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| Article Title | Ensuring a future for collective forestry in China | | Author | Horst Weyerhaeuser, Fredrich Kahrl and Su Yufang | | Year | 2006 | | Journal Title | Forest Policy and Economics | | Institution | Elsevier | | Volume | 8 | | Issue | 4 | | Pages | 375-385 | | Call Number | JA0235-06 | | Keywords | Southwest China, Community forestry, Governance, Social capital |
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| Worldwide, the potential of smallholder forestry to meet policymakers’ economic and environmental objectives is gaining increased recognition. In Southwest China, a significant portion of forests are owned and managed by smallholder, village
collectives. Decisions made now will determine whether the potential of collective forestry in Southwest China can be realized, or whether smallholder forests are ultimately consolidated into larger holdings. This analysis traces the history of collective
forest management in four villages in northwest Yunnan, highlighting four issues fundamental to unlocking the potential of collective forestry: policy support, forestry approach, village institutions, and multi-scale governance. Policy reforms are
necessary but not sufficient as a means to bring improvements in these four areas. Investments in human and social capital–linked to the process of building more formal institutions–are essential beside longer-term institutional change.
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