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Forests of learning: Experiences from research on an Adaptive Collaborative Approach to community forestry in Nepal

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Title Forests of learning: Experiences from research on an Adaptive Collaborative Approach to community forestry in Nepal
 
Creator McDougall, C.
Ojha, H.
Banjade, M.R.
Pandit, B.H.
Bhattarai, T.
Maharjan, M.R.
Rana, S.
 
Subject community forestry
forest conservation
participatory rural appraisal
non-timber forest products
livelihoods
gender
 
Description In recent years, awareness has grown in Nepal and globally regarding two of community forestry’s most critical challenges: equity and livelihoods. Yet even as understanding of these challenges has improved, actors from the local to the national levels in Nepal continue to be confronted with the dilemma of how to address these challenges in such a diverse, complex and dynamic context. This synthesis explores an adaptive collaborative approach to governance and management as one avenue to meet these challenges. This approach integrates inclusive decision making, networking, social learning, and pro active adjustments of practice and policies based on learning. The synthesis’ lessons are drawn from a six-year partnership-based research initiative in Nepal—spearheaded by the Center for International Forestry Research—which spanned the local, district and national levels. Key points of learning discussed in this book include factors, processes and arrangements that support—or limit—adaptive and collaborative capacities, such as active facilitation, ‘nested’ decision making, and learning-based monitoring. The book also explores both the conceptual underpinnings of the approach as well as its effects in research sites, including in terms of benefits for the poor, women and other traditionally marginalised people. This book is intended as a resource for policy makers and civil society practitioners alike, as well as researchers and others interested in pro-equity and livelihood innovations in community forestry. Through its clear conceptual and research lesson focus, this synthesis complements and is a sister publication to the hands-on guidebook entitled Facilitating Forests of Learning.
 
Date 2008
2012-06-04T09:12:58Z
2012-06-04T09:12:58Z
 
Type Book
 
Identifier McDougall, C., Ojha, H., Banjade, M.R., Pandit, B.H., Bhattarai, T, Maharjan, M.R., Rana, S. 2008. Forests of learning: Experiences from research on an Adaptive Collaborative Approach to community forestry in Nepal . Bogor, Indonesia, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR). xii, 110p ISBN: 978-979-14-1277-3..
978-979-14-1277-3
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/20025
https://www.cifor.org/knowledge/publication/2632
 
Language en
 
Rights Open Access
 
Publisher Center for International Forestry Research