Forests for the Future: Local Strategies for Forest Protection, Economic Welfare and Social Justice (Published in Association With Both Ends and Econet) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856497577 ISBN 13: 9781856497572

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Aimed at policy-makers and practitioners, this work looks at how local and indigenous communities can maintain the balance between their societies and their forest environments when faced with increasing external pressures, rising populations and growing demands for basic needs and cash. While efforts by governments or coporations to restore and manage forest environments are often non-existent or ineffective, there frequently exists, within communities who depend on forests, a wealth of knowledge about rational land use and environmental protection. The case studies in this volume come from all around the world, including tropical, temperate and boreal zones. They come from local groups involved in alternative, local citizens initiatives to sustain the forest and to adapt local management systems to changing circustances. They present their experiences and recommendations on how to re-establish community control over forest lands and preserve them for the future.

About this title

About the Author

Paul Wolvekamp is affiliated with the Amsterdam-based foundation, Both ENDS.

Ann Danaiya Usher works for the Oslo-based journal Development Today.

Vijay Paranjpye teaches economics at the Ness Wadia College, University of Pune.

Madhu Ramnath is a trained botanist working and living among adivasi (tribal) in India.

Edition details

• Publisher: Zed Books Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856497577
• ISBN 13: 9781856497572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Wolvekamp Paul