Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan

This research explores the activities of community institutions in achieving sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustained forest cover. Three institutions representing the administrative, economic, and social/traditional institutions were identified. The institutions had 30 forest management ac...

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Main Authors:	Fabusoro, E., Maruyama, M., Shoyama, K., Braimoh, A.K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2014
Subjects:	community institutions sustainable forest management land use change
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18097

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spelling	okr-10986-180972021-04-23T14:03:41Z Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan Fabusoro, E. Maruyama, M. Shoyama, K. Braimoh, A.K. community institutions sustainable forest management land use change This research explores the activities of community institutions in achieving sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustained forest cover. Three institutions representing the administrative, economic, and social/traditional institutions were identified. The institutions had 30 forest management activities and satisfied about 66% of SFM Criteria and Indicators. A loss of 122 ha of forest cover was estimated over the last 30 yr, attributed to conversion of forests to built-up areas. Cooperative culture and economic incentives, among others, influenced institutions’ effectiveness and collective behavior toward achieving SFM. Coordinated strategies that can increase wood demand will motivate forest owners toward SFM. 2014-04-28T19:43:59Z 2014-04-28T19:43:59Z 2013-12-23 Journal Article Journal of Sustainable Forestry 1054-9811 10.1080/10549811.2013.803189 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18097 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Japan
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spellingShingle	community institutions sustainable forest management land use change Fabusoro, E. Maruyama, M. Shoyama, K. Braimoh, A.K. Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan
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description	This research explores the activities of community institutions in achieving sustainable forest management (SFM) and sustained forest cover. Three institutions representing the administrative, economic, and social/traditional institutions were identified. The institutions had 30 forest management activities and satisfied about 66% of SFM Criteria and Indicators. A loss of 122 ha of forest cover was estimated over the last 30 yr, attributed to conversion of forests to built-up areas. Cooperative culture and economic incentives, among others, influenced institutions’ effectiveness and collective behavior toward achieving SFM. Coordinated strategies that can increase wood demand will motivate forest owners toward SFM.
format	Journal Article
author	Fabusoro, E. Maruyama, M. Shoyama, K. Braimoh, A.K.
author_facet	Fabusoro, E. Maruyama, M. Shoyama, K. Braimoh, A.K.
author_sort	Fabusoro, E.
title	Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan
title_short	Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan
title_full	Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan
title_fullStr	Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan
title_full_unstemmed	Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan
title_sort	community institutions, sustainable forest management, and forest cover change in southern japan
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2014
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18097
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Community Institutions, Sustainable Forest Management, and Forest Cover Change in Southern Japan

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