Participatory approaches to planning for community forestry

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Contents

Preface

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Acknowledgements

Introduction

I. - The Focus of the Study
People's participation
Participatory planning
Critical assumptions underlying the participatory approach
The conceptual framework
Methods and tools
Institutionalization and sustainability

II. - The Case Studies

The five established community forestry projects

The PREVINOBA project.
The Potosi Community Forestry Project.
The Los Maribios project.
The Malakand Social Forestry Project.
The Begnas Tal Rupa Tal Watershed Management Project.

The four Participatory Upland Conservation and Development field projects

The PUCD project in Ghorka.
The PUCD project in Quetta.
The PUCD project in Butare.
The PUCD project in Makamba.

III. - Major Lessons Learned from the Case Studies
The approaches
Methods and tools
Participatory planning as a learning process
Local planning and empowerment
Institutional support and decentralized planning

IV. - Conclusions and Recommendations
The two dimensions of participatory planning: local and institutional
Approaches, methods and tools
Project identification and formulation
Suggestions for further research

V. - The Community Forestry Case Studies

The PREVINOBA project in Senegal

The project area.
Objectives of the project.
Approach, methods and tools.
Results and lessons learned.

The Community Forestry Project in Potosi, Bolivia

The project area.

Objectives of the project.
Approach, methods and tools.
Results and lessons learned.

The Malakand/Dir Social Forestry Project in Pakistan

The project area.
Approach, methods and tools.
Results and lessons learned.
The Los Maribios project in Nicaragua
The project area.
Objectives of the project.
Approach, methods and tools.
Results and lessons learned.

The Begnas Tal Rupa Tal Watershed Management Project in Nepal

The project area.
Objectives of the project.
Approach, methods and tools.
Results and lessons learned.

VI. - Case Studies from the Interregional Project for Participatory Upland Conservation and Development

Introduction

The PUCD project in Nepal

The project area.

Approach, methods and tools.

Results and lessons learned.

The PUCD project in Pakistan

The project area.

Approach, methods and tools

Results and lessons learned.

The PUCD project in Rwanda

The project area.
Approach, methods and tools.
Results and lessons learned.

The PUCD project in Burundi

The project area.

Approach, methods and tools.

Results and lessons learned.

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