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Book SynopsisCommunity-based forest management (CBFM) is a model of forest management in which a community takes part in decision making. This volume looks at communities in China, Zanzibar, Brazil, and India where, despite differences in landscape, common challenges and themes arise in making a transition from forest management by government agencies to CBFM.
Trade ReviewThis book makes for compelling reading and will be useful to ecologists and other scientists through to anthropologists and political scientists. -- Peter Thomas British Ecological Society Bulletin This excellent volume should be required reading for everyone working in forest conservation or resource management. -- Alaka Wali The Quarterly Review of Biology Well-written, thoughtful... [An] authoritative volume. -- Marianne Schmink Human Ecology
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Naidu Village, Yunnan Province, China 3. Jozani Forest, Ngezi Forest, and Misali Island, Zanzibar 4. The Varzea Forests of Mazagao, Amapa State, Brazil 5. Kangra Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India 6. The Community Narrative of Forest Loss and Degradation 7. Invoking the Community 8. The Capacity to Manage 9. Negotiating Partnerships: Whose Voice Is Loudest? 10. Governance and Empowerment 11. Conclusions Notes References Index
