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. This new book, by
leading researchers from the Center for International Forestry
Research (CIFOR), presents the latest research into
decentralization in the forests of Asia and the Pacific, unraveling
the complex issues at stake. Fresh research from a host of
Asia-Pacific countries including India, Nepal, China, Korea,
Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam among others,
presents the authors' rich and varied experience with
decentralization and provides important lessons for other regions.
The book begins with historical and geographical overview chapters,
proceeding to more in-depth coverage in the region's countries.
Research findings stress rights, roles and responsibilities, on the
one hand, and institutions including organization, capacity
building, infrastructure and legal aspects, on the other. With
these overarching themes in mind, the authors take on many
controversial topics, examining inclusiveness in decision-making,
justice and equity, criminal activity such as illegal logging and
corruption, land use including rehabilitation and tenure,
policy-practice gaps, community forestry, implications for
household economies and environmental impacts such as fire. Several
authors also address practical challenges related to financing and
reinvestment in sustainable forest management under decentralized
governance. Particular efforts have been made to examine
decentralization at various scales from local to national and to
address gender issues, which have previously been largely ignored
in thedecentralization discussions. The result is a unique
examination of decentralization issues in forestry with clear
lessons for policy, forest management, research, development and
conservation in forested areas across the globe from the tropics to
temperature regions.
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