Journal articles: 'Community forestry'

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SHARMA, NARAYAN. "NEW GENERATION FORESTERS FOR COMMUNITY FORESTRY." Forests, Trees and Livelihoods 15, no. 3 (January 2005): 253–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14728028.2005.9752526.

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Casey, Cynthia, and Robert Miller. "State Government Involvement in Community Forestry: A Survey." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 14, no. 6 (June 1, 1988): 141–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1988.035.

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State government involvement in community forestry varies from state to state. A survey sent to each state's Chief Forester provides information on community forestry assistance programs. Many programs are limited in scope, yet nearly all provide insect and disease control assistance, Arbor Day information and promotion, technical tree care assistance, and public information and education. Most programs are technical rather than financial in nature; however, sixteen states administer Federal Cooperative Forestry Assistance grants to communities, and five states provide financial assistance from state monies. Most programs are financed through combined state and federal funding, although eleven states rely on federal funding exclusively. Thirty-two state programs are administered by Urban Foresters or similar specialists. Budget and staffing limitations are cited by twenty states as major program obstacles. Despite limitations, expansion of services is predicted by twenty-seven states.

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Ojha, Hemant. "Department of Forest's new community Forestry Guideline." Journal of Forest and Livelihood 2, no. 1 (April 7, 2024): 78–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfl.v2i1.59686.

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Department of Forest (DOF) has issued a new version of Community Forestry Guideline in May 2001, replacing the first version that was issued 10 years back. Officials engaged in developing this amendment indicate in their preface statements that a new versionof the guideline was felt necessary in the changing contexts of community forestry policies and practices over thepast several years in general, and in particular, to address the challenges of meeting escalating demand for increasingly diverse services to communities. The guideline was prepared with involvement of, and support from bilateral forestry projects, who deputed their representatives in the guideline review task force constituted by DOF. An outline of the draft guideline was discussed in two national level meetings of government forest officials and forestry project staff.

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Subedi, Bed Kumari. "Socio-Economic Benefits of Community Forest." Rural Development Journal 2, no. 1 (December 31, 2017): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/rdj.v2i1.67275.

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Nepal’s community forestry has become an example of progressive legislation and policies in the decentralization of forest management. It has attracted international attention because in Nepal, decentralization is linked with emerging issues sustainable forest management, forest governance, policy advocacy, equity, gender, poverty and the role of civil society in community forestry. The text examines the socio-economic and environmental benefits of community forestry on the local community. In the study area, which includes 240 member households, a sample of 60 households (Forest User Groups - FUGs) was selected through random probability sampling. The community forestry initiative contributes to the development of local human resources and enhances rural livelihoods. It empowers people by fostering team building, group dynamics, and self-motivation in community development. Both direct and indirect benefits from community forestry have significantly impacted the social life of the people in the study area. The primary economic activities of the FUGs include agriculture, livestock farming, and various home-based industries. Industries such as iron-based, furniture, and bamboo-based rely on the forest for raw materials, indicating the forest's role in the local economy and its contribution to additional income. The research also highlights the forest's environmental aspect, noting the effective conservation of biodiversity through various activities.

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Duntemann, Mark, Thomas Gargrave, and John Andresen. "Community Forestry Initiatives." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 14, no. 4 (April 1, 1988): 90–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1988.022.

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Thirty-seven municipal governments of the northern Illinois Little Calumet Watershed (LCW) consortium have joined to promote a unified urban forestry program. A combination of business and bedroom communities, LCW includes 132,975 acres and is populated by 541,200 urbanites. In concert with the urban forestry components of the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, the State of Illinois Department of Conservation, and the University of Illinois, the municipalities have, in 1987, started a number of community forestry educational and outreach programs. Led by the provisional LCW Urban Forestry Council, the consortium, headquartered in Chicago Heights, is now computerizing initial, municipal tree inventories. Ordinances which shall enhance the conservation and planting of community owned trees are also in preparation. In addition the Council is promoting Tree City USA initiatives and formulating urban forest management plans.

