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Volume 1: Compilation of Discussion Papers from the E-Conference on Addressing Natural Resource Conflicts through Community Forestry

Year of publication 1996

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The Community Forestry Unit (CFU) of the Forestry Department of FAO and the Forests, Trees and People Programme (FTPP) have been working in the area of natural resource conflict management since 1992. CFU/FTPP has coordinated regional workshops, collections of case studies, training, a preliminary institutional survey and a bibliography on natural resource conflicts and their management. These exchanges and activities highlighted the importance of assessing the global standing of natural resourc e conflict management. Thus, CFU/FTPP, with assistance from FAO/UNDP's SARD-Forum', coordinated an electronic conference (e-conference) on "Addressing Natural Resource Conflicts through Community Forestry, " January - May 1996. There were 463 conferees from 55 countries directly subscribed to the e-conference. The broad range of conferees included academics, policy-makers, lawyers, lobbyists, field workers, foresters, anthropologists, project designers, extension agents, and trainers representin g multilateral and bilateral organizations, government offices, international and national NGOs, and community-based institutions. The e-conference helped in collecting and disseminating information on practical and theoretical issues related to conflict management and community forestry and presenting diverging perspectives on this subject. The material contributed to better understanding the nexus between community forestry and conflict management. This document, "Volume 1: Compilation of Disc ussion Papers from the E-Conference on Addressing Natural Resource Conflicts through Community Forestry", presents the nine discussion papers circulated during the e-conference. The material appears in its original version, as circulated in the e-conference, and has not been revised or edited for publication in this volume.

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