ABSTRACT
How do we extend the 'conservation ethic' to include the cultural links between local populations and their physical environments? Can considerations of human capital be incorporated into the definition and measurement of sustainability in managed forests? Can forests be managed in a manner that fulfills traditional goals for ecological integrity while also addressing the well-being of its human residents? In this groundbreaking work, an international team of investigators apply a diverse range of social science methods to focus on the interests of the stakeholders living in the most intimate proximity to managed forests. Using examples from North America, Asia, Africa, and Latin America, they explore the overlapping systems that characterize the management of tropical forests. People Managing Forests builds on criteria and indicators first tested by the editors and their colleagues in the mid-1990s. The researchers address topics such as intergenerational access to resources, gender relations and forest utilization, and equity in both forest-rich and forest-poor contexts. A copublication of Resources for the Future (RFF) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|64 pages
Gender and Diversity in Forest Management
chapter Chapter 1|22 pages
Gender and Diversity in Assessing Sustainable Forest Management and Human Well-Being
chapter Chapter 2|18 pages
The Place of Rural Women in the Management of Forest Resources
chapter Chapter 3|21 pages
Changing Gender Relationships and Forest Use
part 2|56 pages
A Conservation Ethic in Forest Management
chapter Chapter 4|19 pages
Traditional Knowledge and Practice of Biodiversity Conservation
chapter Chapter 5|20 pages
Assessing People's Perceptions of Forests
part 3|108 pages
Security of Intergenerational Access to Resources
chapter Chapter 7|19 pages
Intergenerational Equity and Sharing of Benefits in a Developing Island State
chapter Chapter 8|24 pages
Assessing Intergenerational Access to Resources
chapter Chapter 9|15 pages
Sustainability and Security of Intergenerational Access to Resources
part 4|70 pages
Rights and Responsibilities to Manage Cooperatively and Equitably
chapter Chapter 12|22 pages
From “Participation” to “Rights and Responsibilities” in Forest Management
chapter Chapter 13|22 pages
Rights and Means to Manage Cooperatively and Equitably
chapter Chapter 14|23 pages
Rights to Manage Cooperatively and Equitably in Forest-Rich and Forest-Poor Contexts
part 5|44 pages
Comparisons: Geographical and Temporal