FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Community Forestry Note 12

Introducing community forestry: annotated listing of topics and readings

by Nancy Lee Peluso, Matt Turner and Louise Fortmann


Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
Note to instructors
PART 1: OUTLINE OF TOPICS FOR INTRODUCTORY COURSES ON COMMUNITY FORESTRY
Topic I: Introduction
Topic II: Understanding how people use the forest
Topic III: Participatory approaches: the methodology for community forestry
Topic IV: Generating benefits for the local people: the primary objective of community forestry
Topic V: Differences and relationships among users: tailoring actvities to meet local needs
Topic VI: Organizational structure of the forester's agency: effects on the potential of community forestry
Topic VII: Planning for contingencies: the need for alternative strategies
Topic VIII: Considering local land and resource tenure constraints in planning and implementation


PART 2: ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Note to readers
Note on availability of publications
Annotated bibliography


PART 3: SUBJECT INDEX
Indexing Criteria
Subject index


Abbreviations and acronyms

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