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Forest Management Cooperatives and Their Development Under Uncertain Conditions: A Comprehensive Analysis Using an Actor-Centered Institutionalism Approach Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2021-01-07 Matthias Sonnhoff, Andy Selter, Daniela Kleinschmit, Ulrich Schraml
The change in forest ownership structures, the resulting fragmentation of forest properties and restitution processes have led to the emergence of organizations in Europe that are able to deal with these challenges. Changes in the timber selling process due to decisions of the German Federal Competition Authority have led first to uncertain conditions for forest management cooperatives (FMCs) and their
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Forest Carbon Storage and Species Richness in FSC Certified and Non-certified Community Forests in Nepal Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2021-01-03 Shambhu Charmakar, Bishwa Nath Oli, Nabin Raj Joshi, Tek Narayan Maraseni, Kishor Atreya
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) forest certification was introduced in Nepal with an assumption that it improves forests and ecosystem services while addressing the drivers of forest degradation. As of today, 89 community forests (CF) have been FSC certified, however empirical evidence on the contribution of forest certification on carbon stock and species richness is lacking. This research, thus
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How do Property Rights Affect Credit Restrictions? Evidence from China’s Forest Right Mortgages Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2021-01-03 Jingwen Xu, Wenjian He, Zhiyong John Liu, Hongxiao Zhang
Taking China’s recently developed Forest Right Mortgage System (FRMS) as an example, this paper examines the impact of the strength of farmers’ property rights on the intensity of credit restrictions imposed by lenders. Using the forest right mortgage policy documents we collected from eight key forestry counties (cities) in China’s southern collective forest regions and the corresponding data of 414
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An Integration of Business Model Canvas on Prioritizing Strategy: Case Study of Small Scale Nontimber Forest Product (NTFP) Enterprises in Indonesia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-11-21 Makkarennu, Asar Said Mahbub, Ridwan
Nontimber forest products (NTFPs) are one of the forest products that can provide direct benefits to communities living around forests. Some of the most used NTFPs in Indonesia are the stems, leaves and fruit of candlenut trees. Candlenut fruit is widely used in the cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and biodiesel industries and is generally used as a cooking ingredient in Indonesia. However, only a limited
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Reconciling Livelihoods and Conservation for Rattan Sustainable Harvesting in Lore Lindu National Park, Indonesia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-11-17 Yulianto, Ryozo Noguchi, Rinekso Soekmadi, Agus Hikmat, Cecep Kusmana, Supriyanto, Tofael Ahamed
Reconciling livelihoods and conservation aspects in rattan utilization is an intricate problem. To shed light on possible solutions, this study analyzed multiple scenarios using system dynamics models for balancing the ecological and economic sustainability of rattan harvesting in the Lore Lindu National Park. The system dynamics models were developed from the rattan inventory and collected socio-economic
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A Changing Climate in the Maple Syrup Industry: Variation in Canadian and U.S.A. Producers’ Climate Risk Perceptions and Willingness to Adapt Across Scales of Production Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-10-24 Anna Caughron, Simon Legault, Catherine Haut, Daniel Houle, Travis W. Reynolds
Maple syrup production (“maple sugaring”) is an important cultural and economic activity in eastern Canada and the northeastern United States (U.S.A.). Climate change is a concern for maple producers because maple sugaring is dependent upon climate for both sap sugar content as well as for the specific patterns of freezing and thawing in springtime needed for sap flow. Meanwhile, the maple industry
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Participative Innovation Platforms (PIP) for Upgrading NTFP Value Chains in East Africa Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-09-26 Eckhard Auch, Jürgen Pretzsch
Improving forest product value chains is considered a means to solve forest-related challenges in the Global South. The ‘Participative Innovation Platform’ (PIP) instrument has been developed to design and to continually adapt solutions and strategies for effective cooperation amongst value chain actors. The instrument is rooted in the action-oriented and social learning approach, combined with the
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Stocking Density and DBH Distribution of Community Forests in Nepal Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-09-18 Hari Prasad Pandey, Shila Pokhrel
There is a growing concern for sustainable forest management globally, and individual countries have been developing national policies and plans for forest management. This is the case in Nepal, but a large area of national forests is still under protection due to lack of people-centric management guidelines. In this study, diameter (DBH) and height were measured for trees, and frequency was recorded
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Parcelized Cut-and-Carry Agroforestry Systems for Confined Livestock Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-09-16 A. P. Seruni, F. X. Aguilar, Z. Cai, M. A. Gold, J. M. Roshetko
