Abstract

In attempts to foster sustainable forest management practices, participation of local communities has become widely recognized as a better alternative than the traditional protectionist approach. This paper analyzed factors influencing local people's participation in forest management program in Sissili and Ziro provinces, southern Burkina Faso based on data collected through a household survey of 165 members of forest management groups using factor analysis and multiple regression. Factor analysis resulted in a three-factor solution, which accounted for 64.82% of the total variance. Participation in decision-making, followed by participation in forest conservation and economic benefits were found to be the main factors influencing participation in the forest management program. Gender, household size, income source, land tenure status and technical assistance also appeared to influence members' participation in the program. The results indicate that participatory management program can be enhanced by changing the administrative structure of forest management groups in order to empower members in decision-making processes. In addition, increasing women's participation and more equitable benefit-sharing among user groups are essential in improving the success of the participatory forest management program. Thus, policies reforms to improve the structure of the forest management groups and to establish equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms are essential to improve the participation of local people in the forest management program and, hence, require immediate attention. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords

Community forest management; Collective action; Participation; Forest governance

Published in

Forest Policy and Economics
2011, Volume: 13, number: 4, pages: 292-302
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV

SLU Authors

• Coulibaly-Lingani, Pascaline

  • Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique (CNRST)

• Savadogo, Patrice

  • Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    
  • Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique (CNRST)

• Tigabu, Mulualem

  • Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Oden, Per

  • Southern Swedish Forest Research Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

Sustainable Development Goals

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Reduce inequality within and among countries
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss


UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science


Publication identifier

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2011.02.005

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