Critical theme: locally controlled enterprises for forest peoples
On 7 July, 2015, the International Institute for Environment and Development hosted a seminar on the benefits and challenges of locally controlled enterprises for forest peoples, led by IIED's forest team co-leader Duncan Macqueen and Joji Carino, director of the Forest People's Programme (FPP):
We will shortly be starting our coverage of the #criticaltheme on locally controlled enterprises for #forest people - http://www.iied.org/iied-seminar-locally-controlled-enterprises-for-forest-peoples …- Among our guests is @DuncanMacqueen, who recently told how support is helping #Guatemala #forest & farm producers --> http://www.iied.org/organise-thrive
SLIDESHARE: The seminar is under way. Follow @DuncanMacqueen's presentation here --> http://www.slideshare.net/IIEDslides/fff-ilcf-critical-theme-presentation … #forests pic.twitter.com/X06ndKdszq- "Because #forests are widely inhabited, investing in locally controlled forestry is so critical" says @DuncanMacqueen
What makes locally controlled #forestry? Secure tenure rights, access to markets & tech, + freedom of association pic.twitter.com/0ygDd61nFn
The typical situation in many countries where #forests are regarded as an asset to be exploited pic.twitter.com/ZQPQ1YyFTv
In contrast, locally controlled #forestry is about securing local rights, building business capacity & tech knowhow pic.twitter.com/nuyt59Z7qW
Hearing from @DuncanMacqueen on why investing in locally controlled forestry matters #ILCF http://pubs.iied.org/13565IIED.html pic.twitter.com/kzPb5o4zkc
Good stewardship will only happen with education, security and good governance. https://twitter.com/IIED/status/618454014133432320 …- Joji Carino of @ForestPeoplesP is now giving a verba' presentation, focusing on #forest peoples' right to subsistence http://www.iied.org/iied-seminar-locally-controlled-enterprises-for-forest-peoples …
Joji Carino of @ForestPeoplesP, 2nd left, talks to IIED staff & guests about indigenous peoples' rights #forests pic.twitter.com/BTI66YfSOH- No shortcuts to easy solutions, says @DuncanMacqueen, referencing recent visit to Guatemala & example of 40yrs' work for self-sufficiency
- More on @DuncanMacqueen's Guatemala trip, & how organisation improves #forest restoration + poverty reduction --> http://www.iied.org/organise-thrive
"Secure tenure & rights key to economic benefits but need to combine w other type of organisation e.g. business" Joji Carino @ForestPeoplesP
More on the #Forest & Farm facility: building strength in numbers http://pubs.iied.org/17210IIED.html . Also http://www.iied.org/forest-farm-facility … pic.twitter.com/uoBmsvcuBZ- Myanmar's example again being highlighted. Download 'Unleashing the potential of community forest enterprises' --> http://pubs.iied.org/13571IIED.html
- Difficult to secure capital investment [for locally controlled forestry] when don't have control over own land #landrights #criticaltheme
- Regional institutions to support local level organisation key for going to scale says @DuncanMacqueen (e.g. China: http://www.iied.org/strength-numbers-promise-forest-producer-organisations …)
- Need to avoid the danger that a community only gets #forest rights once there is nothing of value left, says @DuncanMacqueen
- That's it. Thanks for joining our #criticaltheme. A reminder that @DuncanMacqueen's presentation can be viewed here - http://www.slideshare.net/IIEDslides/fff-ilcf-critical-theme-presentation …
