People and forest : policy and local reality in Southeast Asia, the Russian Far East, and Japan / edited by M. Inoue and H. Isozaki.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Inoue, Makoto, 1960-

Isozaki, Hiroji, 1950-

Series:

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (Series) ; v. 3.

Institute for Global Environmental Strategies ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable forestry--Asia--Citizen participation.

Sustainable forestry.

Forest management--Asia--Citizen participation.

Forest management.

Political participation.

Asia.

Physical Description:

xiii, 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic, [2003]

Summary:

This book is a compilation of the results of strategic policyresearch carried out by the Forest Conservation Project of theInstitute for Global Environmental Studies (IGES), between 1998 and2002. The project's main purpose is to shed light on measures toconserve biodiversity and use forests sustainably, particularly in theAsia-Pacific region. Project work was conducted by academics, non-governmental organizations, and governmental officials in selectedcountries in the region and covered everything from the local realityat the village level, to forest policy at the national and globallevels. Based on a structural analysis of issues concerning forestloss and degradation, the project focused on the participation oflocal people in sustainable forest management.The book: "Audience: " The book offers a helpful framework for forestconservation, as well as key concepts and measures that will be usefulfor policy makers, non-governmental organizations, and academicsalike.

Contents:

Introduction: Approaches to Strategic Research on Sustainable Forest 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

2. Timber Trade Policy to Support Sustainable Forest Management / S. Nagata, S. Tachibana 33

3. Participatory Forest Management Policy in South and Southeast Asia / M. Inoue 49

4. Sustainable and Participatory Forest Management: Legal and Administrative Supporting Measures, and Final Recommendations / H. Isozaki 73

Part 2 Policy and Legislation in Terms of Local Participation

5. Public Participation in International Environmental Agreements / K. Komatsu 93

6. Forest Certification Schemes in Japan, Indonesia, and Malaysia: Background and Reality / N. Shiraishi, S. Tachibana 105

7. Forest Policy Development in Laos / N. Kitamura 113

8. Potential Roles for NGOs in Community Forestry in Laos: Liaisons between the Socialist Government and Grassroots People / S. Matsumoto 127

9. Community-based Forest Management in the Philippines: Retrospect and Prospects / J. Pulhin, P. Pulhin 139

10. Forest Policy Trends in Vietnam / D. Sam, L. Trung 157

11. Informational Basis of Policy Judgments: The Case of the Royal Forest Department of Thailand / J. Sato 169

12. The Development of Forest Policy in the Russian Federation

With a Focus on Khabarovsk Krai / A. Sheingauz, H. Kakizawa 187

13. Public Participation in Japan's Forest Planning System / T. Fujiwara 201

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

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

16. Impacts of Industrial Tree Plantations on the Inhabitants of South Sumatra, Indonesia / Y. Yokota 249

17. Local Forest Management of National Biodiversity Conservation Areas in Laos / K. Hyakumura, T. Khotphathoum 261

18. Local Forest Management in the Rice Terrace Area of Banaue, the Philippines / A. Hayama 275

19. Adaptability of Community-based Forest Management for Ex-Logging Workers in the Philippines / Y. Seki 287

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

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1402016840

OCLC:

53084157