People and Forest -- Policy and Local Reality in Southeast Asia, the Russian Far East, and Japan

ISBN-13: 9781402016844 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 360 str.

M. Inoue; H. Isozaki

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leading to an overall decrease in the world's forest cover. The forests of Asia, in particular, have been strongly impacted. A number of initiatives have suggested forest policy reforms, and the need for the sustainable management of forests has been widely recognized and encouraged. But because implementation of reforms at the local level has been insufficient, it is imperative that local people begin to effectively participate in forest planning and management as well as in protected-area management. The Forest Conservation Project, launched in April 1998 by the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), has carried out research activities on forest strategies, including policy analysis and on-site surveys. This book gives an overview of the project's research activities in its first three-year phase (April1998-March 2001). Since viable forest strategies work best when based on the involvement of local people, this report is addressed to stakeholders in the communities of the relevant countries, including local people and authorities, community-based organizations, experts, national agencies, and international institutions.

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Contributors.
Introduction: Approaches to Strategic Research on Sustainable Forest Management; H. Isozaki.
Part 1: Framework For Sustainable Forest Management. 1. Underlying Causes of Forest Loss in the Asia-Pacific Region; M.Yamane. 2. Timber Trade Policy to Support Sustainable Forest Management; S. Nagata, S. Tachibana. 3. Participatory Forest Management Policy in South and Southeast Asia; M. Inoue. 4. Sustainable and Participatory Forest Management: Legal and Administrative Supporting Measures, and Final Recommendations; H. Isozaki.
Part 2: Policy And Legislation In Terms Of Local Participation. 5. Public Participation in International Environmental Agreements; K. Komatsu. 6. Forest Certification Schemes in Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia: Background and Reality; N. Shiraishi, S. Tachibana. 7. Forest Policy Development in Laos; N. Kitamura. 8. Potential Roles for NGOs in Community Forestry in Laos: Liaisons between the Socialist Government and Grassroots People; S. Matsumoto. 9. Community-based Forest Management in the Philippines: Retrospect and Prospects; J. Puihin, P. Puihin. 10. Forest Policy Trends in Vietnam; D. Sam, L. Trung. 11. Informational Basis of Policy Judgments: The Case of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand; J. Sato. 12. The Development of Forest Policy in the Russian Federation - With a Focus on Khabarovsk Krai; A. Sheingauz, H. Kakizawa. 13. Public Participation in Japan's Forest Planning System; T. Fujiwara.
Part 3: Local Realities In Forest Use And Management. 14. Forest Values and Livelihood Uncertainty in Two Indigenous Communities of Indonesian Borneo; M. Nanang. 15. Policy of Protected Areas and Local Use of Forest Resources in Indonesia A Case Study of a National Park in West Java; K. Harada. 16. Impacts of Industrial Tree Plantations on the Inhabitants of South Sumatra, Indonesia; Y. Yokota. 17. Local Forest Management of National Biodiversity Conservation Areas in Laos; K. Hyakumura, T. Khotphathoum. 18. Local Forest Management in the Rice Terrace Area of Banaue, the Philippines; A. Hayama. 19. Adaptability of Community-based Forest Management for Ex-Logging Workers in the Philippines; Y. Seki. 20. Forest Utilization by Indigenous People: A Case Study of the Hunting Practices of the Udeghe People in the Russian Far East; S. Sasaki. 21. Forest Management and Water Resource Conservation: Cost-Sharing Systems between Upstream and Downstream Communities in Japan; M. Yamane.
Conclusion: Sustainable Forest Management through Local Participation - Procedures and Priority Perspectives; M. Inoue.
Afterword and Acknowledgements; M. Inoue. Index.