subject:(Joint Forest Management)

Universiteit Utrecht

1. Barnes, C.A. Sustainable collective action in Joint Forest Management, Maharashtra, India.

Degree: 2010, Universiteit Utrecht

URL: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/44323

► The Joint Forest Management (JFM) policy was implemented across India during the 1990s with the vision of combining forest conservation and rural livelihood improvement goals… (more)

▼ The Joint Forest Management (JFM) policy was implemented across India during the 1990s with the vision of combining forest conservation and rural livelihood improvement goals through creating local level partnerships between the Forest Department and the local villagers. The difference between the rhetoric and the reality has been widely documented, as has the great variety in outcomes of JFM seen in forests and villages across India, raising the question about the reasons for such diversity. In this research the departure point of forests as a common pool resource (CPR) is taken, central to which is the concept of collective action through which forest users devise rules to manage the forests. Collective action lies at the heart of the JFM policy. One reason for the variety in outcomes of JFM at a local level could be the differing levels of involvement of external actors- seen here as individuals and organisations other than the local forest users, with the key external actors being the Forest Department and NGOs. This research uses a comparative analysis of four cases in which collective action is functioning and two cases in which collective action is not functioning, with the level of key external actor involvement varying across the cases. The influence of external actors is measured through the independent variable indicators: provision of relevant knowledge, management and social skills, communication channels and financial support. The sustainability of collective action (the dependent variable) is assessed using the indicators: the functioning of collective action, the level of understanding of JFM policy, awareness and involvement of forest users, connections with external actors, confidence in future benefits and the perceived ability to independently manage JFM. The main conclusion is that external actor involvement is not a pre-requisite for functioning collective action, however external actors do occupy a central and powerful position to influence the level of sustainability of collective action. Whilst there are individual positive cases of external actors influencing individual indicators, there is no clear correlation between external actor involvement and the indicators for sustainability of collective action, indicating that their involvement does not necessarily lead to more sustainable collective action. The influence of external actors is determined at an individual, rather than an organisational level and is limited due to a lack of policy knowledge, limited efforts in outreach towards marginalised groups, poor communication between external actors themselves and the low level to which JFM is institutionalised within the Forest Department. The study concludes with policy recommendations for external actors at a local level to strengthen the sustainability of JFM in Maharashtra. Advisors/Committee Members: van Laerhoven, Dr Frank.

Subjects/Keywords: Geowetenschappen; collective action, joint forest management, community forestry, decentralisation, institutional analysis and development

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Barnes, C. A. (2010). Sustainable collective action in Joint Forest Management, Maharashtra, India. (Masters Thesis). Universiteit Utrecht. Retrieved from http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/44323

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Barnes, C A. “Sustainable collective action in Joint Forest Management, Maharashtra, India.” 2010. Masters Thesis, Universiteit Utrecht. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/44323.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Barnes, C A. “Sustainable collective action in Joint Forest Management, Maharashtra, India.” 2010. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Barnes CA. Sustainable collective action in Joint Forest Management, Maharashtra, India. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2010. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/44323.

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Barnes CA. Sustainable collective action in Joint Forest Management, Maharashtra, India. [Masters Thesis]. Universiteit Utrecht; 2010. Available from: http://dspace.library.uu.nl:8080/handle/1874/44323

University of Manitoba

2. Birch, Allison Louise. Joint Forest Management in Himachal Pradesh, India: Gender contributions, learning and action outcomes.

Degree: Natural Resources Management, 2016, University of Manitoba

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31530

► In the early 90’s the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh (HP) initiated Joint Forest Management (JFM) in order to share responsibilities for managing, protecting and… (more)

Subjects/Keywords: Joint Forest Management; Social learning; Forest Governance; Himachal Pradesh; Mahila Mandal

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Birch, A. L. (2016). Joint Forest Management in Himachal Pradesh, India: Gender contributions, learning and action outcomes. (Masters Thesis). University of Manitoba. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31530

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Birch, Allison Louise. “Joint Forest Management in Himachal Pradesh, India: Gender contributions, learning and action outcomes.” 2016. Masters Thesis, University of Manitoba. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31530.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Birch, Allison Louise. “Joint Forest Management in Himachal Pradesh, India: Gender contributions, learning and action outcomes.” 2016. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Birch AL. Joint Forest Management in Himachal Pradesh, India: Gender contributions, learning and action outcomes. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2016. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31530.

