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Guidelines for institutionalizing and implementing community-based forest management in sub-Saharan Africa
Year of publication 2012
At its 16th and 17th sessions in 2008 and 2010 respectively, the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission deliberated on the issue of viable community involvement in forest and wildlife management and called upon its members and the international community to implement policies and actions to achieve this. This publication is yet again one of FAO's attempts at providing such support to the continent. It proposes key institutional, policy and legislative measures that need to be put in place for the sustainable engagement of local communities in forest management and development. Furthermore, the document emphasizes the need for collective vision, equitable benefit sharing and value development of - and market access for - products, in order to make community forestry attractive to both governments and target communities. This document is intended for use by policy-makers and forestry practitioners in sub-Saharan Africa.
Type of Tool
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Guidelines manual kits for trainers
Scale of Application
Global
Global
Region
Africa
Africa
Biome
Tropical
Tropical
Forest Type
All forest types (natural and planted)
All forest types (natural and planted)
Primary Designated Function
All
All
Management Responsibility
All
All