Title: The benefits and constraints of participation in forest management : the case of Taita Hills, Kenya

Authors: Himberg, Nina

Place: Helsinki

Publisher: Geographical society of Finland

Year: 2009

Journal: Fennia : international journal of geography

Volume: vol. 187, no. 1

PAGE: 61--76

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: decentralization in government, forest management, popular participation, legal aspects, nature conservation, kenya

Abstract: In 2007, local people’s perceptions about benefits and constraints of participatory forest management in the Taita Hills, Kenya, were investigated. Respondents felt that lack of updated information about management practices and legal rights, hampered both participation and conservation.

URL: http://ojs.tsv.fi/index.php/fennia/article/viewFile/3704/3492

Document type: Portal