Social accountability and community forest management: the failure of collaborative governance in the Wombat Forest |
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Authors: | Nathanial Matthews Bruce Missingham |
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Affiliation: | 1. PO Box 10907 Adelaide Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia , 4000;2. School of Geography and Environmental Science , Monash University , Building 11, Vic, Australia , 3800 E-mail: Bruce.Missingham@arts.monash.edu.au |
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Abstract: | This article presents a critical analysis of what caused the failure of Australia's first Community Forest Management (CFM) trial. We explore how ‘community’ was conceptualised and represented through the dynamic CFM process, leading to contradictions and conflicts that could not be resolved. We examine the governance structures and institutions that were created to try to enable community participation in forest management. Ambiguity and uncertainty in the power and purpose of the CFM organisation, as well as power relationships within the organisation, all contributed to conflicts that eventually tore the CFM process apart. |
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Keywords: | Environment Governance and Public Policy Oceania and Japan |
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