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DES EFFETS DE LA GESTION FORESTIERE PAR LES COMMUNAUTES LOCALES DE BASE A MADAGASCAR: Cas d' Arivonimamo et de Merikanjaka sur les Hautes Terres de Madagascar
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| Author | Randrianarisoa, Alain Berthin Raharinaivosoa, E. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Abstract | In 1996, Madagascar adopted a law that permits the transfer of natural resource management responsibilities to local communities. One year lat er, a decree elaborating on the modalities of contracted forest management benefiting local co mmunities was put in place. These two policy instruments demonstrate the political readin ess of the country to decentralise the management of its natural resources. It can be see n as a turning point in Madagascar’s history, which until then had been characterised by the exclusivity of State management of the country’s forest resources. Merikanjaka and Arivonimamo are two of the rural municipalities in the highlands of central Madgascar where the new policies of decentralised f orest management have been put into practice. Two successive Swiss funded rural develop ment programmes (FDP and SAHA) implemented by Intercooperation, a Swiss NGO, supported the transfer of forest resource management. This paper presents the results of an e x-post comparative analysis of the context, process and lessons learned from these two cases. Initiatives to strengthen governance practices of d ecentralised government at municipal level improved the relationship between community based institutions and local authorities. They also contributed to the elaboration of local develo pment plans and to a more sustainable management of the local forests. The empirical evid ence highlights the importance of understanding the motives of the local community in assuming the required management roles and functions, with traditional practices and customs prevailing in one area and predominantly economic drivers in the other. They a lso illustrate how integration of vulnerable households in local forest governance in stitutions enabled poorer segments of the local community to improve their livelihoods base, and thus contributed to poverty reduction. The experiences described in this paper emphasize t he need for professional support by external process facilitators in order to relate th e local context and priorities with national policies. Translating improvements in forest manage ment into concrete outcomes towards sustainable local economic development, however, remains a challenge. |
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| Language | English |
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| Resource Type | Article |
