Stakeholders' perception on indigenous community-based management of village common forests in Chittagong hill tracts, Bangladesh

Uddin, M. Rakib; Hossain, Mohammad Mosharraf; Chen, Yong; Siriwong, Wapakorn; Boonyanuphap, Jaruntorn

doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2018.12.005

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“…This project aims to restore the degraded village common forests (VCF) (about 350 ha) through indigenous community participation (90 participants) and livelihood improvement of forest‐dependent communities through AIGAs, such as community nurseries, horticulture, and home gardening. VCF are patches of tropical evergreen and semi‐evergreen hill forests (20–120 ha) in CHT that are being managed and conserved by indigenous communities as common property, mainly for the sustenance of ecosystem services (Uddin et al 2019). VCFs are good examples of effective community‐managed forest resource management under certain customary rules and regulations, but current trends of forest degradation do not show any sign of hope for indigenous communities or the environment (Jashimuddin & Inoue 2012).…”

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Principles of people‐centric forest restoration projects in south‐eastern Bangladesh: implications for sustainability

Jashimuddin,

Hasan,

Baul

et al. 2024

Restoration Ecology

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Forest and landscape restoration is considered worldwide as a powerful approach to recovering ecological functionality and improving human well‐being in degraded and deforested landscapes. A comprehensive study including the social, ecological, management, and regulatory aspects of restoration projects can help to understand the sustainability of these interventions. The purpose of this study was to comprehend the principles of Bangladeshi community‐based forest restoration (CBFR) projects. Empirical data was collected from four CBFR projects, of which two were Bangladesh forest department (BFD)‐led and two were community‐led. We used a comprehensive list of principles covering management and governance issues and human and ecological aspects along with Ostrom's design principles. Data were collected through 223 semi‐structured interviews, four focus group discussions, and personal observation. A 5‐point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree and 5 = strongly agree) was used to assess participants' agreement on different statements of principles. In BFD‐led projects, participants had restricted harvesting rights, state control over management, land, planning, and the formation of rules, and they perceived lower scores for some important statements (e.g., project planning, selection of tree species, local knowledge, income generation activities, livelihood benefits, food security, and skill development). Therefore, participants presumed that these CBFR projects are moderately sustainable. On the other hand, participants in community‐led projects scored high (mean score above 4.0) for most of the principles across different aspects, and a bundle of Ostrom's design principles was also observed. Hence, the evidence of sustainability in community‐led CBFR projects is high. Project authorities in developing countries can take lessons from this study and undertake appropriate actions toward the sustainability of forest restoration programs.

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Principles of people‐centric forest restoration projects in south‐eastern Bangladesh: implications for sustainability

Jashimuddin,

Hasan,

Baul

et al. 2024

Restoration Ecology

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“…Regarding data collection, first the responsibilities of each team member were assigned, then a pre-selection of relevant context information was made, and finally the data and the relevant factors for the study were collected. This research followed the SWOT-AHP analysis as outlined in by Kurttila et al [33], Gottfried et al [25] and Uddin et al [35].…”

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Stakeholders’ Perceptions of New Digital Energy Management Platform in Municipality of Loulé, Southern Portugal: A SWOT-AHP Analysis

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This study aimed to develop a multi-stakeholder analysis to identify the best strategies for the integration of a new Digital Energy Management Platform (DEMP). The municipality of Loulé (South of Portugal) was used as a case study. A Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) framework combined with an Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) framework and a TOWS Matrix was employed to analyse the stakeholder’s perceptions to propose strategies for integrating the DEMP. Five focus stakeholder groups were involved. Results showed that stakeholders considered that the positive aspects of DEMP outweigh the negative aspects by approximately 36%. Strengths were ranked with 34.4%, Opportunities with 33.8%, Weaknesses with 20.2%, and Threats with 11.6%. The sequence of factors with the highest overall score by stakeholders was O1(12.7%) > S2(11.1%) > W2(7.4%) > T3(4.1%). Based on stakeholder perceptions, the most suitable strategies were those that use Strengths and Opportunities of the system (SO strategies), and strategies that take advantage of Opportunities while dealing with Weaknesses (WO strategies), achieving a prevalence compared with the other strategies of 34% and 27%, respectively. Therefore, the participation process involving stakeholders’ groups in the implementation and monitoring of the DEMP provided an action plan and consensus capable of meeting the environmental and municipal energy management challenges.

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“…Outrossim, as estruturas continuam impondo seus modelos de gestão de recursos naturais e negligenciam a contribuição dos atores e das instituições indígenas (NKEMNYI et al, 2016). Uddin et al (2019), por exemplo, ao estudarem a Village Common Forests, em Bangladesh, identificaram que havia baixa confiança das comunidades nas iniciativas públicas, sendo a precariedade da posse do território o motivo principal. Nkemnyi et al (2016), ao estudarem as estruturas de governança para o manejo florestal, no Santuário de Vida Selvagem de Tofala Hill (THWS), Camarões, verificaram que as estruturas burocráticas introduzidas no sistema de gestão, retiraram grande parte do modo de vida da população indígena e desconsideraram as regras de conduta que, tradicionalmente, normatizavam a relação da comunidade.…”

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Estudos sobre gestão em comunidades indígenas: uma revisão da literatura

Silvestre

Bertolini²

2022

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Este artigo se propõe a conhecer o que tem sido pesquisado sobre gestão em comunidades indígenas. Para isso, empregou-se uma revisão sistemática da produção científica nacional e internacional publicadas nos últimos 20 anos. Verificou-se que o termo “gestão” está associado a apenas duas áreas: indigenous management, bem como gestão territorial e de recursos naturais. Os trabalhos do primeiro grupo discutem o modo endógeno e distinto dos povos indígenas praticarem “gestão” e a possibilidade do conhecimento indígena em contribuir para uma nova abordagem ou teoria organizacional. Já o segundo grupo, refere-se ao modo, pelos quais os indígenas e outros stakeholders se organizam, além dos métodos e instrumentos utilizados para o cuidado com o meio ambiente e a segurança de seus territórios. Pesquisas em outras áreas da administração e gestão não foram identificadas no acervo estudado e estudos futuros são propostos. Contudo, as pesquisas em administração e gestão devem ser capazes de evitar que o conhecimento indígena seja condicionado à lógica meramente capitalista-utilitarista.

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Stakeholders' perception on indigenous community-based management of village common forests in Chittagong hill tracts, Bangladesh

Cited by 19 publications

References 49 publications

Principles of people‐centric forest restoration projects in south‐eastern Bangladesh: implications for sustainability

Principles of people‐centric forest restoration projects in south‐eastern Bangladesh: implications for sustainability

Stakeholders’ Perceptions of New Digital Energy Management Platform in Municipality of Loulé, Southern Portugal: A SWOT-AHP Analysis

Estudos sobre gestão em comunidades indígenas: uma revisão da literatura

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