Center for international forestry research cifor, 2008. Sahel participatory forest management programme pfmp. Participative management refers to as an open form of management where employees are actively involved in organizations decision making process. Since forest management planning methods have been traditionally tailored towards wood and wood products, and most forest management models as well as silvicultural techniques were designed to ensure a sustained production of timber, there is thus far only a limited number of nwfps covered e. Multicriteria decision analysis and participatory decision. Criteria and indicators for sustainable forest management \ m. It details the methodology for the design of a forest management plan that best suits a. The main objective of managing community forest is often to sustainably provide for the needs of firewood, fodder, timber, etc.
Participatory methods toolkit a practitioners manual. Incorporating stakeholder perceptions in participatory. This experience is based on the use of pfm ideas, methods and best practice from. Advantages and disadvantages of participative management. The aga khan rural support programme akrsp worked with the villagers to create an action plan to change the future of. Introduction this report presents methodological issues and findings on an application of qmethodology in the context of a larger research project examining stakeholder perceptions in participatory forestry in central india. Luis diazbalteiro, a oscar alfranca, b mercedes bertomeu, c marta ezquerro, a juan carlos gimenez, c jacinto gonzalezpachon, d carlos romero a.
The key steps in establishing participatory forest management. It is characterised by the forestlocal communities sharing power. Determinants of participatory forest management on. The two main general approaches are known as revealed preference and. The strategy requires the homogeneous representation of the opinion of a participant i. Challenges for participatory development in contemporary. Quantitative and qualitative methods in impact evaluation and measuring results 2 the remainder of the paper is structured as follows. Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management kindle edition by martinezfalero, eugenio, martinfernandez, susana, garciaabril, antonio d download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The quantitative spatial componentsare also captured and managed for sustainable forest management jordan, 2000 i. Only community forest program and individual forest program, out of the governmental social forestry programs, however, can be regarded as participatory forest management systems inoue, 1999.
Using participatory rural appraisal pra techniques e. It provides information on various tools to help readers grasp basic. Aggregation of preferences in participatory forest. Participatory monitoring in tropical forest management. Semistructured interviewing with checklists semistructured interviewing is a form of guided interviewing in which only some of the questions are predetermined and new questions are usually generated during the interview. Until the mid 1980s, the majority of forestry programmes in sudan were primarily concerned with reservation and. The stud ys main objective is to provide appropriate and accessible methodological guidance for costeffectiv e economic analysis. Researchable constraints in participatory forest management.
Participatory forest management pfm was introduced into law with the passing of the forest act of 2002, which provides a clear legal basis for communities, groups or individuals across mainland tanzania to own, manage or comanage forests under a wide range of conditions. Making forest conservation benefit local communities. Descriptive statistics are performed by analyzing one variable at a time univariate analysis. Forest resource management lingzhi chen institute of botany, chinese academy of sciences, beijing, p. Participatory techniques have been the primary tool for obtaining community and resource information and participation, empowerment and facilitation of the fundamental objectives of the forest user group fug a village based forest management committee. Sustainable forest management in africa forest management through institutional arrangements trading legality with precaution. The cd rom includes pdf versions of the booklet, key reference materials, and a summary slide presentation, which has been included as a tool for forestry planners to share this information in. However, the issue of sustainability is not yet resolved. Participatory forest management guidelines rights to ensure good and rights to embassy. The efforts of the government are well supported by ngos and development. In addition to these fiches,you will find a brief overview of almost40 other methods and techniques. The methodology is on the interface between social approaches to community forestry and more traditional quantitative techniques to resource assessment. The strategies and tools described here are not exhaustive, but indicate the type of group activities that are integral to pr.
Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management, edition. It draws on earlier experiences in the field in a process that includes the following steps. Natural forest reserves management from local perspectives amani a. A sourcebook is also expected to be part of the set.
The quantitative techniques highlighted in this book create the basis for the development of scientific methodologies of participatory sustainable forest management. Application of multi criteria analysis methods for a. Action research on assessing and enhancing the impact of participatory forest management on the livelihoods of the rural poor. Review of methodologies for the assessment of the poverty. Exploring methods and governance challenges from a rural landscape perspective. This support includes decades of strengthening capacities in countries for ensuring participation of key stakeholders in sustainable forest management. Pfm was implemented around the arabukosokoke forest asf, the largest remaining forest block of the east african coastal forest of southern kenya, during the early 1990s. Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management.
Economic stakeholder analysis for participatory forest. Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management and agriculture should support a diverse and active community of soil organisms, exhibit a. It details the methodology for the design of a forest management plan that best suits a specific preference system. Utility assessments are prepared for participants through. Management of private forest may, for example, be for the maximum output of good quality timber. Using quantitative techniques to evaluate and explain the sustainability of forest plantations. Methods and tools for socioeconomic assessment of goods and services provided by mediterranean forest ecosystems evaluation methods costbenefit analysis and multicriteria analysis issues and implementation regional workshop tunis, 25 june 2014 fabrice gouriveau. Participatory rural appraisal for community forest management tools and techniques participatory rural appraisal pra tools facilitate collection and analysis of information by and for community members. Suitable forest areas are identified, using appropriate landuse maps. Preliminary impacts of management plans and forest certification in the cameroonian forests 361 p. The guide to participatory tools for forest communities is intended for environment and development practitioners, researchers and local government officials. Participatory survey methods for gathering information.
Quantitative and qualitative methods in impact evaluation. Pdf quantitative techniques in participatory forest management. Visual guideline of canopy cover from field manual, gambia 14. Iding marine and coastal values in the kimberly region of australia. An introductory chapter,with a comparative chartof the discussed methods,and a chapter with general guidelines for using participatory methods complete the toolkit.