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Brendler, Thomas, and Henry Carey. "Community Forestry, Defined." Journal of Forestry 96, no. 3 (March 1, 1998): 21–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/96.3.21.

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Abstract The new discipline of community forestry links sustainable forestry to community wellbeing. Although community forestry has been practiced for many years in the developing world, it did not emerge in the United States until relatively recently. Community forestry efforts, which have been undertaken most visibly in rural areas, combine conservation with economic development and cultural values to benefit the local population.

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Miller, Gord. "Forest and community sustainability – An Ontario perspective." Forestry Chronicle 79, no. 1 (February 1, 2003): 110–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc79110-1.

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Challenges to the sustainability of communities in northern and central Ontario are both ecological and socio-economic in nature. Ecological challenges include persistent impacts such as acid deposition as well as emerging challenges such as the advance of forestry northward and its impact on wildlife populations. Socio-economic challenges of the communities in this region include a declining population level as well as a workforce that is aging. Despite these challenges, northern communities, and forestry planners in particular, have knowledge and experience of value to community planning throughout Ontario. Examples include the fact that foresters and forestry-based communities know how to plan at the landscape ecosystem level, integrate biodiversity conservation and decide on the long-term disposition of land. This knowledge could make a significant contribution to community sustainability in southern Ontario communities, and inadvertently enhance the credibility and influence of forest planning methods and foresters in urban centres. Key words: sustainability, Environmental Commissioner, land use, forest, caribou, ecology, population

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Acharya, Kamal, Nicolae Talpă, Aureliu Florin Hălălișan, and Bogdan Popa. "The Way Forward for Community Forestry in Nepal: Analysis of Performance against National Forestry Goals." Forests 13, no. 5 (May 6, 2022): 726. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f13050726.

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Covering 45% of Nepal’s national territory, forests play a key role in maintaining the daily life of most rural communities. Community forestry is a participatory forest management approach for managing state-owned forests by local communities. By assessing the link between national level forestry goals and the community forestry outcomes, this study aims to measure the performance of community forestry towards achieving sustainable forest management goals. The 3L causative benchmark model was used, with some adaptations to fit the national context of Nepal. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, a questionnaire survey, as well as using secondary sources such as policy documents, governmental and non-governmental reports, and scientific papers. Results reveal that community forestry is oriented towards achieving sustainable forest management goals, but there are aspects where further improvement is needed: forest product diversification, marketing and business, and planning and management of the non-marketable forest ecosystem services. Community forestry’s role in managing the conflicting interests between stakeholders and promotion of the forestry sector in society is judged to be beneficial. There is an envisaged positive pathway to enhance the performance of community forestry through strong forest tenure rights, community friendly policies and regulations, and proper technical and business support from forest authorities.

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Ricard, Robert M., and Maureen H. McDonough. "What Do Foresters Think about Urban Forestry, Urban People, and Cities?" Journal of Forestry 105, no. 6 (September 1, 2007): 285–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/105.6.285.

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Abstract Urban residents affect forest policy and hence forest management decisions and outcomes. In addition, urban forestry has become more visible, integrated, and influential in the Society of American Foresters (SAF). However, little is known about what foresters think urban people know about forestry, what emphasis foresters believe should be placed on urban forestry compared with traditional forestry, and what foresters think about the purposes of urban forestry. Results of a nationwide mail survey of SAF members suggest that urban forestry is well accepted as a community of interest by respondents, that respondents lean more toward loving cities than hating them, and that respondents believe urban people understand some specific forestry objectives, such as the link between forests and wood products, but not many others.

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Harvey, Stephen, and Brian Hillier. "Community forestry in Ontario." Forestry Chronicle 70, no. 6 (December 1, 1994): 725–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc70725-6.

