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| Title: | Local Institutions and their Influence on Forest |
| Authors: | ANDNET, DERESSE ASSEFA |
| Advisors: | Feyera Snbet |
| Keywords: | Environment
Development |
| Copyright: | Jun-2010 |
| Date Added: | 29-Nov-2012 |
| Publisher: | AAU |
| Abstract: | Management of forest resources is not only determined by ecologic, economic, or
demographic factors but also influenced by a heterogeneous set of institutions and their
arrangement at various levels particularly of local level. Local level institutions broadly
comprehend as many institutions, both formal and informal, which are directly engaged in
forest resources management and/or use. A study was conducted to assess the influence of
local level institutions, community and forest resource attributes on the use and management
of forest resources in Yayu forest of Illubabor Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. The forest is
recently nominated by the government as a UNESCO’s Man and Biosphere area and efforts
have been made for in-situ conservation of wild Coffee arabica populations. Data were
collected through households’ interviews (100 household heads), focus group discussions,
key-informants interview and personal observation. An Institutional Analysis Development
(IAD) framework was employed for analyzing institutional aspect of forest resource
management at local level. The data were analyzed using descriptive and qualitative data
analysis techniques. The study findings revealed the existence of various formal and
customary institutions that influence forest management and use in the study area. The
formal institutions contributed to forest resource management in performing collective
choice level activities such as alienation and exclusion and determine operational level
activities. On the other hand, Informal institutions such as council of elders, religious
institutions, Jiga, Dabo and Iddir, were involved in operational level activities such as time
of forest resource harvesting, time of marketing, time coffee planting, and clearing
undergrowths. Additionally, informal institutions are also used as a plat forum by
government to initiate formal dialogue to create awareness about forest resources use,
management and conservation. Attribute of the community (dependence on the resource and
group size) and the forest (clear boundary, extractability, and excludability) are important
incentives to the community to use, manage, and conserve the forest resources. Along with
the inefficient and complex institutional setup, the prevailing poverty and lack of forest
management guidelines are the major critical problems of conservation of Yayu Forest and
it’s environ. Preparation of forest management plan and building the capacity of formal
institutions at local level should be enacted to enhance monitoring and sanctioning of the
forest resources. The recently initiated biosphere reserve model may improve conservation
and sustainable use of Yayu forest if appropriately implemented. Apparently, natural
resources management like forest can’t be possible without the proper recognition and
involvement of the informal institutions in the study area. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4141 |
| Appears in: | Thesis - Eniviroment & Development
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