An assessment of governance quality for community-based forest management systems in Asia: Prioritisation of governance indicators at various scales

• Tek Narayan Maraseni ; N. Bhattarai ^[1] ; Bhaskar Singh Karky ^[1] ; Timothy Cadman ^[2] ; Niroj Timalsina ^[1] ; Trishna Singh Bhandari ^[1] ; Armando Apan ^[3] ; Hwan Ok Ma ^[4] ; R.S. Rawat ^[5] ; Nemit Verma ^[5] ; Su Mon San ^[6] ; Thaung Naing Oo ^[7] ; Kinley Dorji ^[8] ; Sindhu Dhungana ^[9] ; Mohan Poudel ^[10]
  1. [1] International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

     International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

     Nepal

     
  2. [2] Griffith University

     Griffith University

     Australia

     
  3. [3] University of Southern Queensland

     University of Southern Queensland

     Australia

     
  4. [4] International Tropical Timber Organization
  5. [5] Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education
  6. [6] Ministry of Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation
  7. [7] Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
  8. [8] Ministry of Agriculture and Forests
  9. [9] Ministry of Forests and Environmen
  10. [10] Ministry of Forests and Environment

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• Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 81, 2019, págs. 750-761
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Community-based forest management systems (CBFMS) are becoming increasingly popular in developing countries where 31% of the total forest is either managed or owned by the community. This paper presents the results of a four-country study conducted in 2017 in Nepal, Bhutan, India and Myanmar concerning the governance quality of CBFMS. The introduction outlines the global threat to forests, the contribution that forest-based emissions make to climate change, and the policy response of the international and national communities including REDD + . The next section provides a snapshot of CBFMS in the four case study countries, and is followed by an account of the methodology, approach, framework of analysis and sampling surveys undertaken during the course of, and informing, the research. The results of the surveys revealed that perceptions of governance quality, as well as governance priorities, varied between the countries, and also at the three levels of government (national, sub-national and local) within a country. For example, Myanmar and Bhutan had very high governance ratings from local levels compared to other levels, whereas, Nepal and India had similar ratings for all levels. Further, regarding the prioritisation of different indicators, Myanmar gave highest priority to “inclusiveness” at the local level but “democracy” at the national level. The reasons for the similarities and differences between and within these countries and the possible implications are discussed.