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Policy-makers and resource managers are attempting to define more-effective mechanisms for involving the local community in forest land management for many years. In the past five years, renewed attention has been given to the opportunity for empowering local communities with decision-making and program delivery responsibilities. The community forestry project in Ontario is one example of policy-makers, resource managers and local communities trying to bridge the gap between community development and resource management. With the assistance of four pilot projects, a research project and public discussion, a community forestry strategy is under development in Ontario. While it may take years to produce indisputable results through trials at the local level, three years of work have already enriched our understanding of the interface between human settlements and natural resources and of alternative means for successful stewardship. Key words: community forestry, community forest, Ontario

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Jong, Wil de. "Community Forestry and Development." FORMATH 7 (2008): 179–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.15684/formath.07.009.

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Paudel, S. "Community forestry in Nepal." Himalayan Journal of Sciences 1, no. 1 (November 22, 2006): 62–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjs.v1i1.190.

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Establishment of community forestry in Nepal is a successful step in conservation of forest. Community forestry programme through the local forest users group has shown its positive impacts in the society. This paper discusses an overview of the present scenario of the community forestry in Nepal. It describes the brief historical background, some important forest legislations, and organization of forest. The paper also describes the internal conflicts between forest users and district forest offices, and possible resolution. It also suggests some of the aspects of community forestry in which the research needs to be focused for the better management of the forests in Nepal. Himalayan Journal of Sciences 1(1): 62-65, 2003

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Bellinger, Sarah, and Fred Gale. "Models of Community Forestry." Australasian Journal of Environmental Management 11, no. 1 (January 2004): 65–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2004.10648599.

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Hodgdon, Benjamin D. "Community Forestry in Laos." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 29, no. 1 (March 9, 2010): 50–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10549810903463452.

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Johnston, Mark. "COMMUNITY FORESTRY: A SOCIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO URBAN FORESTRY." Arboricultural Journal 9, no. 2 (May 1985): 121–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03071375.1985.9746703.

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Flint, Courtney, A. E. Luloff, and James Finley. "Where Is “Community” in Community-Based Forestry?" Society & Natural Resources 21, no. 6 (July 2008): 526–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08941920701746954.

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Sharma, Damodar. "Community forestry at Kathmandu District." Banko Janakari 9, no. 1 (July 2, 2017): 35–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v9i1.17675.

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Asbjornsen, Heidi, and Mark S. Ashton. "Community Forestry in Oaxaca, Mexico." Journal of Sustainable Forestry 15, no. 1 (January 2002): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j091v15n01_01.

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Lamb, Jennifer N., Keith M. Moore, and Robert Smith. "Pursuing community forestry in Liberia." Environmental Policy and Governance 19, no. 5 (September 2009): 296–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eet.514.

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Pokharel, Bharat Kumar. "Community forestry and peoples livelihoods." Journal of Forest and Livelihood 1, no. 1 (April 7, 2024): 16–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfl.v1i1.59811.

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Journal of Forestry and Livelihood ForestAction16 LIVELIHOODS, ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND EQUITY The author highlights the successes of community forestry in improving local livelihoods. Using a livelihood framework, he assesses the nature and extent ofcontributions of community forestry in improving the different livelihoods capitals – including social and human, natural, and physical. He also identifies broader positive changes in social, organizational and policy aspects. Finally, some challenges ahead are also identified.

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Pardo, Richard. "Community Forestry Comes of Age." Journal of Forestry 93, no. 11 (November 1, 1995): 20–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/93.11.20.

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Sun, Changjin. "Community Forestry in Southern China." Journal of Forestry 90, no. 6 (June 1, 1992): 35–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/90.6.35.

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Labriole, Michaela M., and Valerie A. Luzadis. "New York Society of American Foresters' Perceptions of Climate Change." Journal of Forestry 109, no. 2 (March 1, 2011): 89–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jof/109.2.89.