We characterize a parcelized land management system that does not meet traditional co-located agroforestry practices in the tropics. A cut-and-carry agroforestry system for confined livestock emphasizes land utilization as a source of fodder, cutting and carrying feed from parcels to paddocks near a farmer’s home. It reduces feed cost by utilizing parcels under private, shared, and/or public ownership
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Forest Owners’ Willingness to Implement Measures to Safeguard Biodiversity: Values, Attitudes, Ecological Worldview and Forest Ownership Objectives Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-08-24 Terhi Koskela, Heimo Karppinen
The effective implementation and development of conservation schemes to which participation of forest owners is voluntary, requires an understanding of forest owners’ views on measures to safeguard forest biodiversity. The Forest Biodiversity Program for Southern Finland is currently the most important instrument of voluntary forest conservation in Finland. The aim of this study is to explore what
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Sustainable Financing for Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) to Conserve Peat Swamp Forest Through Enterprises Based on Swiftlets’ Nests: An Awareness Survey in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-08-20 Takahiro Ota, Kitso Kusin, Francisca Mutwa Kilonzi, Aswin Usup, Kazuhiko Moji, Shigeo Kobayashi
In recent years, the proliferation of small-scale enterprises based on sales of edible swiftlets’ nests harvested in peat swamp forests in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia has occurred. This study focuses on enterprises that might offer a promising opportunity as a user-side financing system for payments for ecosystem services (PES) to balance forest conservation priorities with local communities’ livelihood
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How Do African American and White Family Forest Landowners Conceptualize Forest Legacy in Georgia, United States? Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-08-16 Noah Goyke, Puneet Dwivedi
Legacy, sometimes called intergenerational land transfer or forestland bequest, is an important subject for family forest landowners. While the literature primarily addresses legacy from an economic perspective or as a function of landowner characteristics, this research explores how past, present, and future connections to forestland shape family forest landowners’ conceptions of legacy. This research
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The Influence of Old and New Machines on Productivity and Costs of Four Yarding Methods in Small-Scale Forestry in a Maine Forest Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-08-13 Oscar Bustos-Letelier, Carlos Mena, Walter Bussenius, Marcela Briceño
Small forest landowners and loggers require information on the cost and productivity of available timber harvesting systems in order to make the best equipment allocation decisions, especially when the current generation of highly productive, capital-intensive harvesting machinery is well suited for clearcutting in large stands. Conversely, small-scale equipment is becoming more readily available that
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Noise Exposures and Hearing Protector Use at Small Logging Operations Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-08-13 Shawn C. McLain, Daniel A. Autenrieth, Xufei Yang, William J. Brazile
The study objective was to characterize noise exposures and hearing protector usage at small-scale logging operations. Noise dosimeters were used to measure exposures of 31 loggers at two cable operations and five mechanized operations in the United States. Activity cards were employed to evaluate hearing protector usage. Ninety-two percent of cable operation loggers were overexposed to noise according
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A Low-Investment Option for the Integrated Semi-mechanized Harvesting of Small-Scale, Short-Rotation Poplar Plantations Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-07-28 Raffaele Spinelli, Natascia Magagnotti, Carolina Lombardini, Matevž Mihelič
In recent years, industrial roundwood production has enjoyed a steady success due to the development of a new bioeconomy and the rapid structural changes of the wood market. A very promising new solution for industrial fiber crops is the integrated production of logs and biomass in short rotation poplar plantations. In Europe, the expansion of these crops is concentrated in the Eastern regions, where
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Tree Management and Balancing Process Among Panamanian Farmers Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-07-14 Mariana Cecilia Valencia Mestre, Lesli Hoey, John Vandermeer
Latin American cattle ranchers have long been depicted as one of the major perpetrators of deforestation. A new conceptualization of Chayanov’s Theory of Peasant Economy is employed to understand ranchers’ perceptions of tree management in Panama. Chayanov’s theory proposes that the family farm is governed by a balance of decisions farmers make between the utility of producing one more item, with the
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Managing the Forest Landscape: Exploring the Quantitative Interplay Between Forestland Patches, Areas and Landowner Numbers in Counties from Alabama, USA Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-07-06 Xiongwen Chen
Forestlands provide timber resources and valuable ecosystem services. To better manage forest landscape and develop policies, it is important to quantify the relationships between the number of forestland patches, patch areas, and landowner numbers. By using integrated analysis of information about the forestlands in 17 counties in Alabama, USA, similar scaling relationships are determined in the forestland
