Responding to Environmental Issues through Adaptive Collaborative Management

Abstract

Focused on forest management and governance, this book examines two decades of experience with Adaptive Collaborative Management (ACM), assessing both its uses and improvements needed to address global environmental issues.The volume argues that the activation and the empowerment of local peoples are critical to addressing current environmental challenges and that this must be enhanced by linking and extending such stewardship to global and national policymakers and actors on a broader scale. This can be achieved by employing ACM's participatory approach, characterized by conscious efforts among stakeholders to communicate, collaborate, negotiate and seek out opportunities to learn collectively about the impacts of their action. The case studies presented here reflect decades of experience working with forest communities in three Indonesian Islands and four African countries. Researchers and practitioners who participated in CIFOR's early ACM work had the rare opportunity to return to their research sites decades later to see what has happened. These authors reflect critically on their own experience and local site conditions to glean insights that guide us in more effectively addressing climate change and other forest-related challenges. They showcase how global and regional actors will have to work more closely with smallholders, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, recognizing the key local roles in forest stewardship. This book will be of great interest to students, scholars and practitioners working in the fields of conservation, forest management, community development, natural resource management and development studies more broadly.

Analysis of the Impact of Social Forestry in Achieving Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Natural Rubber Management - Case Studies of Social Forestry in Jambi and East Kalimantan

“…As described by Wheelen and Hunger (2003) quoted from Rahim and Radjab (2017) strategic management consists of four stages, namely: environmental scanner, formulation, implementation, control and evaluation (Boton et al, 2021) (Colfer & Prabhu, 2023) (Mahanty et al, 2009). If associated with this study, the stages have been carried out by the Company consisting of: Environmental Social Due Diligence (ESDD), High Conservation Value and High Carbon Stock (HCV/HCS) assessment, Social Economic Baseline (SEB) Study, Conflict Mapping Research, formulation of social and environmental framework (ESAP), formulation of Social Forestry strategy and framework in overcoming the complexity and challenges faced related to agrarian conflicts with the community and simultaneously protecting areas with high conservation value, program implementation as well as for control and evaluation is carried out through an annual ESG Audit reported on the company's website.…”

The Era of Collaborative Management: Navigating the Challenges Faced by Indonesian Local Governments

“…Since the pandemic has affected the entire world, the Indonesian government has implemented collaborative management to address the challenges faced by local governments ina variety of fields, including education (Arifin et al, 2022), environmental protection (Colfer & Prabhu, 2023), economic development (Pratiwi et al, 2021) and other fields (Depari, 2021;Winarna et al, 2022). The term "collaborative management" refers to a style of management in which several different stakeholders, including governmental organizations, private businesses, and communities, work together to accomplish shared objectives (Fatmawati et al, 2022).…”