Current pathways towards good forest governance for ecosystem services in the former Soviet republic Tajikistan |
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| Institution: | 1. Professorship of Ecological Services, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry and Earth Sciences, BayCEER, University of Bayreuth, Universitätsstraße 30, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany;2. Forest Legal Consultant, Wulfenstraße 15, 9500 Villach, Austria;1. Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;2. College of Economics and Management, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China;3. Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;4. Center for Global Change and Earth Observations, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA;5. Tetra Tech., 159 Bank Street, Suite 300, P.O. Box 1397, Burlington, VT 05402, USA;1. Federal University of Paraná, Department of Forest Sciences, Av. Prof. Lothário Meissner, 900, Campus III Jardim Botânico 80210170, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil;2. Chair of Forestry Economics and Forest Planning, University of Freiburg, Tennenbacherstr. 4, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany;3. Federal University of Paraná, Department of Mathematics, ACF Centro Politécnico Jardim das Américas 81531980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil;1. Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;2. Division of Cardiology, MedStar Heart and Vascular Institute Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplantation, NW, Washington, D.C.;3. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;1. J.F. Blumenbach Institute of Zoology and Anthropology, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany;2. Department of Soil Science of Temperate Ecosystems, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany;3. German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), Leipzig, Germany;4. Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, University of Hohenheim, Germany;5. Institute of Ecology, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany;1. National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology (INIA), Forest Research Centre (CIFOR), Ctra. de La Coruña km. 7.5, 28040 Madrid, Spain;2. Sustainable Forest Management Research Institute, University of Valladolid & INIA, Avda. de Madrid 57, 34004 Palencia, Spain;3. Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Department of Forestry Economics and Management, Madrid, Spain;4. Institute for Public Goods and Policies (IPP), Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), C/Albasanz 26-28, 28037 Madrid, Spain;1. Department of Earth and Environmental Studies, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, 07043, United States;2. School of Forestry & Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, United States;3. Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States |
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| Abstract: | As one of the former Soviet republics, Tajikistan is facing a slow transition from a communist command-and-control system to a more market oriented, decentralized and participatory forestry. In the last 25 years, the country's forestry sector has undergone several reorganizations. In the process of a current reform, the overall aim of this study is to gain a broader understanding of the current state of forest sector in Tajikistan. Our specific objectives are a) to describe the current institutional network's complexity, (b) to analyze stakeholders' perceptions on the key challenges towards good forest governance, (c) and give recommendations to tackle the key challenges, so that important forest ecosystem services (ES) may be enhanced, thus, also contribute to the development of the sector. We elaborate a generic framework, which simplifies complex interaction of governance and forests ecosystem services. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through questionnaire-based interviews with stakeholders of the forestry sector. The results indicate that the forestry sector is still far from representing good forest governance, however the newly established structure seems to be a first step. Yet, challenges in establishing sound legal frameworks, decision-making transparency, and implementation enforcement must still be overcome. While it is too early and challenging to assess the impacts of forest governance on ES and vice versa, the survey respondents highlight the importance of provisioning services for the development of the forest sector. Given the post-Soviet background, almost all member countries developed along similar lines. Therefore, the study results are not only of significance for Tajikistan, but also countries with similar history and socio-economic context. |
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