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Abstract Climate change may greatly impact forests in the northeastern United States, but no research has been conducted on how forest managers perceive this threat. Foresters' perceptions of climate change could impact their management decisions. We conducted an online survey of professional members of the New York Society of American Foresters (NYSAF). In this exploratory study, we found that although the majority was completely or mostly convinced that climate change is occurring, there was a great deal of disagreement regarding the impacts of climate change on New York State forests. Academic foresters, foresters with less than 10 years of experience, and liberal respondents were more likely to feel that climate change is occurring. These results can facilitate education and discussion within the national forestry community and contribute to a better understanding of the implications of forester perceptions on forest management, providing an important foundation for identifying if foresters feel that it is necessary to implement management regimes to mitigate the effects of climate change.

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Shrestha, Krishna K., Govinda Paudel, Hemant Ojha, Naya Sharma Paudel, Ian Nuberg, and Edwin Cedamon. "Community entrepreneurship: Lessons from Nepal's Chaubas community forestry sawmill." Forest Policy and Economics 141 (August 2022): 102779. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102779.

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Prateek, G., and R. C. Knopf. "Success in community-based forestry: is the community missing?" International Forestry Review 22, no. 4 (December 1, 2020): 518–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1505/146554820831255515.

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Evaluation of successful outcomes in community-based natural resource management has long been debated in academic and policy literature. Scholarly assessments of success in Van Panchayats (VPs) of Uttarakhand, representing the oldest thriving institution of community-based forestry in India, are also under contestation. Predominantly, success has been identified with forest conditions (ecological) and the workings of VPs (institutional). Although these assessments have been useful, the perspectives of the community of users in defining successful outcomes have been less emphasized. Drawing upon two phases of field-work in Almora, Uttarakhand we first use an interpretive approach in exploring the success of VPs through the narrative framings of its three primary stakeholders. Through qualitative analysis, we show the prominence of three contextual issues: human-wildlife conflicts, constraints to women's participation, and subsistence livelihood needs, deemed crucial to the success of VPs by the user's community. Using the analysis of household survey data and secondary sources in the second phase of field work, we then show the validity of the community's concerns raised in the first phase. As a result, we argue that evaluations of successful outcomes should consider interpretive approaches, involving the community of users, to uncover the local contextual conditions crucial to the success of community-based forestry.

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Paudel, G., J. Carr, and P. G. Munro. "Community forestry in Nepal: a critical review." International Forestry Review 24, no. 1 (March 1, 2022): 43–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1505/146554822835224810.

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Community forestry praxis has a long history in Nepal. The country is often considered an exemplar in promoting community forestry for environment and development. In this paper, we provide a critical review of Nepali community forestry scholarship to offer internationally relevant lessons and to identify areas of future research. Our review shows that community forestry outcomes have been mixed. Despite playing a role in improving social and environmental outcomes, its provision of economic benefits are modest, not always clear and unevenly distributed. The impacts of community forestry have been heavily influenced by government intervention, with the government controlling valuable forests. We conclude that: 1) more rigorous and consistent methodologies are needed to evaluate community forestry outcomes; 2) the notion of community needs to critically be questioned to understand the dynamics of internal migration patterns, and; 3) a deeper understanding of the politicization of community forestry needs to be developed.

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Duinker, P. N., P. W. Matakala, and D. Zhang. "Community forestry and its implications for Northern Ontario." Forestry Chronicle 67, no. 2 (April 1, 1991): 131–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc67131-2.

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Community forestry is becoming an increasingly important policy issue for provincial governments in Canada. Many single-industry communities in the northern parts of the provinces, surrounded as they are by forests, are looking to forest resources for possible economic diversification and stability. At the same time as there is increasing interest, there is little understanding about what community forestry could and should be for communities surrounded by Crown land forests. This paper looks at some definitions and dimensions of community forestry, as well as reviewing briefly some experiences with it. We examine various ways in which community forestry might be different from provincial government forestry and industrial forestry, and reflect on whether community forestry could lead to improvements in forest management. We conclude with some thoughts on potential future directions for community forestry in Ontario. Key words: community forestry. Crown land forests, single-industry communities, land tenure, local involvement, economic stability, Northern Ontario

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Lawler, Julia H., and Ryan C. L. Bullock. "A Case for Indigenous Community Forestry." Journal of Forestry 115, no. 2 (March 19, 2017): 117–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5849/jof.16-038.

