Thank you for this clear explanation of the benefits of letting communities take over protection of forests. Another recent post on this blog was about the troubles that communities in Bangladesh have faced in managing water (https://wle.cgiar.org/blogs/2014/08/11/successful-decentralized-water-man...). I realize that the circumstances may be very different, but I wonder if there are any lessons from successful community forest management that could be transferred to community water management.
Do you have any thoughts on what has helped community forest management avoid pitfalls, particularly when it comes to imbalances of power or conflicting needs within a community?
Thank you for this clear explanation of the benefits of letting communities take over protection of forests. Another recent post on this blog was about the troubles that communities in Bangladesh have faced in managing water (https://wle.cgiar.org/blogs/2014/08/11/successful-decentralized-water-man...). I realize that the circumstances may be very different, but I wonder if there are any lessons from successful community forest management that could be transferred to community water management.
Do you have any thoughts on what has helped community forest management avoid pitfalls, particularly when it comes to imbalances of power or conflicting needs within a community?