This book aims at both academics and professionals in the field of
forest-people interfaces. It takes the reader on a journey through
four major themes that have emerged since the initiation of 'social
forestry' in the 1970s: non-timber forest products and
agroforestry; community-based natural resource management;
biocultural diversity; and forest governance. In so doing, the
books offers a comprehensive and current review on social issues
related to forests that other, more specialized publications, lack.
It is also theory-rich, offering both mainstream and critical
perspectives, and presents up-to-date empirical materials.
Reviewing these four major research themes, the main conclusion of
the book is that naïve optimism associated with forest-people
interfaces should be tempered. The chapters show that economic
development, political empowerment and environmental aims are not
easily integrated. Hence local landscapes and communities are not
as 'makeable' as is often assumed. Events that take place on other
scales might intervene; local communities might not implement
policies locally; and governance practices might empower
governments more than communities. This all shows that we should go
beyond community-based ideas and ideals, and look at practices on
the ground.
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