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Bluffstone, R. "Economics of REDD+ and Community Forestry." Journal of Forest and Livelihood 11, no. 2 (September 14, 2013): 69–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jfl.v11i2.8624.

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Johnston, Mark. "COMMUNITY FORESTRY: A QUESTION OF PRIORITIES." Arboricultural Journal 10, no. 2 (May 1986): 95–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03071375.1986.9746740.

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Makra, Edith M., and John W. Andresen. "NEIGHBORWOODS: VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY FORESTRY IN CHICAGO." Arboricultural Journal 14, no. 2 (May 1990): 117–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03071375.1990.9746834.

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Ekanayake, E. M. B. P., Yi Xie, and Shahzad Ahmad. "Rural Residents’ Participation Intention in Community Forestry-Challenge and Prospect of Community Forestry in Sri Lanka." Forests 12, no. 8 (August 7, 2021): 1050. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f12081050.

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The contribution of local communities has become widely recognized as a better alternative in forest management than the traditional command-based control approach. However, several years later of implementation, most programs were failed due to a lack of community participation, imposing an uncertain future for community forestry. This paper examines rural Sri Lankans’ participation intention in community forestry (CF) program by using the Probit regression model. Randomly selected 300 individuals representing both CF members and non-CF members were interviewed for the study. The study results indicate that rural residents’ intention in future CF program negatively correlated with the participation status (CF membership) of individuals. Accordingly, CF members show less participation intention in future CF program than non-CF members. Socio-economic variables such as education level (p < 0.01) and the occupation of head of the household (p < 0.05) and total household income (p < 0.01) have significant influences on individuals’ participation intention in CF. In addition, non-monetary benefits derived from CF and perception on the product regulation and conflict mitigation are also appeared to significantly and positively affect villagers’ intention. The findings also revealed the knowledge gap on the purpose of the CF program and CF policy design. Hence, require immediate attention to improve awareness. Moreover, failure to raise local people’s participation intention in CF may indicate inadequate or ineffective government policies. Therefore, the Department of Forest Conservation should take sound measures to ensure that community-based forest management policies are consistently implemented at different administrative levels across the country and its rightness should be evaluated strictly.

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Basnyat, Bijendra. "Pitfalls of Scientific Forestry Practices in the Community Forestry of Nepal." Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal 18, no. 01 (December 31, 2021): 30–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/forestry.v18i01.41749.

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The government of Nepal abolished scientific forest management in 2021, however, the underlying reason remained unexplored. Hence, this study explores reasons that pushed on abolishment of this practice in the community forestry. The study followed the qualitative methods and reviewed the policy documents, published and unpublished literature followed by semi-structured interviews with forest officials and community forestry leaders. Though scientific forest management was promoted to maximize timber production and employment generation, stakeholders often raised concern over the exploitation of forests, including the appropriateness of the proposed silviculture system along with the governance issues related to it. On the contrary, forest bureaucracy promoted this as an “one size fit approach” irrespective of management objectives while poorly integrating locality factors, and research-generated knowledge. Apparently, scientific forest management is highly contested on technical and managerial grounds, while it is utterly uneconomical to forest user groups. Diverse views, interests and disbelief of the stakeholders, along with inadequate scientific evidence is primary reasons for a failure. Hence, the study argues for promoting “research in use approach” in strengthening forest management practices with the wider engagement of the stakeholders from knowledge generation, use, and dissemination in the community forestry.

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Gautam, Krishna Hari. "Dynamics of forestry extension: experiences of implementing community forestry in Nepal." Banko Janakari 7, no. 2 (August 28, 2017): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v7i2.18110.

