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Theme: Institutions, governance and power
Project name: Forest Governance Learning Group Dates / Duration: August 2003 - ongoing Geographic Region: Africa and Asia Introduction: The Forest Governance Learning Group works in Africa and Asia to exchange learning and develop ideas on forest governance - and helps to make them work for practical, just and sustainable forest use. Forestry can contribute to the eradication of poverty and sustainability, but only with good forest governance - the right leadership, institutions, policy decisions and practical systems. In recent years much progress in forest governance has been made in many countries: national policy has opened up to more stakeholders; rights of forest-dependent people have strengthened; and good forestry has shown potential to trigger wider governance reform. Yet while lists of prescriptions for governance are getting longer by the day, practical approaches and real preparedness to implement them are in short supply - the challenge is not what to do, but how to do it. Objectives: In rising to this challenge the Forest Governance Learning Group aims for improved governance of forest resources in ten countries in Africa and Asia. Between 2005 and 2009 we are working to deliver four main outputs: 1. Poverty reduction strategies, national forest programmes, decentralisation programmes and related processes that better enable improved forest governance The main direct target groups are forest policy decision makers; leaders in forest enterprise; and champions of local community rights. Key findings/ publications to date: Major impetus has been given to a second phase of the FGLG, with agreement from the EC to support the work from 2005 to 2009. This is in the form of a grant from the EC’s Environment and Forests Budget line. Co-financing is required for this grant. Country work plans for the second phase can be downloaded below:
Forest Governance Learning Group project updates NTFP enterprise and forest governance in India, June 2008 Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) - including bamboo, mahua, tamarind, tendu leaves and sal seed - provide major opportunities for income, trade and food to Indian forest dwellers. This set of briefing papers by the India Forest Governance Learning Group exposes information from the field on governance constraints affecting individuals and small enterprises dealing in NTFPs and identifies practical ways forward. Community Forest Management for Whom? Learning from field experience in Vietnam, April 2008 briefing Drawing from surveys of rural communities in two provinces, a new policy brief by the Forest Governance Learning Group, Vietnam and RECOFTC draws out key policy messages on the implementation of community forest management (CFM). The brief highlights the important role of CFM in poverty reduction and some of the conditions (including flexibility and local responsiveness) that are required for its successful implementation. External agencies are called upon to help build local awareness and capacity. As this study documents, the charcoal industry is one of the largest in Malawi. The question that we hope this report stimulates as the core of a lively debate among government officials, parliamentarians, interested parties and the general public is simple: "How do we want to produce this product to meet market demand in a better manner?" Uganda learning event report, November 2006 Forest Governance Learning Group project document, June 2003 Links to in-country partners:
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This project is funded by the European Union and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The contents of this webpage are the responsibility of IIED and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of its donors. Contact: James Mayers james.mayers@iied.org Copyright © 2005 International Institute for Environment and Development. |
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