Sustaining Participatory Forest Management: Case Study Analyses of Forestry Assistance from Tanzania, Mozambique, Laos and Vietnam |
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Authors: | Irmeli Mustalahti |
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Institution: | (1) Danish Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 23, 1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark |
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Abstract: | This paper introduces case study analysis against an illustrative model, the ‘house model’, which contains a number of key
elements for sustaining participatory forest management (PFM). In theory, the elements in the model are basic requirements
for ensuring that the participation of local people in forest management will continue after external donor support ceases.
In practice, the study shows that none of the four case study projects managed to build the whole ‘house’ nor did they have
tangible impacts on all the elements, and long-term sustainability of PFM is still questionable. All four donor-supported
projects had limited tangible impacts on access to information and benefits, especially with regards to long-term extension
services, markets and marketing information. These were the most difficult elements to influence during and after the projects
in all four cases. It is concluded that in order to sustain PFM, there needs to be a solid institutional foundation which
as a minimum ensures local people’s access to information and benefits from forests under the PFM. |
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Keywords: | Donor support Extension services Market access Marketing information Participatory forest management Sustainability |
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