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DocumentOther documentCommunity forest certification and stakeholders cooperation: An inclusive approach to enhance community capacity while meeting market demand on sustainably-certified products
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Community forestry has begun a way to manage forest by involving surrounding communities. Indonesia has 2.6 million hectares of community forest with potential wood stock 74.7 million m3 (Ministry of Forestry Statistical Report, 2014). It is also indicated that the amount of timber harvested by communities has increased during the last decade, reaching more than 5 million m3 annually. When the logs production from the community forest tends to increase, its wood stock sustainability becomes concern to some stakeholders. Further, community forest holders who are typically small scale operations also become a consideration in implementing community forest certification. The study focus on the approach of IFCC and PEFC in building community forest certification scheme as a tool to enhance community capacity in managing the forest whilst also as a market-based instrument by linking market demands of sustainably-certified products with its producers. IFCC[1] has developed the community forest certification system with its objective to cooperate with multi stakeholders in enhancing community capacity to manage forest sustainably and meet the market demand. The development of IFCC standard for community forest was implemented in manners that are open, transparent and consensus-based.
[1] IFCC is an organization of scheme owner and developer of sustainable forest management in Indonesia which has been endorsed by Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) since 2014. Keywords: Adaptive and integrated management, Human health and well-being, Partnerships, Sustainable forest management, Value chain ID: 3484993 -
ArticleJournal articleImplications of livestock grazing on sustainable management of montane forests: a case of south west Mau forest, Kenya
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
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No results found.Overgrazing is an emerging concern in Kenya’s indigenous forests. It affects regeneration, species structure and composition and soil. However, information on permissible grazing threshold and effects of overgrazing on forest ecosystem has not been adequately established in Kenya. This study was undertaken in South West Mau; the largest block forming Kenya’s biggest water tower, Mau Complex. Grazing is the main driver of degradation in the forest. The objectives of the study were to determine; dependence of forest adjacent communities on forest for grazing, effects of grazing on forest structure and composition, permissible forage off-take levels and ecologically sustainable carrying capacity. Data and information was collected through household surveys, Focus Group Discussions, vegetation assessment under varied grazing intensities (heavy, moderate and light), estimation of primary forage productivity, livestock census and computation of carrying capacity. The study found that 96% of the households grazed their livestock in the forest throughout the year. Although the forest generally showed natural regeneration as exhibited by reversed exponential curve, there was no regeneration in heavily grazed areas. Further, significant variation existed in species diversity, stand density and basal area across the grazing intensity levels. Physical count survey estimated a total 17,263 livestock (14,804 ±396 cattle, 2,365 sheep, 44 goats and 50 donkeys) grazed in the forest daily. The available forage was estimated at 14 million Kg DM/ year. This forage can support 6,104 Tropical Livestock Units (TLUs) throughout the year. Currently, the forest supports 10,629 TLUs, hence grazing threshold has been exceeded by 74%. There is need therefore, to maintain sustainable grazing threshold that would ensure forest regeneration and adequate forage availability. The study will inform grazing policies in Kenya for sustained forest management. Keywords: Deforestation and forest degradation; Biodiversity conservation; Climate change; Governance; Sustainable forest management ID: 3487126 -
DocumentOther documentA Policy Influencing Plan for the adoption and contextualization of forest and landscape restoration in Kenya
XV World Forestry Congress, 2-6 May 2022
2022Also available in:
No results found.Well formulated policies are sometimes not implemented or their implementation is delayed due to internal and external challenges that may not be inherent in the policy. It is therefore critical that these challenges be identified and addressed. This can be done in a step-wise process through a policy influencing plan (PIP). A PIP seeks to achieve incremental changes in policy stakeholders’ behaviors. A PIP for domestication of the Forest and Landscape Restoration Action Pan (FOLAREP) in Kenya was developed through the support of The Restoration Initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility and is being implemented by FAO and other partners. The PIP with critical intermediate outcomes and general timeframes was developed based on a review of literature and participatory mapping of key policies, laws and strategies. Key consulted stakeholders included policy makers, community members, Civil Society Organizations, and the private sector in Marsabit, Isiolo and Laikipia Counties. It is concluded that internal policy implementation challenges should be addressed through PIP as an enabling foundation for impactful sustainable restoration in order to help Kenya meet the Bonn Challenge and the African Forest Landscape Restoration Initiative commitments . Strengthening of governance systems and structures at county level, capacity building in restoration, bio-entrepreneurship and PIP as well as extensive promotion of bio-enterprises through micro, small and medium sized enterprises are recommended to ensure sustainable restoration. Key words: Policy Influencing Plan, Forest landscape restoration, Kenya ID: 3486352
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