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Forest Management Plans in Nepal’s Community Forests: Does One Size Fit All? Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-06-26 Srijana Baral, Christian Pilegaard Hansen, Bir Bahadur Khanal Chhetri
Technical forest management plans are prerequisites for obtaining forest management rights by community forest user groups in Nepal. However, the relevance of such plans and the rationale for accepting them remain unexplored. Using a multiple-case-study approach, we examine the contents of the silvicultural prescriptions, and the relevance of these prescriptions in day-to-day forest management, and
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REDD+ Across Transboundary Landscapes: A Look into the Opportunities and Challenges of Participatory Forest Management Systems in Receiving Results Based Payments in the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-06-23 Shambhavi Basnet, Bhaskar Singh Karki
The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) covers the mountain ranges from Afghanistan in the West to Myanmar in the East, including regions of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and China. The HKH is one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in the world, with a large proportion of the population dependent on natural resources for basic sustenance. As a result of climate change, the HKH has been facing irregularities
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Plant Species Conservation Priority Index for Preparing Management Strategies: A Case Study from the Western Himalayas of India Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-06-14 Dipika Rana, Kulraj Singh Kapoor, Sher Singh Samant, Anupam Bhatt
Human activities coupled with over exploitation of sensitive ecosystems and habitat destruction have caused a rapid decrease in the population of plant species. Countries worldwide are becoming interested in conserving biodiversity by determining conservation priorities at local levels. The categories used for evaluating threat status by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) that
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Payment for What? The Realities of Forestry Benefit Sharing Under Joint Forest Management in a Major Teak Plantation Region of Java, Indonesia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-06-04 Masahiko Ota, Misa Masuda, Kaori Shiga
This paper explores the realities of forestry benefit sharing under joint forest management in a major teak plantation region of Java, Indonesia, with reference to empirical information about the uses and effects of monetary benefits in terms of stakeholder power relations. The authors intend to enrich current understandings of the pitfalls of benefit-sharing mechanisms at the local level. The analysis
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Do Environmental Worldviews and Distrust Influence Action for Adaptation to Environmental Change Among Small-Scale Woodland Managers? Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-05-23 Bianca Ambrose-Oji; Mark Atkinson; Gillian Petrokofsky; Gabriel Hemery
Forest and woodland owners and managers are generally perceived to be acting slowly in addressing environmental change by adapting their forestry practice. Diversification of tree species composition and stand structure is widely promoted as one adaptive approach to increasing the resilience of forests to climate change and other threats. Land manager behaviour is known to be affected by structural
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Relationships Between Wildfires, Management Modalities of Community Areas, and Ownership Types in Pine Forests of Mainland Portugal Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-05-19 I. Skulska; I. Duarte; F. C. Rego; C. Montiel-Molina
Investigations of factors influencing wildfire risks in Mediterranean forest areas have rarely considered the possible influence of the ownership type and management modalities in forest areas owned and/or managed by rural communities, referred to as baldios in Portugal. This study aimed to analyse the relationship between forest ownership types and the management modalities of community forests in
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Understanding the Commercialization Patterns of Non-timber Forest Products and Their Contribution to the Enhancement of Tribal Livelihoods: An Empirical Study from Paschim Medinipur District, India Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-05-08 Santanu Dinda; Subrata Ghosh; Nilanjana Das Chatterjee
Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) provide multiple opportunities for the rural economies and are considered a valuable source of income for tribal livelihoods, especially in India. A large number of rural people in India are dependent on NTFPs for fulfilment of their basic needs. Accordingly, this study assessed the role of various NTFPs, their commercial behaviour and future potential. In particular
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Differences and Similarities Among Members and Nonmembers of Forest Landowner Associations in the Southern United States Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-04-25 Puskar N. Khanal; Thomas J. Straka; Donald L. Grebner; Omkar Joshi
Family forest owners represent the largest forest ownership group in the United States, but only about a quarter of their land has a forest management plan and only one in five receives professional forest management advice. Identifying communication avenues which provide technical forestry information to these owners is a long-standing problem in American forestry. Programs and activities that increase
