Lessons from Forest Decentralization

Foreword M.S. Kaban 1. Setting the Stage: Money and Justice in Asian and Pacific Forests Carol J. Pierce Colfer, Ganga Ram Dahal and Moira Moeliono 2. From Decentralization to Governance: Recurring Issues Christian Kuchli 3. Governance, Tenure and Equity in Asia-Pacific Forests Lesley Potter 4. A Different Vantage Point: Decentralization, Women's Organizing and Local Forest Management Seema Arora-Jonsson 5. Community Forestry in Nepal: Decentralized Forest Governance Ganga Ram Dahal and Apsara Chapagain 6. Policies and Programme to Make Decentralization Effective: A Case Study from China Liu Dachang 7. Forest Fire Management and Autonomy in the Republic of Korea Byoung Il Yoo 8. The Gap between Policy and Practice in Lao PDR Yayoi Fujita and Kaisone Phengsopha 9. Consultative Planning for Effective Forest Governance: Case Studies from Malaysia and Indonesia Efransjah, Petrus Gunarso, Che Hashim bin Hassan and Kresno D. Santosa 10. Implementing Decentralization: Lessons from Experiences in Indonesia Kadjatmiko 11. Devolved and Decentralized Forest Management in the Philippines: Triggers and Constraints in Investments Ernesto S. Guiang, Ferdinand Esguerra and Domingo Bacalla 12. The Household Economy and Decentralization of Forest Management in Vietnam Tan Quang Nguyen 13. Decentralization and Forest Governance in Asia and the Pacific: Trends, Lessons and Continuing Challenges Doris Capistrano Afterword Bob Fisher