Zf0118 research and participatory forest management. Participatory forest management in tanzania pfm is a strategy to achieve sustainable forest management by promoting the management or comanagement of forest and woodland resources by the communities living closest to the resources. Review of methodologies for the assessment of the poverty impact of participatory forest management liz thassim, cecilia luttrell, catherine moss and kate schreckenberg prepared for the startup workshop of the project. Pdf quantitative techniques in participatory forest. This paper formulates a new strategy for participatory forest management consisting of encouraging public participation as long as it increases empathy among participants. Finally, quantitative survey methods are sometimes needed to complement the more informal participatory methods. Participatory methods have gained popularity in recent years as. The project is implemented with financial contributions from the european unions environment budget line and with additional funding from the embassies of the. Abstract the forested landscape holds multiple sociocultural, ecological, and economic values that are interlinked and dependent on each other. Participatory forest management pfm is a major approach towards the reconciliation of biodiversity conservation and human livelihood needs.
Participatory forest management in tanzania pfm is a strategy to achieve sustainable forest management by promoting the management or co management of forest and woodland resources by the communities living closest to the resources. A participatory gis for community forestry user groups in nepal. Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management 1st editi. The introduction of participatory forest management adheres to the national pfm guidelines. The concept is applied by the managers who understand the importance to human intellect and seek a strong relationship with their employees. Participatory forest management participatory methods. Ensuring equity and local governance kees and gill vogt and amadou bachir improving governance in pfm through social mapping tools. Fao has over the years spearheaded the concept of communitybased forestry 1 as key element in achieving social, economic and environmental objectives to sustainable forest management. Poor participatory forest managementmanagement and buffer zone development the on. Sftfptiitftsuccess factors for participatory forestsuccess factors for participatory forest management in africag karin gaesingg, einhard schmidt,kallert, dominik cremer,schulte types of participatory forest the pressure on forests and biodiversity is high. Participatory forest management pfm is used as an umbrella term to include shared forest management, joint forest management, collaborative forest management and community forestry. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading quantitative techniques in participatory forest management. The project is implemented with financial contributions from the european unions environment budget line and with additional funding from the embassies of the netherlands and norway in ethiopia.
Denuded hillsides, erosion of topsoil and dying forests and streams were identified as the main problems. Disadvantages of participative management there is a flip side to everything. Validation of a methodology for confidencebased participatory. Things to consider in forest management the forest can be managed for various objectives. They understand that the employees are the facilitators. Both qualitative and quantitative methods of data gathering and data. Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management and agriculture should support a diverse and active community of soil organisms, exhibit a good soil structure, and allow for undisturbed. Section 2 briefly sets the scene by summarising the policy context. Forests free fulltext validation of a methodology for. Quantitative assessment of nonwood resources in the forest. Aggregation of preferences in participatory forest planning. Pdf martinezfalero e, martinfernandez s, garciaabril.
Guide to participatory tools for forest communities. Researchable constraints in participatory forest management anna lawrence and kate green, with. This is a good example of a project that uses both qualitative and quantitative mapping methods concurrently. Participatory forest management pfm program contributes to rural poverty. All researchers perform these descriptive statistics before beginning any. Our purpose for developing the participatory process package is to enable forestry and natural resource management projects to have more effective participation by all stakeholders throughout the project cycle. A public participation gis for community forestry user groups. It is characterised by the forest local communities sharing power. A promising approach for participatory forest management planning is the combination of multiplecriteria decisionmaking and group decision making.
Pra based methods were iused in poffenbergers manual to guide inventory. Contribution of the participatory forest management pfm core. Participatory techniques qualitative research at uvm. Victoria n\u00fa\u00f1ez, rosario tejera, antonio garca\u0315abril, esperanza ayugat\u00e9llez, and eugenio mart. Section 3 clarifies the terminology surrounding qualitative and quantitative approaches, including participatory research. Role of participatory forest management in livelihood diversification. Sftfptiitftsuccess factors for participatory forestsuccess. Sustainable forest management, biodiversity and livelihoods. Whereas this style of leadership or decision making leads to better participation of all the employees, there are undoubtedly some disadvantages too. Quantitative techniques in participatory forest management brings together global research in three areas of application. Simple management planning approaches food and agriculture. This paper presents the results of a research study on the use of economic methods for assessing stakeholder incentives in participatory forest management pfm. The heart of the strategies is the emphasis on people 1 krishnaswamy, a.
The techniques of forest resource assessment used in the past were developed. Forest management has evolved from a mercantilist view to a multifunctional one that integrates economic, social, and ecological aspects. N50ce118682008 a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of master of environmental science in the school of environmental studies of kenyatta university. Using global positioning systems gps and geographic. Simpler forest management plans for participatory forestry iii iii. Q methodology for mapping stakeholder perceptions in participatory forest management i. O the role of trust between actors in commonpool resource management. Pfm attempts to secure and improve the livelihoods of local people dependent on forest resources hobley, 1996, by involving all key stakeholders in the. In quantitative techniques in participatory forest management. Participatory forest management and poverty reduction. Manual on preparation of a participatory forest management.
Nasi benefits and shortcomings of decentralised forest management in burkina faso 375. Incorporating stakeholder perceptions in participatory forest. Participatory scenario analysis in forest resource management. However, there are various techniques for making quantitative estimates, which allow more proposals to be appraised using cba. Using quantitative techniques to evaluate and explain the. Pra emphasizes local knowledge and involves communities in the inventorying, monitoring, and planning of local forest management. Recent approaches to participatory forest resources assessment. Guide to participatory tools for forest communities cifor. Principles and rationale of participatory forest management. This dvd looks at the process of using pra methods to analyse and devise solutions to the environmental problems facing a hill village in rural gujerat. This resource cd features a field tools database of 5 participatory approaches, methods and field tools developed or applied by fao and other organisations.
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