Post on 19-Jan-2016
Piloting participatory forest management using a landscape approach
Dr. Sara Namirembe, Landscape Coordinator, PEMA-NatureUganda
WithNasta Babirye (Consultant, CFM)
Karen Faarbaek (Intern, CSO strengthening)Bruno Hugel (Consultant, GIS & Livelihoods),
Leo Turyahebwa (PEMA Field Officer)
Governance Trends in Uganda (1990-2005)
Democratisation- Participatory planning and accountability- Decentralised power and benefit sharing
PrivatizationNational Slogan: Gifted by Nature
Impact on Forest GovernanceNational Forest Policy (2001) Statement 5. community participationDe-gazetting of forest reservesDecentralisation of forest management
Forest Estate Distribution (ha) and Institutional Framework
Type Central/local forest reserves (NFA/LG)
National parks and (UWA)
Private/
customary land (NAADS)
Total
Tropical high forest
306,000 267,000 251,000 924,000
Woodland 411,000 462,000 3,102,000 3,975,000
Plantations 20,000 2,000 11,000 33,000
Total Estate (2001)
737,000 731,000 3,464,000 4,932,000
Source: Ministry of Water Lands and Environment Report (2001)
Total Forest Estate in 2005: 3,627,000 ha
Kasyoha-Kitomi Forest status (2003)
Albertine Rift, Western Uganda
High biodiversity
Low timber value: ~1% Class I species of > 10 cm diameter
Low timber volume
~18.5 m2/ha basal area
Degraded Game corridors
People’s relation to natural resources
Regulated access to non-timber forest products & wetlands
Illegal access & encroachment
Conflicts - evictions and restrictions
V. Low policy awareness
PARTICIPATORY FOREST MANAGEMENT PILOTED BY PEMA
i. Landscape: Collaborative action planningii. Grass-root: Collaborative forest management & Livelihood
support
KASYOHA-KITOMI FOREST LANDSCAPE
Collaborative Landscape Action Plan
Landscape coordination
committee
Institutions & community
in
natural resource management
Vision-based
collaborative plan for
forest management
in landscape
Role sharingIncorporating actions
In
local government plans
CHALLENGE: coordination & funding
Local empowerment and Capacity Building
• Networking and Partnerships: – Coalition of 14 local organisations - Buzenga
Environment Conservation Association (BUECA)– Linkage to EMPAFORM, Kamusiime & LCC
• Policy Awareness: village meetings, radio, drama
• Exposure visit
• Training: community and NFA
Collaborative Forest Management
• Negotiation of collaborative forest management plan and agreement
• Power relations– NFA vs community– Within the
community
PROVISIONS FOR BENEFIT SHARING
THE BETTER OFF• Leasing bare forest
patches• Licensing for
commercial logging • Sawlog scheme
THE POOR• Regulated access to
non-timber forest products
• Support for livelihoods (agroforestry, apiary)
Conclusion & Way forward1. PFM in forest reserves
Strengthen Capacity - Government & CommunityIncrease community stake Diversify: Livelihoods, Payment for ecosystem services e.g. Ecotourism
HOWEVER – low potential per capita benefit
2. PFM in landscape: Coordinate CAP implementation
3. Research
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