Unpacking the impacts of 'participatory' forestry policies: evidence from Kenya
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Unpacking the impacts of 'participatory' forestry policies : evidence from Kenya. / Mutune, Jane Mutheu; Lund, Jens Friis.
In: Forest Policy and Economics, Vol. 69, 2016, p. 45-52.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Unpacking the impacts of 'participatory' forestry policies
T2 - evidence from Kenya
AU - Mutune, Jane Mutheu
AU - Lund, Jens Friis
N1 - Artikel + corrigendum
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - We evaluate the livelihoods of member and non-members of Community Forestry Associations under Kenya's participatory forest management (PFM) programme. We use propensity score matching of households based on recall based data from before implementation of PFM from 286 households and comparison of current incomes (2012), as well as review of records and interviews. Results reveal that members have higher total and forest-related incomes than non-members and indicate that impacts derive from labour and market opportunities supported by donor institutions, more than from differential access to forest products. In terms of governance the Kenya Forest Service largely remains in control of decision-making. Thus, PFM resembles Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP) approaches. We conclude that current forest governance approaches in Kenya appear not to support participation in practice. Further, we conclude that impact evaluations must examine both outcomes and participatory forestry to provide meaningful policy evidence.
AB - We evaluate the livelihoods of member and non-members of Community Forestry Associations under Kenya's participatory forest management (PFM) programme. We use propensity score matching of households based on recall based data from before implementation of PFM from 286 households and comparison of current incomes (2012), as well as review of records and interviews. Results reveal that members have higher total and forest-related incomes than non-members and indicate that impacts derive from labour and market opportunities supported by donor institutions, more than from differential access to forest products. In terms of governance the Kenya Forest Service largely remains in control of decision-making. Thus, PFM resembles Integrated Conservation and Development Project (ICDP) approaches. We conclude that current forest governance approaches in Kenya appear not to support participation in practice. Further, we conclude that impact evaluations must examine both outcomes and participatory forestry to provide meaningful policy evidence.
KW - Community forest associations
KW - Forests
KW - Households
KW - Impact
KW - Livelihoods
KW - Participatory forest management
UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2016.06.034
U2 - 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.forpol.2016.03.004
M3 - Journal article
VL - 69
SP - 45
EP - 52
JO - Forest Policy and Economics
JF - Forest Policy and Economics
SN - 1389-9341
ER -
ID: 165018348