Factors influencing people's participation in the forest management program in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Coulibaly-Lingani, Pascaline; Savadogo, Patrice; Tigabu, Mulualem; Odén, Per Christer

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2011.02.005

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“…Lise (2000) noted that forest dependency stimulated people's participation in forest management. Coulibaly-Lingani et al (2011) attributed this phenomenon to the fact that people with a higher level of forest dependency have a higher stake in the forest, which is reflected in their level of participation in management.…”

Section: Alternative Sources Of Livelihoodmentioning

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Factors influencing level of participation of community forest associations in management forests in Kenya

Musyoki

Mugwe

Mutundu

et al. 2016

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

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In Kenya, a Participatory Forest Management (PFM) approach was adopted through formation of Community Forest Associations (CFA) to improve forest cover and their livelihoods as provided for in the Forest Act 2005. The main objective of this study was to determine the factors influencing the level of CFA members' participation in PFM activities in selected forests in Kenya. The study was undertaken on the Ontukigo and Ngare Ndare CFAs involved in participatory management of the Ontulili and Ngare Ndare forests respectively, located in the Eastern Conservancy, Buuri Sub County (Meru County) in Kenya. Semi structured questionnaires were administered to randomly selected 80 CFA and 80 Non CFA members. Participatory Rural Appraisal tools, including focused group discussions and community wealth characterization, were used to collect qualitative data for precise description of the quantitative data. The level of participation of CFA members in PFM activities was positively and significantly influenced by the level of perceived PFM benefits (χ 2 = 38.73, P=0.05); range of farm size (χ 2 =12.72, P=0.05); and nature of the head-of-household (χ 2 =29.99, P=0.001). As such, benefits gained from the forest play an important role as incentives to community participation in PFM.

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Section: Alternative Sources Of Livelihoodmentioning

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Factors influencing level of participation of community forest associations in management forests in Kenya

Musyoki

Mugwe

Mutundu

et al. 2016

Journal of Sustainable Forestry

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“…The natural vegetation comprises a mixture of mostly dry forest and tree savannah types. In 1985, multiple forest management units were created for local communities in Cassou to contribute to sustainable wood energy supply in the capital city, Ouagadougou [25,32] while diversifying the income generation sources for local population. According to the FAO's soil classification system [33], the most frequently encountered soil type in southern Burkina Faso is Lixisol (tropical ferruginous soils), which is poorly to fully leached, overlying sandy, clayey-sandy and sandy-clayey material.…”

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“…Furthermore, there was a peaceful co-existence between ethnic groups and sound agricultural practices with less impact on the environment [23]. Several research activities carried out in southern Burkina Faso (e.g., [20][21][22][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]) revealed that forest and land have been degraded and this could be linked to the rapid population growth. However, research that combines detection of significant change of land use accounting for swaps (magnitude of the relocation for each use class) and persistence (proportion of a cover class that remains unchanged) between land use classes, and capturing local people's perception of the driving forces that led to changes in their environment, needs improvement across ecologies and livelihood systems.…”

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Transitions in Land Use Architecture under Multiple Human Driving Forces in a Semi-Arid Zone

Ouédraogo

Mbow

Balinga³

et al. 2015

Land

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Abstract:The present study aimed to detect the main shifts in land-use architecture and assess the factors behind the changes in typical tropical semi-arid land in Burkina Faso. Three sets of time-series LANDSAT data over a 23-year period were used to detect land use changes and their underpinning drivers in multifunctional but vulnerable ecologies. Group discussions in selected villages were organized for mapping output interpretation and collection of essential drivers of change as perceived by local populations. Results revealed profound changes and transitions during the study period. During the last decade, shrub and wood savannahs exhibited high net changes (39% and −37% respectively) with a weak net positive change for cropland (only 2%,) while cropland and shrub savannah exhibited high swap (8% and 16%). This suggests that the area of cropland remained almost unchanged but was subject to relocation, wood savannah decreased drastically, and shrub savannah increased exponentially. Cropland exhibited a null net persistence while shrub and wood savannahs exhibited positive and negative net persistence (1.91 and −10.24), respectively, indicating that there is movement toward agricultural intensification and wood savannah tended to disappear to the benefit of shrub savannah. Local people are aware of the changes that have occurred and support the idea that illegal wood cutting and farming are inappropriate farming practices associated with immigration; absence of alternative cash generation sources, overgrazing and increasing demand for wood energy are driving the changes in their ecosystems. Policies that integrate restoration and conservation of natural OPEN ACCESSLand 2015, 4 561 ecosystems and promote sustainable agroforestry practices in the study zone are highly recommended.

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“…In the second stage (B), indicators were selected for which the opinion of the population was indispensable (Sheppard & Meitner, 2005) and that allowed following up on sustainable forest management (Hickey et al, 2007). The translation of indicators into questions that are understandable by all participants (Doody et al, 2009) was performed in the third stage (C), adapting the questionnaire based on the factors that influence the participation of the local population (Coulibaly-Lingani et al, 2011). Finally, in the last stage (D), the specific questions were adapted to each stakeholder (Nordström et al, 2010;Cantiani, 2012).…”

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Participative forest planning: How to obtain knowledge

Bruña

Pérez

2018

For. syst.

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Aim of study: To develop a methodology to obtain knowledge in public participation processes.Area of study: Fonsagrada-Os Ancares (Spain), region located in the northern Iberian Peninsula.Material and methods: This study proposes a new method for generating questionnaire survey in participative forest plan with four stages. The validation of this method is performed in the context of a tactical sub-regional forest plan.Main results: The questionnaires based on criteria and indicators proved to be effective in obtaining key information for planning. The method used offers tools to reach the consensus on natural resource management, through the knowledge gained by selecting relevant information (preferences, opinions, and expectations) from past, present, and future forest activity, focusing on solutions to conflicts.Research highlights: The use of appropriate indicators and criteria in the planning phase allows for obtaining knowledge concerning the preferences and future challenges for forest management.

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Factors influencing people's participation in the forest management program in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Cited by 146 publications

References 35 publications

Factors influencing level of participation of community forest associations in management forests in Kenya

Factors influencing level of participation of community forest associations in management forests in Kenya

Transitions in Land Use Architecture under Multiple Human Driving Forces in a Semi-Arid Zone

Participative forest planning: How to obtain knowledge

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