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Birch AL. Joint Forest Management in Himachal Pradesh, India: Gender contributions, learning and action outcomes. [Masters Thesis]. University of Manitoba; 2016. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/31530

University of Toronto

3. Kumar, Pradeep. Households' Preferences, Strategic Interactions, and Joint Forest Management outcomes.

Degree: PhD, 2017, University of Toronto

URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101652

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Joint forest management (JFM), which seeks to involve local communities in the management of state-owned forests, was started in India in 1990. One of the… (more)

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Joint forest management (JFM), which seeks to involve local communities in the management of state-owned forests, was started in India in 1990. One of the prime objectives of JFM was to restock degraded forest areas, which has not been uniformly achieved across the country. Variation in the success of JFM has been attributed to several socioeconomic and organizational factors. Existing literature, however, has ignored the role of intracommunity strategic interactions in JFM outcomes. Similarly, roles of social preferences and individual time preferences have also been overlooked. In this research, JFM outcomes have been analyzed through the lens of intracommunity strategic interactions, social preferences, and endogenous and good-specific time preferences. A model of strategic interactions among households of a village has been developed, and it has been shown that in JFM households play a public goods game. Equilibrium of the game has been analyzed, and effects of various model parameters on equilibrium participation have been investigated. An empirical study has been carried out in five villages in central India to observe the role of social preferences in JFM outcomes. It has been found that the presence of social preference is strongly correlated with success in JFM in the village. Since in JFM households incur costs in the beginning and get benefits later, individual time preferences are crucial for JFM outcomes. Time preference analysis is usually done using Samuelson’s discounted utility (DU) model, which expresses individual time preference by a unitary construct – discount rate, and does not consider endogenous and good-specific time preferences. In this research, a theoretical model is developed, and an empirical study is used to show that households’ time preferences are endogenous and good specific. A model for the evolution of other-regarding preferences in JFM has also been developed, and it has been shown that other-regarding preferences may evolve in JFM provided a stimulus is given, community’s dependence on the forest is high, and alternatives to forest resources are available.

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Advisors/Committee Members: Kant, Shashi, Forestry.

Subjects/Keywords: Evolution of Social Preference; Game Theoretic Modeling; Joint Forest Management; Social Preference; Time Preference; 0478

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Kumar, P. (2017). Households' Preferences, Strategic Interactions, and Joint Forest Management outcomes. (Doctoral Dissertation). University of Toronto. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101652

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Kumar, Pradeep. “Households' Preferences, Strategic Interactions, and Joint Forest Management outcomes.” 2017. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Toronto. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101652.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Kumar, Pradeep. “Households' Preferences, Strategic Interactions, and Joint Forest Management outcomes.” 2017. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Kumar P. Households' Preferences, Strategic Interactions, and Joint Forest Management outcomes. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2017. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101652.

Council of Science Editors:

Kumar P. Households' Preferences, Strategic Interactions, and Joint Forest Management outcomes. [Doctoral Dissertation]. University of Toronto; 2017. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/1807/101652

Michigan State University

4. Matta, Jagannadha Rao. Transition to participatory forest management in India : problems and prospects from the perspectives of foresters.

Degree: PhD, 2003, Michigan State University

URL: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:32067

Subjects/Keywords: Joint Forest Management (India); Forest management – India

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Matta, J. R. (2003). Transition to participatory forest management in India : problems and prospects from the perspectives of foresters. (Doctoral Dissertation). Michigan State University. Retrieved from http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:32067

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Matta, Jagannadha Rao. “Transition to participatory forest management in India : problems and prospects from the perspectives of foresters.” 2003. Doctoral Dissertation, Michigan State University. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:32067.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Matta, Jagannadha Rao. “Transition to participatory forest management in India : problems and prospects from the perspectives of foresters.” 2003. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Matta JR. Transition to participatory forest management in India : problems and prospects from the perspectives of foresters. [Internet] [Doctoral dissertation]. Michigan State University; 2003. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:32067.

Council of Science Editors:

Matta JR. Transition to participatory forest management in India : problems and prospects from the perspectives of foresters. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Michigan State University; 2003. Available from: http://etd.lib.msu.edu/islandora/object/etd:32067

Montana Tech

5. Olson, Garrett Kenneth. Forests and Farming: An analysis of rural livelihood programs for poverty reduction in eastern Zambia.

