How does the Community-based Forest Management (CFM) work (property, stakeholders, relationship with the national government) in several countries (Asia, Africa and Latin America, -not include Mexico-)?

Answer 1:

CFM means Community Based Forest Management. This is a complete group that works for the management of forestry. This is a project in which people have an aim to conserve the forest while contributing in general economic development. It is also being done to improve the livelihood of all the common and local people living in that particular area.

CFM is working in many of the different countries that include Africa, Asia and Latin America as well. In all of the three countries, this team has one main objective and that is:

1.      Enhancement of the community engagement in the management of forestry.

2.      Reduction of the rural poverty.

3.      Last but not the least point is the promotion of forest resources conversation.

This group is giving their best to achieve the goals and make people aware of their consequences as well.

What economic incentives (of national government) (for example PES, reforestation, timber management, etc) for the CFE in these countries?

Answer 2:

Economic incentive of this group is that they are well aware of the consequences that can happen with the environment, land and of course people living in that certain area. Their main goal is to stop people from cutting down the forests for their own sake like for making of different things. This is very bad for the land as it causes huge destruction. Government is also taking strict action with CFM as it also decreases the beauty of a land along with the major changes in the environment as well that can make people suffer from many different kind of diseases. People already are suffering from such diseases. To stop this all, this incentive has been taken by them.

Are individual incentives (for each person or per community/towns) or collective (Group of communities/towns)?

Answer 3:

CFM is a complete group that are working to save the land and restore the forestation. This is a project that includes number of different people and their efforts as well. This would not have been possible at all without their efforts and initiative. Along with this group, many different common people are also part of this whole project. They have stopped the process of cutting down the trees. They are successfully part of this team. This project can’t become successful until or unless every people in Asia, Africa and Latin America don’t become a part of all this. They need to stand up on their won. These countries are being faced by many different kind of issues related to the cutting down of forests and therefore this initiative has been done in such countries. If condition of the people remains the same, then there is not enough time that other countries will also start facing all such problems in short time. Behind all this, groups of people are being involved but along with the group, every individual need to stand up on their own and start making people aware from their home so that they can let other people know around them as well.

 Do incentives have a territorial approach (geographical preferences) or are they dispersed incentives (open to all stakeholders)

Answer 4:

CFM is a complete group and the people in this group are well knowledge and they know the outcomes as well. They have different approaches, they have been known by many of the geographical people as well who told them about the current situation of the land and how weather is being effected by all this destruction too. Stakeholders is another group of people through which they are being told by the current situation of the land. Obviously this is a complete team and they have proper channel through which they have come to know about the situation of Africa, Asia and Latin America. This is why they are giving their best to stop becoming the situation even worse in future time.

References of the Community-based Forest Management (CFM) work (property, stakeholders

Cerutti, Paolo Omar, Robert Nasi, and Luca Tacconi. 2008. “Sustainable Forest Management in Cameroon Needs More Than Approved Forest Management Plans.” Ecology and Society 13(2)

·         Chomitz, Kenneth. 2006. At Loggerheads? Agricultural Expansion, Poverty Reduction, and Environment in the Tropical Forests. Washington, DC: World Bank.