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Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts

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Title Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts
 
Creator Gonzales Tovar, J.
Sarmiento Barletti, J.P.
Larson, A.M.
Barnes, G.
Tucker, C.M.
 
Subject land use planning
indigenous people
local communities
conservation
forest management
community forestry
 
Description Multistakeholder forums (MSFs) are applied in territorial planning with the goal of bringing together diverse actors in decision‐making, allowing the participation and empowerment of indigenous and local communities, protecting their territories, and promoting community‐based conservation efforts. However, important questions remain. How are territorial planning MSFs shaped by context and power? Can they represent communities' diversity, respect their ancestral rights, and bring real change? This article explores how context and power affect the capacities and challenges of territorial planning MSFs to include, represent, empower, and benefit communities. Examining actors' perceptions, we comparatively analyze two cases, in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts. We conclude that territorial planning MSFs are highly political spaces influenced by complexities in context, power relations, and communities' diversity. They may include, represent, and empower communities and help recognize and conserve their territories, but not necessarily. Especially in difficult settings, communities face more challenges than other actors to be represented and participate at MSFs, and territorial planning may empower or “invisibilize” communities. Other mechanisms (e.g., social action) can be key for communities instead of, or in synergy with, MSFs.
 
Date 2021-01
2021-03-08T08:37:19Z
2021-03-08T08:37:19Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Gonzales Tovar, J., Sarmiento Barletti, J.P., Larson, A.M., Barnes, G., Tucker, C.M. 2021. Can multistakeholder forums empower indigenous and local communities and promote forest conservation? A comparative analysis of territorial planning in two Brazilian states with contrasting contexts. Conservation Science and Practice, 3(1): e326. https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.326
2578-4854
2578-4854
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/112536
https://www.cifor.org/library/7875
https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.326
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Publisher Wiley