Degree: MS, 2007, Montana Tech

URL: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/461

► This paper investigates the effectiveness of Joint Forest Management (JFM) and agricultural programs at reducing rural poverty in Zambia. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programs… (more)

▼ This paper investigates the effectiveness of Joint Forest Management (JFM) and agricultural programs at reducing rural poverty in Zambia. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programs in Africa have been aimed at improving livelihoods, creating tangible benefits, and increasing incomes from forests and forest products through the sustainable use and conservation of forest resources. Agricultural programs have often had similar goals regarding improved livelihoods, benefits, food security, and income generation for soil conservation and reduced forest conversion due to agricultural expansion. With increased rates of deforestation and forest conversion, Zambia is in need of effective measures for the sustainable utilization and conservation of forest resources. JFM and agricultural programs are analyzed and compared to distinguish key indicators of success and failure and how these programs are relevant to Zambia in terms of improving livelihoods, household and food security, incomes, and reducing rural poverty. Levels of local participation, adoption, the resulting effects on local populations, and five key factors (socio-cultural, historical, institutional, design, and benefit) that influence program success frame the analysis and comparison for improved livelihoods and poverty reduction. This paper is based on a review of the literature in both the fields of community forestry and agricultural programs and on the author’s research and experience with community-based natural resource management and agricultural livelihood improvement programs in Zambia. The results from this paper suggest that agricultural programs are performing better at this point in time for livelihood improvement, food security, and poverty reduction. Barriers and pitfalls for each of these programs are identified and recommendations are offered that may help to improve their ability in achieving the project goals of livelihood improvement and conservation, in addition to reducing rural poverty in eastern Zambia. The recommendations may have utility across Zambia.

Subjects/Keywords: Africa; Agriculture; CBNRM; Community-Based Natural Resource Management; JFM; Joint Forest Management; Poverty; Rural; Zambia

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Olson, G. K. (2007). Forests and Farming: An analysis of rural livelihood programs for poverty reduction in eastern Zambia. (Masters Thesis). Montana Tech. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/461

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Olson, Garrett Kenneth. “Forests and Farming: An analysis of rural livelihood programs for poverty reduction in eastern Zambia.” 2007. Masters Thesis, Montana Tech. Accessed March 08, 2021. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/461.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Olson, Garrett Kenneth. “Forests and Farming: An analysis of rural livelihood programs for poverty reduction in eastern Zambia.” 2007. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Olson GK. Forests and Farming: An analysis of rural livelihood programs for poverty reduction in eastern Zambia. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Montana Tech; 2007. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/461.

Council of Science Editors:

Olson GK. Forests and Farming: An analysis of rural livelihood programs for poverty reduction in eastern Zambia. [Masters Thesis]. Montana Tech; 2007. Available from: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/461

Louisiana State University

6. Parajuli, Rajan. Carbon sequestration and uneven-aged management of loblolly pine stands in the southern USA: a joint optimization approach.

Degree: MS, Environmental Sciences, 2011, Louisiana State University

URL: etd-09142011-130734 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/720

► Forest carbon sequestration is regarded as a viable and cost effective option for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. Several research studies analyzed the effects of… (more)

▼ Forest carbon sequestration is regarded as a viable and cost effective option for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. Several research studies analyzed the effects of joint management of carbon and timber under different even-aged forest management scenarios, and concluded that carbon benefits can alter forest management schedules significantly. However, research specifically focused on the inclusion of carbon sequestration benefits into uneven-aged management has received little attention. This study determined the optimum joint management regime of timber and carbon in uneven-aged loblolly pine stands in Louisiana, and assessed management and financial effects resulting from the integration of carbon benefits into uneven-aged management. The USDA Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS) –Southern (SN) variant was used to generate both growth and carbon data of uneven-aged loblolly pine stands. The generalized Faustmann model for uneven-aged management was applied to calculate the land expectation value (LEV) at every level of residual basal area and cutting cycle. In order to analyze the effects of changes in interest rate, stumpage prices, and future land values, comparative static analyses were carried out at three different interest rates, stumpage prices and future land values. This study determined the residual BA of 60 ft2/acre and cutting cycle of 18 years as the optimum timber management regime of uneven-aged loblolly pine stands at the interest rate of 4% and 2010 stumpage prices in Louisiana. Changes in interest rates and stumpage prices altered the optimum management schedules significantly, but effects of changes in future land value were minimal. In the joint optimization of timber production and carbon sequestration, carbon benefits were found influential in both financial and management perspectives. At every level of interest rates, the joint management of timber and carbon increased the LEV, extended the cutting cycle, and shifted the residual stocking to higher level. The joint management of timber and carbon under uneven-aged management is profitable, and the carbon offset would provide an important additional income source to landowners in the southern USA.