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Gautam, K. H. "Approaches to extension in forestry: experiences of community forestry in Nepal." Banko Janakari 9, no. 1 (July 2, 2017): 29–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v9i1.17673.

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Merrill, Gary. "Energized Urban Forestry." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 14, no. 5 (May 1, 1988): 132–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1988.032.

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Murray City Power is a small public utility operated by the community of Murray, Utah. Despite its small size, this utility faces problems and challenges common throughout the industry, particularly related to public relations, tree clearances, and power outages. Murray's holistic approach to managing the entire urban forest, including line clearance trees, has proven successful, both for the community and for the utility. Success is demonstrated through an analysis of outage data.

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Johnston, Mark, and Lia Shimada. "Urban Forestry in a Multicultural Society." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 30, no. 3 (May 1, 2004): 185–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.2004.023.

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The increasingly multicultural character of modern urban society creates challenges and opportunities for the urban forester. For the urban forestry strategy to respond effectively to contemporary social issues, it must include policies and programs that promote social inclusion and the involvement of disadvantaged ethnic communities. This can be accomplished through a distinct community strategy. Although the fundamental principles of community involvement still apply, their application needs to reflect the multicultural diversity of the individual city or neighborhood. The education, consultation, and participation elements of the community strategy are delivered through a wide range of events and activities specifically designed to promote social inclusion and the engagement of ethnic communities.

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Baral, Srijana. "Attempts of Recentralization of Nepal’s Community Forestry." Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal 15 (July 31, 2018): 97–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/forestry.v15i0.24925.

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Nepal’s community forestry is regarded as a milestone in decentralized forest management, several researchers agree on the livelihoods and environmental outcomes from the community forest, however, the outcomes in governance perspective is rarely questioned. Through the review of the literature, policy documents and decrees, and questionnaire survey in nine community forest user groups in western hills of Nepal; we demonstrate how recentralization is taking place in community forestry in lieu of decentralized policies and discuss their implications on limiting the role of local forest users in forest management. Recentralization through the lens of inventory requirements has been observed in community forestry through (i) the formulation of strategies and policies favorable to increase the role of forest bureaucrats in community forestry (ii) changing the use of technical knowledge patterns and requirements and (iii) increased bureaucratic power. The increased technical knowledge in the form of inventory based forest management planning is found to be the major step in curtailing the devolved rights and increasing the bureaucratic power. Formulation of strategies, guidelines, circulars and policy intervention create a favorable environment for the bureaucrats to exercise more power compared to the autonomy provided by Forest Act 1993. The highly influential upward accountability in community forestry thus questions the modality of decentralized forest management in Nepalese community forestry.

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Bhattarai, Rudra Prasad. "Community Forestry and Local Development A Study of Sukhani Community Forest User Group." KMC Research Journal 5, no. 5 (December 31, 2021): 95–106. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kmcrj.v5i5.53578.

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Community forestry is small scale, village level forestry practice where decisions and actions are often made on a collective basis, and where the rural population participate in planning, establishment, management and harvesting of forest crops and receive a many or proportion of the socio- economic and ecological benefits from the forests. Conceptually community forestry can range from pure forest cropping on one extreme to combining tree and food crops agro forestry on the other. In the context of Nepal, according to forest survey, 2016, forest area had covered 44.74 of the total area of the country. This proves the popularly known proverb “Hariyo Ban Nepal Ko Dhan”. Forest alone contributes 10 percent of total GDP; livestock get 40 percent of total fodder from forest foliage. Fuel wood contributes about 76 percent of the total energy sources used in the country, which also comes from forest. Also, much of the agricultural system are directly or indirectly based on the forest. Community Forestry was introduced in Nepal in 1978. The community forest has been defined as the control, protection and management of the local communities known as user groups. It advocates strong community participation, bottom-up planning and sustainable use of forest resources. The main objective of the CF is to achieve the sustainable forest resources by converting accessible national forest into community forest into in stages. The CF approach has been highly successful in the protection of the forest in the hills of Nepal. The local user groups are responsible for the control, protection and management of the forest. CF advocates strong community participation, bottom-up planning and sustainable use of forest resources. Under this program, 2,312,545 hectares of forest land have been handed over to the community, up to 22,519 user groups, and 21,00,000 HHs were directly benefitted in mid-July, 2020. It shows that after emergence of community forestry program, local developmental activities have been increased.

