The performance of community organisers in promotion of community forestry in Leyte Province, Philippines

E Estoria; John L Herbohn; Steve R Harrison

doi:10.1007/s11842-004-0026-x

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The performance of community organisers in promotion of community forestry in Leyte Province, Philippines

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The performance of community organisers in promotion of community forestry in Leyte Province, Philippines

E Estoria, John L Herbohn and Steve R Harrison

Small-Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, Vol.3(3), pp.363-384

2004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11842-004-0026-x

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Forestry Sciences

Applied Economics

Policy and Administration

people's organisation

community empowerment

community based forest management

smallholder forestry

A study was conducted to assess the role and effectiveness of community organisers in supporting the development of people's organisations in achieving community-based forest management objectives in Leyte Province Philippines. Community organisers were found to be effective in forming people's organisations (POs), motivating people to participate in voluntary activities organised by POs and encouraging cohesiveness among PO members. Community organisers manage to raise the level of environmental awareness and knowledge of members of people's organisations, develop leadership interest and skills, create various livelihood opportunities and provide direction and facilitate the establishment of large tree plantations. However, the short duration of community organisers' contracts (typically two years) is insufficient to establish mature and cohesive POs prepared to assume management on their own, including the management of tree plantations. Further, lack of training and funding support, low wages, delayed payment of salaries and limited time to work with people's organisations, as well as the pressure to produce tangible outputs such the establishment of large tree plantations, prevents them from placing greater emphasis on the development and empowerment of the people.

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Title: The performance of community organisers in promotion of community forestry in Leyte Province, Philippines
Authors: E Estoria (Author) - University of Queensland
John L Herbohn (Author) - University of Queensland
Steve R Harrison (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Small-Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy, Vol.3(3), pp.363-384
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
DOI: 10.1007/s11842-004-0026-x
ISSN: 1873-7617
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests & People Research Centre; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450607102621
Output Type: Journal article

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