The Economics of Community Forest Management in Madagascar: Is There a Free Lunch? an Analysis of Transfert De Gestion
7 The economics of community forest management in Madagascar: is there a free lunch? An analysis of Transfert de Gestion Neal J. Hockley & Mijasoa M. Andriamarovololona 5th June 2007 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by Development Alternatives, Inc. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We gratefully acknowledge the support and assistance of Tom Erdmann, Mark Freudenberger, Vololoniaina Raharinomenjanahary, and Mamy Rakotondrazaka of ERI. They conceived this study and provided so much useful advice and information, and we hope that the report provides a useful analysis of Community-Based Natural Resource Management in general, and Madagascar’s policy of Transfert de Gestion in particular. The study relied upon the assistance willingly provided by the communities of Angalampona, Anjahamana, Antsatrana, Didy, Tsaratanana, and Vohidrazana. We hope that this report can improve the prospects for Transfert de Gestion in Madagascar, helping them to achieve their ambitions for their COBAs. Andrew Cooke helpfully provided information on RESOLVE’s review of Transfert de Gestion and Chris Holmes provided extremely useful information on WCS’s program for supporting COBAs around Makira, while Jonathan Annis helped with informative discussions of water systems. Finally, Tom Erdmann, Mark Freudenberger and Julia Jones, read the first draft of the report in full, and provided insightful comments that greatly improved it. We of course take full responsibility for any remaining faults. Misaotra indrindra The economics of community forest management in Madagascar: is there a free lunch? Neal J. Hockley & Mijasoa M. Andriamarovololona 1 Principal Consultant School of the Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wales, Bangor, Wales.
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