Adaptive Collaborative Management of Community Forests in Asia : experiences from Nepal, Indonesia and the Philippines

Abstract

Adaptive management is a way of dealing with uncertainty and complexity; collaborative management is about sharing management, power and responsibility. In forest areas across Asia the expansion of palm oil plantations, indiscriminate logging and clearance of forests put forests and the communities that depend on them under pressure. The development of flexible, participatory governance systems that can learn from experience and generate knowledge is an important mechanism for adaptation and resilience. Can collaborative learning really address direct conflicts of interest? The book explores this question using case studies and evidence-based research towards better strategies, processes, arrangements and tools.