Are community forests delivering livelihood benefits? Insights from Uganda

Most developing countries in the tropics have embraced various forms of community-based forest management. Uganda's Community Forestry (CF) approach grants de jure rights to community groups to manage and own proceeds from specified forest resources to enhance socio-ecological benefits. However...

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Published inForests, trees and livelihoods Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 133 - 150
Main Authors Mawa, Christopher, Tumusiime, David Mwesigye, Babweteera, Fred
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Abstract Most developing countries in the tropics have embraced various forms of community-based forest management. Uganda's Community Forestry (CF) approach grants de jure rights to community groups to manage and own proceeds from specified forest resources to enhance socio-ecological benefits. However, two decades following its implementation, there is insufficient empirical evidence linking changes in local community livelihoods to participation in CF. Guided by insights from the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), we conducted a cross-sectional survey in seven villages surrounding two de facto CFs in mid-western Uganda to quantify and compare livelihood capitals, strategies and outcomes among 40 households that were members of Communal Land Associations (CLAs) that are mandated to manage the CFs and 91 non-member households. Our results indicate significant improvements in access to natural, social and financial capitals of CLA member households. On-farm income was the main household income source in the area, but households also exhibited heavy dependence on forest environmental income observed to reduce poverty incidence by 12.5% and 5.5% among CLA member and non-member households, respectively. In order to significantly contribute to rural livelihoods, conservation and development interventions should amplify both economic and non-economic incentives to consolidate the gains that have been made while developing human and physical capital.
AbstractList Most developing countries in the tropics have embraced various forms of community-based forest management. Uganda's Community Forestry (CF) approach grants de jure rights to community groups to manage and own proceeds from specified forest resources to enhance socio-ecological benefits. However, two decades following its implementation, there is insufficient empirical evidence linking changes in local community livelihoods to participation in CF. Guided by insights from the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA), we conducted a cross-sectional survey in seven villages surrounding two de facto CFs in mid-western Uganda to quantify and compare livelihood capitals, strategies and outcomes among 40 households that were members of Communal Land Associations (CLAs) that are mandated to manage the CFs and 91 non-member households. Our results indicate significant improvements in access to natural, social and financial capitals of CLA member households. On-farm income was the main household income source in the area, but households also exhibited heavy dependence on forest environmental income observed to reduce poverty incidence by 12.5% and 5.5% among CLA member and non-member households, respectively. In order to significantly contribute to rural livelihoods, conservation and development interventions should amplify both economic and non-economic incentives to consolidate the gains that have been made while developing human and physical capital.
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Tumusiime, David Mwesigye
Babweteera, Fred
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SubjectTerms Agricultural economics
capital
Community
community forestry
Community involvement
Community participation
community-based forest management
Developing countries
Economic incentives
Farm income
Forest management
Forest resources
Forestry
Forests
Households
Incentives
LDCs
Livelihood asset
Poverty
Sustainable livelihood
sustainable livelihoods approach
Tropical environments
Uganda
Title Are community forests delivering livelihood benefits? Insights from Uganda
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