Publication: Innovations towards prosperity emerging in locally controlled forest business models and prospects for scaling up
Innovations towards prosperity emerging in locally controlled forest business models and prospects for scaling up
| dc.contributor.author | Macqueen, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bolin, A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Greijmans, M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Grouwels, S. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Humphries, S.S. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-23T18:57:49Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-01-23T18:57:49Z | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://open.fsc.org/handle/resource/987 | |
| dc.title | Innovations towards prosperity emerging in locally controlled forest business models and prospects for scaling up | en |
| dcterms.accessRights | Public | |
| dcterms.accessRights | Limited access | |
| dcterms.issued | 2018 | |
| dcterms.language | en | |
| dcterms.type | Journal Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| fsc.evidenceCategory | FSC impact-related | |
| fsc.focus.forestType | Plantation | |
| fsc.focus.forestZone | Tropical | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
| fsc.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
| fsc.focus.tenureManagement | Community | |
| fsc.focus.tenureOwnership | Community | |
| fsc.issue.economic | Benefits, motivations, reasons for certification | |
| fsc.issue.economic | Costs, obstacles, barriers to certification | |
| fsc.issue.social | Local communities | |
| fsc.issue.social | Indigenous peoples | |
| fsc.subject | Forests | |
| fsc.subject | Community Forestry | |
| fsc.subject | Cost and benefits | |
| fsc.subject | Certification | |
| fsc.subject | FSC | |
| fsc.subject | Stakeholders | |
| fsc.subject | Challenges | |
| fsc.topic.economic | Market access | |
| fsc.topic.political | Empowerment | |
| fsc.topic.social | Consultation, participation, empowerment | |
| fsc.topic.social | Local communities and Indigenous Peoples' wellbeing/livelihood | |
| is.availability.fullText | Full text available | |
| is.contributor.member | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.coverage.geographicLevel | Global | |
| is.evaluation.collection | Literature review | |
| is.evaluation.counterfacts | Not applicable | |
| is.evaluation.notes | The authors focus on the concept of Locally-controlled forestry (LCFs) and advocate for their potential to contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). They define LCF: “Locally-controlled forestry (LCF) is an umbrella term […] to be defined as ‘the local right for forest owner families and communities to make decisions on commercial forest management and land use, with secure tenure rights, freedom of association and access to markets and technology' (Macqueen et al., 2012).” The article focuses on“innovations that are found in those businesses and highlights how these differ from other models of business, which often pursue, for a limited number of people, a limited subset of that which people value.” They argue that LCFs have a demonstrated potential“to advance many values that make up prosperity in part because their collective ownership involves people who live with the consequences of their decisions in those forest landscapes.” The paper analyses 50 published case studies from 24 countries and focusses on the global South. There is a bias in the sense that it is likely to be the more successful examples of LCFs that have been published. It assesses the extent to which the LCFs have contributed to each of the 6 categories of value (note: read section on methods/theoretical framework, too complex to summarize here) and highlights important innovations that have a potential for upscaling. Key ‘innovations' the paper highlights:LCF's business/organizational models established:1.Democratic oversight bodies governing environmental and cultural stewardship. 2.Negotiated benefit distribution and financial vigilance mechanisms. 3.The development of networks for better access to markets and decision-making.4.Processes for conflict resolution and justice.5.Processes of entrepreneurial training and empowerment, for both men and women.6.The development of branding that reinforces local visions of prosperity.Each of the innovations is illustrated with examples and insights from the many case studies (many of these LCFs are FSC certified). Relevance for FSCMany of the case studies used were FSC certified and may provide good impact narratives. The research itself may be of interest to FSCs work on smallholders, providing insights on innovations in terms of organizational set up / business models of LCFs that have provided additional value (see 6 categories of value above). | |
| is.evaluation.quotes | “Additionally, democratic decision making has its own challenges. Achieving consensus and balancing individual versus collective interests is complex in any organizational setting and requires active participation of its members, including those with low economic power and voice, and a functioning business governance system that is transparent and accountable to the full membership and not just a small elite.” | |
| is.evidenceType | Synthesis paper | |
| is.evidenceType | Empirical study | |
| is.focus.sectors | Agriculture | |
| is.focus.sectors | Forestry | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Social | |
| is.focus.sustainDimension | Economic | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE outcomes and impacts | |
| is.focus.systemElement | MandE performance monitoring | |
| is.identifier.code | Impacts | |
| is.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2018.08.004 | |
| is.identifier.fscdoi | http://dx.doi.org/10.34800/fsc-international518 | |
| is.identifier.schemeName | Forest Stewardship Council | |
| is.identifier.schemeType | Voluntary Sustainability Standards | |
| is.item.reviewStatus | Peer reviewed | |
| is.journalName | World Development |