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Wiersum, K. F., S. Humphries, and S. van Bommel. "Certification of community forestry enterprises: experiences with incorporating community forestry in a global system for forest governance." Small-scale Forestry 12, no. 1 (December 4, 2011): 15–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11842-011-9190-y.

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Trivedi, Jay Y., and Dr Ashwin G. Modi. "Forest Management Systems and Community-Based Forestry: A case of Sabharkantha (South) Forest Division of Gujarat state." International Journal of Scientific Research 2, no. 9 (June 1, 2012): 217–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/sep2013/72.

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Teusch, O. A. "Language of the forestry discursive community (based on the traditional culture of the Urals)." Professional Discourse & Communication 2, no. 1 (March 23, 2020): 88–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2687-0126-2020-2-1-88-95.

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The article is devoted to the peculiarities of the discursive field “Forestry activity in the Urals”. The relevance of the study is determined by the increased attention of modern linguistics to the problems of regional specificity of professional discourse, the development of which is at the initial stage. The aim of the article is the etymological and onomasiological description of the units of the discursive field, characterized as “Forestry activity in the Urals”. Semasiological, onomasiological methods and the method of scientific description are used to achieve this goal. Lexical units included in the field are identified, their origin is interpreted. The main field segments are defined. As a result of the analysis of the empirical material belonging to the “Forestry activity in the Urals” discursive field, it was revealed that in the Ural regional lexical system a specific system of concepts was developed. It has been implemented in the speech activity of dialect speakers. The Ural General dialect foundation is the basis for the modern professional communication of foresters and timber producers of the region.

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Mangaoang, Eduardo O., and Edwin D. Cedamon. "Building-up partnerships for community forestry: The ACIAR Smallholder Forestry Project experience." Small-scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy 3, no. 3 (December 2004): 353–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11842-004-0025-y.

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Zundel, P. E., and T. D. Needham. "Abilities required by professional foresters in practice." Forestry Chronicle 72, no. 5 (October 1, 1996): 491–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.5558/tfc72491-5.

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To meet the changing educational needs of forestry practice, a clear understanding of what foresters and forest engineers do is required. This paper presents the results of a facilitated DACUM workshop in which 10 foresters and forest engineers from across Canada were asked to define the abilities required by foresters in practice. The DACUM process is a job analysis technique that identifies the tasks and duties performed by a competent practitioner. A consensus was reached by the participants on the following general areas of competence: Demonstrate a level of comfort in the woods; apply basic forest operational practices; demonstrate an understanding of economic and resource values; communicate; interact successfully with people; structure problem-solving and decision-making; supervise effectively; manage a working unit; demonstrate an understanding of forest policy and legislation and demonstrate a commitment to life-long learning. A series of analytical frameworks to evaluate the results are presented and the forestry community is asked to respond. Key words: forestry, professional practice, education, learning, competence, DACUM, job analysis, curriculum, teaching, continuing education, certification

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Sitoe, Almeida, and Benard Guedes. "Community Forestry Incentives and Challenges in Mozambique." Forests 6, no. 12 (December 15, 2015): 4558–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f6124388.

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Antoh, Alfred. "PRO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY FORESTRY POLICY: A SOLUTION." Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal 8, no. 7 (July 31, 2021): 341–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.14738/assrj.87.10547.