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Impact of Betel Leaf Cultivation on the Protected Forest Area of Teknaf Peninsula, Bangladesh Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-04-07 Asik S. M. Ullah; Masakazu Tani; Jun Tsuchiya; Abiar M. Rahman; Zulfikar M. Rahman
Deforestation is a severe threat in the context of climate change and the establishment of protected forest areas is a crucial strategy to conserve and manage forests. This study aims to investigate the impact of betel leaf cultivation on the protected forest area known as the Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary in the southern coastal area of Bangladesh. The research objectives were to describe the extent of
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Comparative Analysis of Carbon Stocks in Home Garden and Adjacent Coffee Based Agroforestry Systems in Ethiopia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-04-03 Mulugeta Betemariyam; Mesele Negash; Adefires Worku
Agroforestry practices offer high potential of carbon (C) sequestration in developing countries. However, the roles of tropical agroforestry to mitigate climate change has only recently been recognized. Therefore, this case study was conducted to demonstrate empirically the carbon stocks of home garden (HGAF) and adjacent coffee based agroforestry systems (CAFS) practiced at Mana district, southwestern
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The Effects of Cost-Share Participant Experience on Forest Buffer Retention Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-03-19 Katie E. Commender; John F. Munsell; Adrian Ares; B. Jay Sullivan; James L. Chamberlain
Forest conservation buffers provide ecosystem services such as soil and water conservation, wildlife habitat, and clean air. This research studied the experiences and intentions of participants in forest buffer contract programs in Virginia, USA provided by governmental conservation agencies. These programs offer technical assistance and share costs of establishment and maintenance for a period of
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From Peasant to Farmer: Transformation of Forest Management in China Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-03-11 Mingtao He; Senwei Huang; Yaoqi Zhang; Mohammad M. Rahman
In the past 40 years, China has experienced an unprecedented transformation of the rural society and livelihoods and self-subsistence forest management has transitioned to more business-oriented management, typically the Forestry Cooperatives, Family Forestry Farms and Forestry Specialized Households identified in this study. We explored the factors contributing to this transformation using household
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Locally Perceived Social and Biophysical Factors Shaping the Effective Implementation of Community Forest Management Operations in Nepal Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-03-10 Lila Puri; Ian Nuberg; Bertram Ostendorf; Edwin Cedamon
Despite an ostensibly conducive policy environment in Nepal, community forest management has stagnated at a suboptimal level in delivery of the benefits stipulated in operational plans. This study assesses the current state of forest management against the backdrop of locally relevant factors that influence management strategies in 13 community forests in the mid hill region of Nepal. It adopts a mixed-method
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Farmer’s Perception of and Factors Influencing Agroforestry Practices in the Indus River Basin, Pakistan Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-02-18 Muhammad Imran Mahmood; Muhammad Zubair
Agroforestry practices of farming communities are investigated in southern Punjab province, Pakistan. It is hypothesized that rural people of this areas are more inclined than elsewhere in the province to practice agroforestry due to greater profitability than cropping. A landholder survey revealed that the majority of farmers are inclined to plant trees on their land. Low accessibility of institutional
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Productivity and Cost of Clear-Cutting and Regeneration Operations with Small and Medium-Sized Forestry Machines in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-02-18 Chikara Nakahata; Kazuhiro Aruga; Masashi Saito; Uichi Hayashi
This study involved time studies of clear-cutting and regeneration operations, including site preparation and planting, in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. Then, this study analyzed productivity and cost between small and medium-sized machines of a small-scale logging contractor expanding their operations during merging small properties. The contractor used self-owned, small-sized machines
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Operationalizing a Framework for Assessing the Enabling Environment for Community Forest Enterprises: A Case Study from Nepal Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-01-27 Bishnu Prasad Sharma; Steven Lawry; Naya Sharma Paudel; Rebecca McLain; Anukram Adhikary; Mani Ram Banjade
We demonstrate how Baynes et al.’s (Glob Environ Change 35:226–238, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2015.09.011) framework can be operationalized as a tool for identifying potential intervention points for supporting the tenure and governance-enabling environment for CFEs. We do so by applying the framework to a sample of CFUG-managed CFEs in Nepal to see how they measure up as a group with
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REDD+ as a Vehicle for Community-Based Forest Management? Critical Insights from Vietnam Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-01-19 Mucahid Mustafa Bayrak; Lawal Mohammed Marafa
Both the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation program (REDD+) and community-based forest management (CBFM) aim to combat forest degradation and deforestation on various levels. Both approaches include multiple objectives such as carbon sequestration, livelihood improvement and forest tenure reform. New institutions, such as community-forest management boards or REDD+ implementation
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Information Needs of Non-industrial Private Forest Owners After Logging Operations in Finland: A Case Study Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2020-01-11 Kalle Kärhä; Jyry Eronen; Teijo Palander; Heikki Ovaskainen; Kirsi Riekki; Heidi Hämäläinen
In this study, the information needs of non-industrial private forest owners in Finland, after logging operations, were investigated. The study was carried out as an online survey in 2017. The survey was targeted at non-industrial private forest owners who had sold their timber during the previous 10 years (2008–2017) and whose email addresses were in the customer relationship management system of
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Old-Growth Trees in Homesteads on the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan: Uses, Management, and Conservation Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-12-20 Bixia Chen; Luohui Liang
Greening in urban areas and forests can provide people with valuable environmental and social benefits. Active involvement by local stakeholders is crucial for effective tree conservation. Our study focused on the past and current uses, management, and conservation of old-growth fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica) trees from the perspective of local stakeholders in rural homesteads on Ryukyu Archipelago
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Investment Potential of Private Forests in Croatia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-12-18 Karlo Beljan; Jura Čavlović; Josip Ištvanić; Denis Dolinar; Kruno Lepoglavec
This paper presents a comprehensive financial analysis of the investment potential of seven private forest categories in the Republic of Croatia (total study area of 268,072 ha). It covers the period from 2018 to 2048 and includes forest purchase costs, management simulation, timber transport to mills, timber processing and veneer production, and finally the selling of sawmill, veneer and forest products
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Heterogeneity and Collective Action: Community Integration Appraisal for REDD+ Forest Management Implementation Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-11-29 Adam Flanery; Richard Mbatu; Rebecca Johns; Dona Stewart
This study employs in-depth qualitative and quantitative research methods including survey and other ethnographic methods, concept mapping and informal qualitative observations to investigate community interaction in the village of Fabe near the Korup National Park in Cameroon, in relation to the reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) program. It is argued that community
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What Can an Understanding of the Changing Small-Scale Forest Owner Contribute to Rural Studies? The Swedish Case Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-10-25 E. Carina H. Keskitalo
Over the centuries, Swedish rural areas have been formed in close interaction with their inhabitants and different and various uses. Based on studies, particularly of “new forest owners” in Sweden, this article illustrates how an understanding of forest and forest ownership can highlight the dynamic and shifting role of rural areas: as both rural and urban, based on both forest property and second-home
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Characterizing Small Private Forests and Forest Owners’ Motivations and Attitudes in Trentino (Eastern Alps, Italy) Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-10-15 Maria Rizzo; Patrizia Gasparini; Sergio Tonolli; Roberto Zoanetti; Dino Buffoni; Francesco Dellagiacoma
Private forests represent approximately 60% of forest land in the European Union, but the knowledge on the number of private forest holdings and their size, both at the European and sub-national or local level, is significantly lacking and unharmonized. It is commonly known, however, that private forests are characterized by a high and small size of forest holdings. The parcelization of private forests
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Key Issues Affecting Oregon Family Forest Owners: A Scoping Review of the Literature and Survey Analysis of Educational Service Providers Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-10-12 Janean H. Creighton; Carrie Berger; James E. Johnson
Given the significance of family owned forests and woodlands to the economic and environmental condition of Oregon, the provision of appropriate educational programs and services is of utmost importance. The priority forest management issues affecting family owned forests, identified for the state of Oregon by the Oregon Department of Forestry (the primary state forestry agency), help to inform educational
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The Socioeconomic Benefits of Fragmented Forests to Local Communities: A Case Study in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-10-11 Terefe Tolessa
This study examines the roles of forest fragments in providing provisioning services to local communities in two study sites in Ethiopia. Nine Peasant Associations (PAs) from Jibat district and six PAs from Dendi district were purposively selected for Chillimo. A total of 490 household heads in and around the forest boundaries of Jiabt and Chillimo were interviewed to determine the amounts of services
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The “Coming Age of Wood” and Family Forest Owners: An Implications Wheel® Exploration Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-10-04 David N. Bengston; Teppo Hujala; Brett J. Butler
The context within which family forest owners operate is constantly changing due to many internal and external factors. Many emerging social, economic, environmental, and technological changes could have profound effects on family forest owners and their land in the future. This paper explores a possible transformative technological change: A “Coming Age of Wood” in which a large number of technological
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Assessing Wa - u Agroforestry in the Course of Swidden Transformation: A Case Study in Southern Chin State, Myanmar Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-08-10 Nyein Chan; Shinya Takeda
Swidden cultivation has been gradually transformed into other types of land-uses because of economic, political and social changes. In southern Chin State, Myanmar, the traditional swidden agriculture is being replaced by Wa-u (Amorphophallus bulbifer) cultivation in the fallows due to the increasing abandonment of swidden fallows and recent development of Wa-u market access. Also, the government of
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Tree Seed and Seedling Supply and Distribution System in Uganda Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-05-23 Juventine Boaz Odoi; Joel Buyinza; Clement Okia
In Uganda, the tree seed sector is largely centralized, limiting access by farmers to high quality seedlings due to distant supply locations. This has left suppy of most of the tree germplasm to the informal sector, characterized by road-side tree nurseries and seed dealers who have limited knowledge on seed sourcing and collection and seedling production. Through semi-structured and key informant
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Analysis of Smallholder Farmers’ Cooperation in Eucalyptus Woodlot Production in Wegera District, Northern Ethiopia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-05-20 Abebe Birara Dessie; Asmamaw Alemu Abtew; Abebe Dagnew Koye
In Ethiopia, cooperation among smallholder famers’ is a key element for managing and harvesting of agricultural crops and woodlot production. Despite the growing expansion and interest in eucalyptus woodlot production, not much has been done to characterize the type, form and level of cooperation among the smallholder farmers. Thus, this study analyses smallholder farmers’ cooperation on eucalyptus
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Financial Viability and Sustainable Management of Acacia nilotica Plantations in El Ain Natural Forest Reserve, Sudan Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-05-20 Elsamoal Elzaki Abdalla Elzaki; Tian Gang
This study analyses fuelwood volume and honey yield per hectare of Acacia nilotica plantations in El Ain Forest Reserve in Sudan, and assesses the financial viability of fuelwood-honey enterprises using discounted cash flow analysis. Tree growth data were collected using fixed-radius circular sample plots to estimate wood volumes of present and harvest ages. Key informant interviews of Forest National
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Measuring Forest Owners’ Environmental Responsibility: Quantifying a Theoretical Approach Based on a Case Study from South-Eastern Estonia Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-05-10 Priit Põllumäe; Ando Lilleleht
Governing biodiversity conservation on a scattered landscape with varying physical and ownership characteristics can be a difficult challenge. Private forest owners are becoming increasingly important stakeholders, as there has been a general shift towards more participatory arrangements. With the diversity of private forest owners, it is important to understand how they relate to the idea of being
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Detailed Analysis of Residual Stand Damage Due to Winching on Steep Terrains Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-04-05 Rodolfo Picchio; Farzam Tavankar; Amireslam Bonyad; Piotr S. Mederski; Rachele Venanzi; Mehrdad Nikooy
Damage to the remaining stand on steep terrain can be quite severe and is usually difficult to control during winching. Timber skidding, especially by agricultural tractor, is a common solution in small-scale forestry. One of the factors influencing remaining stand damage is winching on steep terrain, although, to date, this has only been studied in general. Limiting stand damage is possible when the
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Achievements in Aboriginal Forestry Research: Claims, Evidence and Opportunities Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-03-23 Nicholas Palaschuk; Ryan C. L. Bullock
Aboriginal involvement is now a defining theme for achieving Sustainable Forest Management. Concurrently, the concept of “Aboriginal forestry” has emerged to promote links between Traditional Knowledge and conventional forest management, aimed at strengthening the conservation of culturally and ecologically sensitive species. We conducted a systematic analysis to assess the current state of Aboriginal
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Analysis of the People–Forests Relationship in Lower Galliyat, Abbottabad Pakistan Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-03-20 Waseem Hayat; Shakeel Ahmad; Imtyaz Hussain; Yongqing Zhang; Saima Fazal; Salman Khan
Galliyat—the mountainous region in district Abbottabad of Hazara division in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province—is rich in natural vegetation. On the basis of elevation above sea level, Galliyat is categorized into Upper and Lower subdivisions. Like other regions in northern Pakistan, the forests of Galliyat are intensively utilized for the collection of fuelwood and harvesting of timber. However
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Mapping the Future Market Potential of Timber from Small-Scale Tree Farmers: Perspectives from the Southern Highlands in Tanzania Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-02-18 Anne Arvola; Arttu Malkamäki; Juho Penttilä; Anne Toppinen
In the rapidly growing Tanzanian economy, increasing demand for timber and limited wood supply from industrial plantations and natural forests have opened a new livelihood opportunity for smallholder farmers in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, which is undergoing a tree-growing boom. In the absence of support services, research and statistics, the magnitude of the phenomena has remained unclear
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Participatory Monitoring in Forest Communities to Improve Governance, Accountability and Women’s Participation Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2019-01-30 Kristen Evans; Selmira Flores; Anne M. Larson
We explore how participatory monitoring can help communities and community partners define local governance, identify governance issues and problems, and improve women’s participation, based on action research from 2011 to 2015 to improve women’s participation in decision-making in indigenous communities in Nicaragua. The findings are based on experiences in developing a participatory monitoring governance
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Small-Area Family Forest Ownerships in the USA Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2018-12-01 Stephanie A. Snyder; Brett J. Butler; Marla Markowski-Lindsay
Sixty percent of family forest ownerships in the United States of America (USA) own between 0.4 and 4.0 ha (1–9 ac). Yet, little is known about this segment of family forest ownerships because they are often excluded from data collection or analyses. We utilized national data for the USA collected through the National Woodland Owner Survey to examine small-area ownerships, as well as compare attributes
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Comparative Analyses of the Cycle Time, Productivity, and Cost Between 62- and 107-Year-Old Japanese Cypress Clear-Cutting Operations Using a Small-Scale Cable Logging System Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2018-11-20 Kazuhiro Aruga; Takamasa Yamada; Takahisa Yamamoto
We conducted the preliminary time studies of clear-cutting operations using a small-scale cable logging system in 62- and 107-year-old, gently and moderately sloping Japanese cypress forests. The cycle times, productivities, and costs were compared to examine the effects of extending the cutting age. The operation system included the use of a chainsaw for felling, a tower yarder for yarding, a grapple
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Modelling Research Topic Trends in Community Forestry Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2018-11-02 Stephen M. Clare; Gordon M. Hickey
How is community forestry (CF) research changing as CF policies mature around the world? In this research note we use bibliometrics and topic modelling to display trends in the geographic foci and research topics mentioned in the abstracts of CF-related research papers published between 1990 and 2017. We find that studies of CF in South Asia make up a substantial proportion of the literature, although
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Factors Hindering Forest Management Among Engaged and Detached Private Forest Owners: Slovenian Stakeholders’ Perceptions Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2018-10-30 Peter Kumer; Špela Pezdevšek Malovrh
Small-scale properties are the prevailing ownership category in Slovenian private forests. Owners are becoming increasingly diverse with predominant multifunctional management orientation which has led to underutilisation of wood potentials over the past decades. We surveyed forest-related stakeholders (24) to understand their perceptions on factors affecting private forest management. We used their
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Forest Dynamics in the Peruvian Amazon: Understanding Processes of Change Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2018-09-27 Kristina Marquardt; Adam Pain; Örjan Bartholdson; Luis Romero Rengifo
The Peruvian government seeks to stop deforestation in its primary forest in the Amazon. It alleges that the main culprit of deforestation is smallholders who practice swidden farming. However, this is a simplified view, concealing the main reasons for deforestation and the complexity of land use changes. By studying land and forest use through the lens of the indigenous Kechwa-Lamas people, who live
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Institutional Imperatives for Promoting Trees Outside Forests (TOFs) to Enhance Timber Production in India Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2018-09-06 Mili Ghosh; Bhaskar Sinha
In India, Trees Outside Forests (TOFs) are defined as trees growing outside government recorded forest areas (RFAs) and include trees growing on private lands, farms, community lands, along roads, canals and railway lines and urban areas. With time, TOFs have been recognized as an important resource in provisioning domestic timber and in contributing to the country’s forest cover, growing stock, carbon
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Agroforestry of Smallholder Farmers in Ethiopia: Practices and Benefits Small scale For. (IF 1.453) Pub Date : 2018-08-30 Dagninet Amare; Menale Wondie; Wolde Mekuria; Dietrich Darr
This study investigates an under-rated and not widely recognized traditional agroforestry practice carried out by smallholders in the highlands of Ethiopia. The purposeful retaining of indigenous trees on farmers’ croplands is recognized as separate from other agroforestry practices. Farmers cultivate indigenous trees for a variety of benefits, including livelihoods, ecosystem services and the existence
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