Subjects/Keywords: Uneven-aged management; Forest carbon sequestration; Joint optimization

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Parajuli, R. (2011). Carbon sequestration and uneven-aged management of loblolly pine stands in the southern USA: a joint optimization approach. (Masters Thesis). Louisiana State University. Retrieved from etd-09142011-130734 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/720

Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Parajuli, Rajan. “Carbon sequestration and uneven-aged management of loblolly pine stands in the southern USA: a joint optimization approach.” 2011. Masters Thesis, Louisiana State University. Accessed March 08, 2021. etd-09142011-130734 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/720.

MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Parajuli, Rajan. “Carbon sequestration and uneven-aged management of loblolly pine stands in the southern USA: a joint optimization approach.” 2011. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Parajuli R. Carbon sequestration and uneven-aged management of loblolly pine stands in the southern USA: a joint optimization approach. [Internet] [Masters thesis]. Louisiana State University; 2011. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: etd-09142011-130734 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/720.

Council of Science Editors:

Parajuli R. Carbon sequestration and uneven-aged management of loblolly pine stands in the southern USA: a joint optimization approach. [Masters Thesis]. Louisiana State University; 2011. Available from: etd-09142011-130734 ; https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/gradschool_theses/720

University of Hyderabad

7. Srinivas, S. Democratic decentralisation and participatory natural resources management: a study of Amangal Mandal in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh; -.

Degree: Sociology, 2009, University of Hyderabad

URL: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/4241

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One of the most popular state reforms that have opened ?spaces? for a wider and deeper participation of citizens at the local level has been… (more)

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One of the most popular state reforms that have opened ?spaces? for a wider and deeper participation of citizens at the local level has been the decentralisation process. Democratic Decentralisation is the transfer of resources and power to lower level authorities which are largely or wholly independent of higher levels of government and which are democratic. In India, certain cases of Democratic decentralisation have achieved both greater participation of marginal groups and social justice like in the left ruled states of West Bengal and Kerala. In both cases, decentralisation has been credited with ensuring the participation of subordinate groups ? such as women, landless groups, sharecroppers and small peasants ? and being directly linked to the pursuit of redistributive policies that have had pro-poor outcomes. Decentralised natural resources management has assumed importance as a development strategy, because of the claims that it can contribute towards sustainable livelihoods. Almost all the developing countries have initiated the process of decentralisation and India is one such country that was involved in this process for a long time. The introduction of development programmes with people?s participation as the core theme is an indication of the progress of this process. Particularly, in the programmes like Watershed Management, Water Users Associations, and Joint Forest Management this becomes evident. Generally, the discussions on local self-governance or democratic decentralization and participatory natural resource management do not intersect and take place in somewhat independent domains. Baumann (1998; 2000) had also emphasized the need to bring the two domains together. It is argued that it is essential to discuss democratic decentralization and participatory natural resource management together because one cannot be understood or newlineachieved without the understanding or achievement of the other...

Bibliography p.204-210, Appendices p.211-215

Advisors/Committee Members: Jairath, Vinod K.

Subjects/Keywords: Natural Resources Management; Telangana struggle of 1969; Panchayat Raj; Joint Forest Management; Watershed management; Sociology

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Srinivas, S. (2009). Democratic decentralisation and participatory natural resources management: a study of Amangal Mandal in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh; -. (Thesis). University of Hyderabad. Retrieved from http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/4241

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Chicago Manual of Style (16^th Edition):

Srinivas, S. “Democratic decentralisation and participatory natural resources management: a study of Amangal Mandal in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh; -.” 2009. Thesis, University of Hyderabad. Accessed March 08, 2021. http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/4241.

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MLA Handbook (7^th Edition):

Srinivas, S. “Democratic decentralisation and participatory natural resources management: a study of Amangal Mandal in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh; -.” 2009. Web. 08 Mar 2021.

Vancouver:

Srinivas S. Democratic decentralisation and participatory natural resources management: a study of Amangal Mandal in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh; -. [Internet] [Thesis]. University of Hyderabad; 2009. [cited 2021 Mar 08]. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/4241.

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Srinivas S. Democratic decentralisation and participatory natural resources management: a study of Amangal Mandal in Mahabubnagar District of Andhra Pradesh; -. [Thesis]. University of Hyderabad; 2009. Available from: http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/4241

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