We are issuing a call for thematic papers (voluntary papers) to be presented at the workshop in addition to the invited papers by keynote presenters and thematic presenters. We anticipate that there will be 6 papers presented at each of the 4 thematic groups. All presented papers will be included in the published workshop proceedings. If you wish to present a paper in one of the thematic areas outlined in the workshop programme, please complete the participant registration form (FORM1) and attach an abstract of your paper to this - as indicated on the form. Please note that abstracts need to be provided within the thematic areas identified and taking into account the guiding questions.

The workshop thematic areas are:

1. State and Community Partnerships in Community Forestry

GUIDING QUESTION: How are state-community partnerships evolving and what lessons can be learnt?

GUIDING QUESTION: What are the key processes in community forestry and how are these evolving?

2. Community Forestry, Biodiversity Conservation and Provisioning of Environmental Services

GUIDING QUESTION: To what extent is community forestry contributing to environmental services, and what potential and experience is there of linking community forestry with the international climate change agenda?

3. Community forestry, Social Inclusion and Democratic Governance

GUIDING QUESTION: What are the achievements and continuing challenges regarding inclusive, equitable and democratic governance in community forestry, and what lessons can be learnt for the wider forestry sector from this?

GUIDING QUESTION: To what extent has community forestry become a wider social movement? Is this something that should be enhanced and supported?

4. Community Forestry and Economic Development

GUIDING QUESTION: How have community, private and state institutions worked together to realise the economic potential of community forestry and what have been the challenges in this?

All abstracts will be scrutinised by the Technical Committee and recommendations will be made to the Organising Committee for selection of those for final presentation at the workshop. Presenters of those abstracts selected will be contacted for full papers according to the timetable below. Details of papers and presentations will be provided to the selected presenters. All presented thematic papers will be included in the published workshop proceedings.

Key Dates

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