Theme I: State and Community Partnerships in Community Forestry

Keynote speakers Organisation Title Country of topic
Dr Andy White Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) Title to be confirmed International
Dr K Kanel Government of Nepal Title to be confirmed International
Other presenters Organisation Title Country of topic
Dr L Jinlong Renmin University, China Overview of 30 years of participatory forest management in China China
Dr P Tewari & Phartiyal P Central Himalayan Environment Association, India Strengthening of community managed institutes (Van Panchayats) through public private partnerships India
KJ Temphel et al Department of Forests, Government of Bhutan Community forestry in Bhutan: Exploring opportunities and facing challenges Bhutan
H Berliani & Suwito Indonesia Establishing working group on community empowerment for policy influencing and accelerating CBFM in Indonesia Indonesia
Dr S. Appanah & N Baral FAO Regional Office, Bangkok Community forestry in Nepal: Creating level playing field for the unequal partners Nepal
S I Khan Community Based Natural Resource Management Project, Pakistan The community face of joint forest management: A case study of JFM experience in Fateh Bandi, Siran Forest Division, NWFP, Pakistan Pakistan
P M A da Silva & S P Dangal Forestry Development Project, Sri Lanka Community forestry in Sri Lanka: lessons learnt and future directions Sri Lanka
Dr D R Uprety ForestAction, Nepal The state community partnership: A case study Kong Bung Preu community forest of N. Thailand Thailand
J Bampton et al RECOFTC, Bangkok, Thailand Partnerships for community forestry development in Cambodia Cambodia
M A Baten Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, Sweden Village common forests in Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bangladesh: Balance between conservation and exploitation Bangladesh
H Ojha ForestAction, Nepal Science, Bureaucracy and Politics: Understanding the Dynamics of community forestry evolution in Nepal Nepal
P R Oyono Living Earth, Cameroon Community Forestry and statutory forest tenure in Central Africa: Issues and challenges Cameroon
Posters Organisation Title Country of topic
P Aurenhammer Georg-August University, G öttingen, Germany Types of engagement of donor countries' institutions and the role government and non-government stakeholders play in key processes of policy and project formulation with focus on community related bilateral forest cooperation International
Dr B K Pokharel et al Nepal Swiss Community Forestry Project, Nepal Causal relationship between community based institutions and forest cover change in Nepal Nepal
A Calvert & A Craigen Community Woodlands Association, Scotland Emergence of community woodlands in Scotland UK
N.Q. Tan & T. Enters RECOFTC, Vietnam State Assisted Community Forestry in Viet Nam: Lessons learned from the Community Forest Management Pilot Project Vietnam
R. Nyirenda Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT) University of Wolverhampton Forest governance in Zimbabwe Zimbabwe