Voluntary participation in community collaborative forest management: A case study of Central Java, Indonesia

• Lestari Sri

  Forestry Research Institute, Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia

• Kotani Koji

  International University of Japan

• Kakinaka Makoto

  International University of Japan

Abstract

This paper examines voluntary participation in community forest management, and characterizes how more participation may be induced. We implemented a survey of 571 respondents and conducted a case study in Central Java, Indonesia. The study's novelty lies in categorizing the degrees of participation into three levels and in identifying how socio-economic factors affect people's participation at each level. The analysis finds heterogeneous responses across the three levels and also finds that publicly organized programs, such as information provision and benefit sharing, are highly effective. Overall, the results suggest a positive perspective and further corrective measures for the success of community forest management.

Journal

• Economics & management series

  Economics & management series 2012 1-30, 2012-08

  International University of Japan

Keywords

• Voluntary participation
• community collaborative forest management
• participation level

Details

• CRID: 1573387452708262272
• NII Article ID: 110009455176
• NII Book ID: AA12509645
• Text Lang: en
• Data Source:
  • CiNii Articles