lands to local people and communities. This book explains the importance and implications of these reforms for the livelihoods of often poor villagers, local environmental quality and climate change.

Spis treści

1. Introduction: Local Forest Reform - Theory and Experience  Randall A. Bluffstone, Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson and Mark Purdon  Part 1: Understanding Local Forest Management  2. Understanding Local Forest Tenure Reforms: Section Context and Overview  Mark Purdon  3. Collective Forest Tenure Reform in China: An Overview  Jintao Xu and William F. Hyde  4. Forest Tenure Reform in Ethiopia  Alemu Mekonnen and Randall A. Bluffstone  5. Some Background on Tanzania Forest Policy, Institutions and the Forest Land Tenure System  Godius Kahyarara  6. Forest Sector Reforms in Tanzania and Uganda  Mark Purdon, Razack B. Lokina and Mohamed Bukenya  Part 2: Evaluation of Local Forest Management  7. Local Implications of Local Forest Management: Section Context and Overview  Priscilla Cooke St. Claire and Mahesh Poudyal  8. Impact of Forest Management Decentralization on Rural Livelihoods: Evidence from Ethiopia  Dambala Gelo and Tekie Alemu  9. Local Forest Management Institutions and Their Role in Conserving Woody Species and Biodiversity: A Case Study in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia  Tirhas Mebrahtu and Berhanu Gebremedhin  10. Where to Collect? Community Forest Management and Disadvantaged Households in Nepal  Priscilla Cooke St. Claire  11. Local Community Participation under Reformed Forest Management in Kenya: Lessons and Policy Implications  Paul Guthiga, Wilfred Nyangena, Ogada Maurice Juma, and Geophrey Sikei  12. Community-Based Leasehold Forestry in Nepal: A Genuine Tenure Reform in Progress?  Mahesh Poudyal, Bhim Adhikari, and Jon Lovett  Part 3: Extending Local Forest Management to Include REDD+  13. Extending Local Forest Management to Include REDD+: Section Context and Overview  H. Jo Albers  14. REDD+ and Tenure: A Review of the Latest Developments in Research, Implementation and Public Policy Debates  Lisa Westholm, Robin Biddulph, Ida Hellmark and Anders Ekbom  15. Will REDD+ be Successful in Tanzania? Practical Issues of REDD+ Implementation  Elizabeth J. Z. Robinson, H. Jo Albers, Charles Meshack, and Razack B. Lokina  16. Can Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment of REDD+ Improve Forest Governance?  Daniel Slunge, Anders Ekbom, Fernando Loayza, Paul Guthiga, Wilfred Nyangena  17. Conclusion: Directions for Research and Implications for Policy  Elizabeth J.Z. Robinson, Randall A. Bluffstone, Jintao Xu and Wilfred Nyangena