Lessons from forest decentralization

The decentralization of control over the vast forests of the world is moving at a rapid pace, with both positive and negative ramifications for people and forests themselves. The fresh research from a host of Asia-Pacific countries described in this book presents rich and varied experience with decentralization and provides important lessons for other regions.Beginning with historical and geographical overview chapters, the book proceeds to more in-depth coverage of the region's countries. Research findings stress rights, roles and responsibilities on the one hand, and organization, capacity-building, infrastructure and legal aspects on the other. With these overreaching themes in mind, the authors take on many controversial topics and address practical challenges related to financing and investment in sustainable forest management under decentralized governance. Particular efforts have been made to examine decentralization scales from the local to the national, and to address gender issues. The result is unique examination of decentralization issues in forestry with clear lessons for policy, social equility, forest management, research, development and conservation in forest areas across the global from the tropics to temperate regions.

Year

2008

Language

English

Series

The Earthscan forestry library

Publisher

Earthscan

Editions

1

Pages

247

ISBN

9781844075553

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