Enhancing Sustainable Management of Public Natural Forests Through Public Private Partnerships in Kenya

Abstract

Many countries are fast implementing forest conservation Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as an innovative conservation approach. However, with the growing human needs, forest management challenges, especially limited funding for forest conservation are increasing the need for lessons on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in many developing countries. This study addressed this challenge from the perspective of sustainable forest management using literature review and document content analysis. Results from Kenya substantiate that despite the complex development challenges, public natural forests provide many benefits that can be delivered to citizens through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). Toward actualizing these partnership possibilities, the government has developed policies and established institutions to coordinate and enhance their implementation. These results imply the presence fairly stable conditions required for building trust and confidence amongst private partners involved in the governance of public natural forests. However, there are some significant challenges that should be addressed if PPPs are to be applied in forest management as truly a transformative conservation approach

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“…Effective and robust oversight is essential to address these issues (Rivera & Gutierrez, 2019). (Chisika & Yeom, 2023;Keeley et al, 2019) added that partnerships between tourism operators and non-profits support tree nurseries and direct planting initiatives funded via tourist fees.…”

“…Effective and robust oversight is essential to address these issues (Rivera & Gutierrez, 2019). (Chisika & Yeom, 2023; Keeley et al, 2019) added that partnerships between tourism operators and non‐profits support tree nurseries and direct planting initiatives funded via tourist fees. Various programs use payment for ecosystem services, direct planting, assisted natural regeneration, and farmer managed systems (Evans, 2018; Shono et al, 2020).…”

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“…The practical aspects of these projects are already being successfully implemented in sustainable forest management in countries such as the USA (UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation 2021), Sweden (Widman 2016), Canada (Wellstead et al 2003), Albania (The Schwarznegger Climate Initiative 2018), Finland (Sustainable Forest Management 2019) and others (Sotirov et al 2020). The majority of forestry-related PPP investments are now being implemented in Asia, Africa and Latin America (Bouma and Berkhout 2015;Chupezi 2016;Cheboiwo et al 2018;De Zoysa 2020;Chisika and Yeom 2021;AFoCO 2022). Furthermore, interaction with stakeholders in different sectors and at different levels is a key factor for supporting PPP initiatives regarding reforestation.…”