La ges'on communautaire des forêts: comment elle est soutenue dans les accords interna'onaux

The document argues that community forest management (CFM) is a highly effective strategy for forest conservation and poverty reduction, yet it remains under-supported by governments. It identifies seven key rights—state obligations, self-determination, consultation, territorial rights, livelihoods/economic development, women's rights, and cultural/traditional knowledge—and maps these against international legal frameworks to provide advocates with tools to pressure governments for the legal recognition of community-led forestry.

• Community forest management (CFM) is presented as a superior alternative to the 'binary paradigm' of large-scale industrial exploitation and strict state-managed wildlife protection, as it effectively protects biodiversity, soils, and water while improving local livelihoods.
• Despite the potential of CFM, public and private ownership continues to dominate globally; as of 2017, legally recognized lands for indigenous peoples and local communities represented only 15.3% of the world's total forest area.
• The report identifies seven fundamental rights necessary for CFM to be effective: respect for state obligations, the right to self-determination, consultation rights, territorial rights, rights to livelihoods and economic development, women's rights, and cultural rights/traditional knowledge.
• Territorial rights, including jurisdiction and resource control, are critical for CFM viability; however, many countries restrict these rights, with only 15 of 45 studied forest countries granting communities commercial rights to timber.
• The report concludes that while international agreements provide strong legal and normative support for CFM, the actual implementation depends on national sovereignty and the willingness of states to reform forestry legislation.

APA

Counsell, S. (n.d.). La ges'on communautaire des forêts: comment elle est soutenue dans les accords interna'onaux. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-gestion-communautaire-des-forêts-Comment-elle-est-soutenue-dans-les-accords-internationaux.pdf

Chicago

Counsell, Simon. La ges'on communautaire des forêts: comment elle est soutenue dans les accords interna'onaux. Friends of the Earth International, n.d. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-gestion-communautaire-des-forêts-Comment-elle-est-soutenue-dans-les-accords-internationaux.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{counsellndgeson, author = {Counsell, Simon}, title = {{La ges'on communautaire des forêts: comment elle est soutenue dans les accords interna'onaux}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/La-gestion-communautaire-des-forêts-Comment-elle-est-soutenue-dans-les-accords-internationaux.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }