People and Forest

by Inoue, M.; Isozaki, Hiroji; Fujiwara, T. (CON); Hayama, A. (CON); Harada, K. (CON); Kyakumura, K. (CON)

• ISBN13: 9781402016844
• ISBN10: 1402016840
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

This book is a compilation of the results of strategic policy research carried out by the Forest Conservation Project of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), between 1998 and 2002. The project's main purpose is to shed light on measures to conserve biodiversity and use forests sustainably, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Project work was conducted by academics, non-governmental organizations, and governmental officials in selected countries in the region and covered everything from the local reality at the village level, to forest policy at the national and global levels. Based on a structural analysis of issues concerning forest loss and degradation, the project focused on the participation of local people in sustainable forest management. The book: -presents a framework for sustainable forest management in the Asia-Pacific region. -analyzes forest policy and legislation in terms of local participation. -sheds light on the local reality in forest use and management. -proposes methodologies and concepts for sustainable forest management through local participation. Audience: The book offers a helpful framework for forest conservation, as well as key concepts and measures that will be useful for policy makers, non-governmental organizations, and academics alike.

Table of Contents

Contributors	vii
Introduction: Approaches to Strategic Research on Sustainable crest Management
H. Isozaki	xi
PART 1: FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
1. Underlying Causes of Forest Loss in the Asia-Pacific Region
M. Yamane	3	(30)
2. Timber Trade Policy to Support Sustainable Forest Management
S. Nagata and S. Tachibana	33	(16)
3. Participatory Forest Management Policy in South and Southeast Asia
M. Inoue	49	(24)
4. Sustainable and Participatory Forest Management: Legal and Administrative Supporting Measures, and Final Recommendations
H. Isozaki	73	(20)
PART 2: POLICY AND LEGISLATION IN TERMS OF LOCAL PARTICIPATION
5. Public Participation in International Environmental Agreements
K. Komatsu	93	(12)
6. Forest Certification Schemes in Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia: Background and Reality
N. Shiraishi and S. Tachibana	105	(8)
7. Forest Policy Development in Laos
N. Kitamura	113	(14)
8. Potential Roles for NGOs in Community Forestry in Laos: Liaisons between the Socialist Government and Grassroots People
S. Matsumoto	127	(12)
9. Community-based Forest Management in the Philippines: Retrospect and Prospects
J. Puihin and P. Pulhin	139	(18)
10. Forest Policy Trends in Vietnam
D. Sam and L. Trung	157	(12)
11. Informational Basis of Policy Judgments: The Case of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand
J. Sato	169	(18)
12. The Development of Forest Policy in the Russian Federation With a Focus on Khabarovsk Krai
A. Sheingauz and H. Kakizawa	187	(14)
13. Public Participation in Japan's Forest Planning System
T. Fujiwara	201	(14)
PART 3: LOCAL REALITIES IN FOREST USE AND MANAGEMENT
14. Forest Values and Livelihood Uncertainty in Two Indigenous Communities of Indonesian Borneo
M. Nanang	215	(16)
15. Policy of Protected Areas and Local Use of Forest Resources in Indonesia: A Case Study of a National Park in West Java
K. Harada	231	(18)
16. Impacts of Industrial Tree Plantations on the Inhabitants of South Sumatra, Indonesia
Y. Yokota	249	(12)
17. Local Forest Management of National Biodiversity Conservation Areas in Laos
K. Hyakumura and T. Khotphathoum	261	(14)
18. Local Forest Management in the Rice Terrace Area of Banane, the Philippines
A. Hayama	275	(12)
19. Adaptability of Community-based Forest Management for Ex-Logging Workers in the Philippines
Y. Seki	287	(12)
20. Forest Utilization by Indigenous People: A Case Study of the Hunting Practices of the Udeghe People in the Russian Far East
S. Sasaki	299	(22)
21. Forest Management and Water Resource Conservation: Cost-Sharing Systems between Upstream and Downstream Communities in Japan
M. Yamane	321
Conclusion: Sustainable Forest Management through Local Participation-Procedures and Priority Perspectives
M. Inoue	337	(20)
Afterword and Acknowledgements
M. Inoue	357	(2)
Index	359