Joint forest management in India: An attitudinal analysis of stakeholders

Rishi, Parul

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2006.10.009

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“…Although strict natural resource conservation in the past has succeeded in preserving such resources in some cases, in many others it has created confl icts between local communities and public institutions charged with conservation (Rishi 2007). Participatory management was initiated to avoid these confl icts and promote sustainable management of natural resources.…”

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The discursive construction of conflict in participatory forest management: The case of the Agoua forest restoration in Benin

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The discursive construction of conflict in participatory forest management: the case of the Agoua forest restoration in Benin Idrissou, L.; Aarts, M.N.C.; van Paassen, A.; Leeuwis, C. General rightsIt is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content license (like Creative Commons). Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. AbstractThe Agoua Forest in Benin was declared a protected area in 1953 and subsequently managed by means of a coercion system, which, however, did not prevent its deforestation. In 2002, a participatory management process was designed to restore this forest. Although the project managers and local communities agreed to a plan at the beginning of the process, the plan was not implemented because confl ict arose in the course of the process. In this paper, an interactional framing approach was used to analyse the emergence of this confl ict, which ended in an impasse. This study showed that the confl ict was constructed and evolved mainly in stakeholders' discourses, even without changes in actual forest management and use. Moreover, it became clear that stakeholders constructed different frames in different conversation contexts: stakeholders, who share a set of perceptions, norms, and expectations as constructed and expressed in their talks (we-groups), constructed stereotypes and stigmas, blaming the other party and presenting themselves as innocent victims. In conversations involving all stakeholders, people did not reveal their real thoughts, either about each other or about the proposals for confl ict resolution. This study shows the relevance and agency of discourse in confl ict, and the importance of the interactional framing approach in understanding participatory management, and confl ict dynamics. It reveals how by means of discourses, farmers in the Agoua Forest succeeded in handling the confl ict, with the effect that little has been done in the project's decision to implement the plan.

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The discursive construction of conflict in participatory forest management: The case of the Agoua forest restoration in Benin

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“…With the goal to alleviate increasingly emerging conflicts between multiple actors over the forest use rights (Rishi 2007), India introduced the concept of participatory management in its National Forest Policy (Government of India 1988). The Joint Forest Management guidelines define how local communities could be involved in Forest Management outside protected areas (Government of India 1990).…”

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“…Our multivariate analysis also showed that participation in forest management groups is significantly associated with male individuals. Participation has been seen as a panacea for resolution of conflicts between different forest users (Rishi 2007) and for negotiating the access to resources. However, we found participation negatively associated to the attitudes toward the forest and its official stewards.…”

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Local Community Attitudes toward Forests Outside Protected Areas in India. Impact of Legal Awareness, Trust, and Participation.

Macura¹,

Zorondo-Rodríguez²,

Grau-Satorras³

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ABSTRACT. The success of long-term sustainable management of natural resources depends on local people's support. Assessing local people's attitudes, taking into account their needs, and respecting their opinions should become a management priority. In India, in the last 20 years, community needs and aspirations in forest management were handled through Joint Forest Management with varying degrees of success. Recently, the Forest Rights Act (2006) was passed to recognize and vest forest rights in forest dwelling communities. This major policy development is still in implementation, but little is known about how this devolution process will affect people's attitudes toward forests. In this paper, we analyze associations between attitudes toward state controlled forests (Reserved Forests) and (i) awareness about the Forest Right Act, (ii) attitudes toward the State Forest Department, and (iii) participation in forest management groups of mostly tribal forest dwellers in the district of Kodagu (Karnataka). We collected information with a structured questionnaire among 247 villagers living under three different land tenure and management regimes: (1) private coffee plantations, (2) Reserved Forest, and (3) National Park. The results of the multivariate analyses show that people are more likely to appreciate Reserved Forests if they have more knowledge about the Forest Rights Act and if they have positive attitudes toward the State Forest Department. A sobering result in our sample is that participation in formal forest management groups is negatively associated to attitudes toward Reserved Forests, suggesting the Joint Forest Management model doesn't necessarily help the transition from coercion to consent. Increasing local people awareness about their rights and improving their relations with the formal forest stewards remain priorities for sustainable forest management to emerge in India.

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“…Social limitations are placed on women in male dominated forest villages that remain rooted in traditional culture, which played an important role in the outcome of our questionnaire iForest (2014) (Öztürk et al 2010, Barli et al 2006, Rishi 2007. Rural area socio-economic development can be ensured only by equal participation of men and women (Külekçi et al 2012).…”

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Forests and forestry organizations from the forest villagers’ perspective: a case study from Turkey

Alkan¹,

Kılıç²

2014

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© iForest -Biogeosciences and Forestry IntroductionForests occupy approximately 25 to 30 percent of the Earth's land surface (World Bank 2006). Forest resource management has always been important to humans. More than 1.6 billion people worldwide depend on forests for a range of purposes. Nearly 350 million people who live in or nearby dense forests are highly dependent, directly or indirectly, on forest ecosystems for firewood, timber for shelter, non-wood forest products, food, including wild game, water and watersheds, medicine, fodder crops for livestock, and grazing areas, among other uses (Adhikari et al. 2004, Fisher et al. 2005, Dolisha et al. 2007, Tolunay et al. 2007, Torn et al. 2007, Vedeld et al. 2007 (Öztürk et al. 2010). The state forests are divided on a regional, district, and sub-district administration basis, i.e., Regional Forest Directorates, State Forest Enterprises, and Forest Administration Chief Offices. Policies, principles, and strategies for the forestry sector are provided in forest laws, forestry sector master plans, five-year development plans, and National Forestry Programs, among other documents and studies. Nonetheless, in many developing countries such as Turkey, the state is ineffective in protecting forest resources.Turkey's rural inhabitants are divided into two groups, namely forest villagers and the other villages, with approximately seven million forest villagers residing in over 21 000 forest villages. In addition, based on Forest Law 6831, Turkey's forest villages are divided into two groups: villages located inside forests (article 31 villages) and near forests (article 32). Forest Law 6831 stipulates that forest villagers and/or forest/agricultural development cooperatives, which are the largest and most effective stakeholders nearest the operations site, must conduct forestry operations. Therefore, forest villagers perform forest harvesting and other forestry activities. However, demographic data indicate forest villagers typically exhibit the following: standard of living far below the national average, limited educations, poor healthcare services, and high unemployment rates. Forest villagers income levels are well below the national average, and residents are economically dependent on forest resources for employment, firewood, timber for shelter, non-wood forest products, foods, including wild game, water and watersheds, animal husbandry, grazing areas, fodder, and low-productivity agriculture. Therefore, tremendous social stress has occurred on forest ecosystems. Although forest strategies and policies have focused on rural development, forest villagers have suffered from limitations and prohibitions on forest benefits. Subsequently, the resource restrictions have damaged the villagers' use of natural resources for many years.When socio-economic indicators identify an underdeveloped region, i.e., income levels are particularly low, and improvements in alternative forestry work activities have not been observed, the most important benefits for the sector are the...

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Joint forest management in India: An attitudinal analysis of stakeholders

Cited by 31 publications

References 7 publications

The discursive construction of conflict in participatory forest management: The case of the Agoua forest restoration in Benin

The discursive construction of conflict in participatory forest management: The case of the Agoua forest restoration in Benin

Local Community Attitudes toward Forests Outside Protected Areas in India. Impact of Legal Awareness, Trust, and Participation.

Forests and forestry organizations from the forest villagers’ perspective: a case study from Turkey

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