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 (AAS) on “Lessons Learnt on Sustainable Forest Management in Africa”. The general objectives of the wider study were to: analyse and establish what lessons have been learnt from positive and negative experiences of various initiatives, projects and programmes aiming at sustainable management, use and conservation of forests in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA); analyse and establish what ecological, economic, social and other pre-requisites are necessary for extending positive lessons to wider use (to more people, larger areas, other countries, etc.); and, based on the outcome of the above analyses, to identify the most urgent issues and concerns for Africa to draw attention to in various international processes. This component of the study aimed at assessing the past performance of Public Forest Administrations (PFAs) in selected countries with analysis of reasons for failures and successes and from there to crystallise critical issues that must be addressed for enhanced performance.

Type of Case
Printed publication (book, sourcebook, journal article…)

Publisher
Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry, African Forest Research Network & FAO

Region
Africa

Biome
All

Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)

Primary Designated Function
All