New England′s Community Forests: Comparing a Regional Model to ICCAs

Lyman, Martha West; Danks, Cecilia; McDonough, Maureen H.

doi:10.4103/0972-4923.110947

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“…Forest management tradition in New Hampshire, and more generally in New England as a whole, derives from a specific history of settlement which was conducive to the establishment of CFs (Bullock and Hanna, 2012). In 1915, the state of New Hampshire enacted bills to confirm the authority of municipalities to establish municipal forests (Lyman et al 2013). This recognition proceeded with the implementation of a CF program by the US Forest Service in 1938.…”

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Comparing polycentric configuration for adaptive governance within community forests: Case studies in Eastern North America

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Looking at two cases of community forests (CF) in Eastern North America, this article examines their institutional features in order to assess whether they are conducive to adaptive governance. To do so, this article presents CFs as manifestations of polycentric governance, which allow identifying the complex networks of relations existing between different actors involved in governance at many scales. Polycentric governance is assumed to have a higher adaptability to changing factors. To better capture the variables conducive to adaptive governance in CFs, we draw on the socio-ecological system (SES) framework. The study shows that variables from the SES framework are useful in identifying features of polycentricity in CFs. Moreover, these variables highlight mechanisms Comparing polycentric configuration for adaptive governance 353 of adaptability in CF governance, namely: interaction between organizations and actors, multiplicity of complementary rules from different organizations and structures of governance. Moreover, ongoing communication with the forest users and learning among actors appear key for CF governance's adaptability.

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“…This was paralleled by a development of government programs for the establishment of CFs. In 2013, 188 municipalities in New Hampshire owned 41,532 ha of forests (Lyman et al 2013).…”

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“…CFs took root in the international context in the late 1970s to meet the needs of rural populations [7,8]. In 1978, the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) described "community forests" as a means for "provision of fuel and other goods essential to meeting the basic needs at the rural household and community level, provision of food and environmental stability necessary for continued food production, and the generation of income and employment in rural communities [9]".…”

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“…Although the development and study of CFs have expanded globally since the 1970s, there is no universal definition of "community forest", because of differences in policy, history, culture, ecology, and other contexts [10][11][12]. In the U.S., tribal lands and New England town forests represent historical models of CFs, with more recent models including CF across a range of public and private ownerships [8,[13][14][15]. Generally, researchers and scholars agree that CFs are defined by the following characteristics: (1) local populations have a substantive role in decision-making, (2) local values are incorporated into management and governance, and (3) CFs are managed to deliver market and nonmarket benefits to local people [11,[16][17][18][19].…”

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“…Generally, researchers and scholars agree that CFs are defined by the following characteristics: (1) local populations have a substantive role in decision-making, (2) local values are incorporated into management and governance, and (3) CFs are managed to deliver market and nonmarket benefits to local people [11,[16][17][18][19]. In the U.S. context, what makes CFs different from private or government-owned forestlands is the role that local community members play in forest decisions and outcomes, such as determining the objectives and purpose of the CF, managing and monitoring the property, and receiving social and economic benefits [8,20].…”

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Ownership, Governance, Uses, and Ecosystem Services of Community Forests in the Eastern United States

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Over time, community forests (CFs) have been established across the globe to meet various social, economic, and ecological needs. Benefits of CFs include conserving resilient forests and natural resources and ecosystem services, enhancing social and economic capital, and leveraging local and indigenous knowledge in forest and natural resource management and decision-making. Research on CFs in the U.S. is quite limited, and cases that have been assessed show a wide spectrum in terms of CF ownership, organizational structure, governance, property rights, and uses. Through an exploratory research approach, this study enhances the understanding of the characteristics of CFs in the U.S. and the ecosystem services and other benefits that they provide. Through online web searches, we compiled one of the first comprehensive lists of CFs in the Eastern U.S. Prior to this study, there was no publicly available comprehensive database or list of CFs in the country. Subsequently, we conducted comparative case study research, which included semi-structured in-person interviews with key stakeholders from four CFs in the Eastern U.S. to understand CF ownership, governance, uses, and benefits. CFs benefits frequently included cultural services, such as recreation and education, and regulating and supporting services, such as water quality and wildlife habitat. Much less common was a focus on provisioning services such as timber or non-timber forest products. Maintaining collaboration and funding for CF efforts in the long run without significant CF revenues remains a challenge for most forests. Overall, this research sheds lights on CF characteristics and capacities in the Eastern U.S. and identifies potential opportunities and needs for the U.S. in the future. CFs researchers, managers, and community members.

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Kopnina

2017

Handbook of Engaged Sustainability

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Social scientists of conservation typically address sources of legitimacy of conservation policies in relation to local communities' or indigenous land rights, highlighting social inequality and environmental injustice. This chapter reflects on the underlying ethics of environmental justice in order to differentiate between various motivations of conservation and its critique. Conservation is discussed against the backdrop of two main ethical standpoints: preservation of natural resources for human use and protection of nature for its own sake. These motivations will be examined highlighting mainstream conservation and alternative deep ecology environmentalism. Based on this examination, this chapter untangles concerns with social and ecological justice in order to determine how

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New England′s Community Forests: Comparing a Regional Model to ICCAs

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Comparing polycentric configuration for adaptive governance within community forests: Case studies in Eastern North America

Comparing polycentric configuration for adaptive governance within community forests: Case studies in Eastern North America

Ownership, Governance, Uses, and Ecosystem Services of Community Forests in the Eastern United States

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