The transition from centralized government to a regime based on democratic principles and free market relations poses major challenges which include the need to establish new institutions and re-organize outdated ones. Parallel developments in the global context, such as the debate on issues surrounding sustainable development and general democratization processes,...
Divergences in the nature of institutional framework and differences in the outcome
of institutional reforms could provide valuable lessons on what is appropriate to countries in
different stages of development. It is in this context that a study was conducted on existing
and future institutional changes needed. In order to...
Re-inventing forestry agencies – experiences of institutional restructuring in Asia and the Pacific
25 June 2014
25 June 2014
To effectively respond to changing needs, forest agencies must ask themselves: What are the objectives of re-invention? How can others’ experiences be used? Is re-invention through a gradual, evolutionary approach preferable to “big bang” reform? Can fundamental and superfluous institutional changes be distinguished? Can hijacking of “re-invention” by vested interests...
This note has been prepared to inform the Near East Forestry and Range Commission (NEFRC) about FAO forestry activities of interest to the region which were carried out in 2010-2011. These activities include those undertaken in response to the requests and recommendations of the Nineteenth Session of the Commission which...
Following the restitution of landownership in Eastern European countries, private forest ownership is often highly fragmented. New private forest owners typically lack knowledge and experience of forest management. Forest owners’ organizations (FOOs) are an instrument for supporting the sustainable management of private forests. However, there is a lack of experience...
Despite the critical role of government agencies in decentralizing natural resource
governance, little work to date has focused on the organizational aspects of the responsible government bureaucracies. Based on a qualitative investigation of the perspectives of Forest Department employees involved in India’s Joint Forest Management (JFM) program, this paper aims to...
This study on “forest administration and related institutional arrangements” is a component of a wider initiative jointly undertaken by the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Forest Research Network (AFORNET) at the Academy of Sciences...
This paper discusses an experience with innovative participatory research in Guatemala and Nicaragua that aimed to strengthen community capabilities in natural resource management. The Grassroots Assistance Project trained community members to document and critically reflect upon local experience with forest management and external assistance. Together with regional context studies undertaken...
The overall context for the study is partly provided by the three pillars of the World Bank’s new forest strategy (Sustaining Forests: a Development Strategy, 2002), which focuses on how the Bank can most effectively contribute to harnessing the potential of forests to reduce poverty, to integrating forests in sustainable...
Forest policies, legislation and institutions in Asia and the Pacific: trends and emerging needs for 2020
25 June 2014
25 June 2014
Despite external influence, the key mediating factors determining the path of change in forestry remain policy, legislation, institutions and governance. Various arguments and approaches have been proposed to achieve SFM. Enters et al. (2003) and FAO (2007b) reiterate the importance of forest policies – in particular their implementation – and...