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The Papuan people have always lived and interacted with the forest. The forest is a place to live where almost all of their needs are taken from the forest. Today's forest management has far-reaching impacts on increasingly marginalized communities. The purpose of this paper is to present thoughts on a community-friendly forest management model by taking into account the advantages and disadvantages when forests are managed by communities to improve their welfare. This paper generates an idea about the importance of collaborative management to increase the role of the community as a solution. Taking into account the communal nature of the forest tenure system in Papua, it is necessary to take strategic steps to protect forest resources in a targeted manner.

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Rout, Satyapriya. "Sustainable Community Forestry: Insights from Rural Thailand." Current World Environment 16, no. 3 (December 31, 2021): 740–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/cwe.16.3.8.

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Community participation in forest management has evolved as the new paradigm of natural resource governance in recent decades. Focusing on community participation in local forest resource management, this article examines the evolution and working of community forestry in Thailand from a socio-historical perspective. It narrates the social history of forest governance practices in Thailand and explores the community’s response towards deforestation, resource degradation and rising livelihood insecurity. Drawing insights from three case studies of community participation in forest governance from the provinces of Lampang, Lamphun and Kanchanaburi, this article highlights the potentials of community forestry in evolving as an alternative institution for sustainable livelihood security and forest governance. The article maps out the social history of forest governance practices in Thailand by identifying three successive stages: (a) influence of early European colonial rule in the neighbouring territories, (b) the American influence of 1960s, and (c) social uprisings and a visible ‘community’ in forest management practice.

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Kuhns, Michael. "Urban/Community Forestry in the Intermountain West." Arboriculture & Urban Forestry 24, no. 5 (September 1, 1998): 280–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1998.034.

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This paper summarizes the people/population factors, site factors, and program factors influencing urban and community forestry (U&CF) in the Intermountain West, including information gathered through a limited survey of U&CF experts in the region. The major factors that emerged include a relatively low population living in cities and towns scattered over a large area, major population growth now and in the future, lack of native trees in the valleys where most people live, harsh conditions for growing trees, poorly funded and staffed U&CF programs, and lack of community and citizen awareness and knowledge, particularly regarding tree selection and landscape design and care. An improving future is predicted for U&CF in the region, based on population growth and demographic change, increasing citizen interest and awareness, enhanced funding and staffing of U&CF programs, and the availability of better-trained arborists.

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Acharya, K. P. "Forest boundary surveying in Nepal's community forestry." Banko Janakari 11, no. 1 (June 24, 2017): 24–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/banko.v11i1.17588.

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Robson, James P., Sarah J. Wilson, Constanza Mora Sanchez, and Anita Bhatt. "Youth and the Future of Community Forestry." Land 9, no. 11 (October 24, 2020): 406. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land9110406.

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Forests managed by Indigenous and other local communities generate important benefits for livelihood, and contribute to regional and global biodiversity and carbon sequestration goals. Yet, challenges to community forestry remain. Rural out-migration, for one, can make it hard for communities to maintain broad and diverse memberships invested in local forest commons. This includes young people, who can contribute critical energy, ideas, and skills and are well positioned to take up community forest governance and work, but often aspire to alternative livelihoods and lifestyles. Through an initiative called the Future of Forest Work and Communities, we sought to connect researchers and practitioners with young people living in forest regions, and explore whether community forestry is, or could be, a viable option for them in a globalising world. We achieved this through two phases of qualitative research: youth visioning workshops and questionnaires conducted in 14 forest communities and regions across 9 countries, and a more in-depth case study of two forest communities in Oaxaca, Mexico, using participant observation and semi-structured interviews. We found important synergies across sites. Youth held strong connections with their communities and local forests, but work and/or study aspirations meant many would likely leave their home communities (at least for a time). Community forestry was not seen as an obvious livelihood pathway by a majority of youth, although interest in forest work was evident through participation in several workshop activities. As community leadership and support organisations consider community forestry as an engine of local development, the research highlights the importance of engaging local youth to understand their interests and ideas, and thus identify practical and meaningful ways to empower them as community and territorial actors.

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