New Challenges for Community Forestry: Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South – North Perspective Remscheid, GERMANY, 23. – 25. September 2013 Community Forestry (CF) aims to improve the livelihood of local people as well as the condition of natural resources on which they depend for their living. It is assumed that if local people are involved in decision-making processes concerning natural resources, they develop a sense of ownership and start using the natural resources in more conservative way. The involvement of local natural resource users will contribute to sustainable practices, leading to various positive outcomes for the direct users and natural resources. Background: Today, community forestry has gathered a worldwide scientific community and many programs have achieved considerable success in practical terms. Nevertheless, new trends in forest and environmental governance have introduced new challenges that community forestry must face. The objective of the conference is to share the latest scientific knowledge and expertise in community forestry around the world, and it seeks to present innovative ideas in community forestry. A major topic will be the contribution of community forestry toward overcoming current challenges, including community-based forest governance, forest-climate change, the urbanisation of forest owners, biodiversity decline, equity amongst forest users (including gender issues) and the role of community forests as sustainable energy suppliers. Keynote Presenters: Arun Agrawal, Jill Belsky, Cecilia Danks, Wolfram Dressler, Melanie McDermott, Anne Lawrence, Carsten Schusser Venue: Monastery Church Remscheid-Lennep, GERMANY, Conference fees: 240€ (including meals and beverages, field trip) Registration: until 30th of August 2013 http://www.community-forestry-remscheid.de Scientific board: Arun Agrawal (USA), Bas Arts (Netherlands), Peter Cronkleton (Peru), Wolfram Dressler (Netherlands), Max Krott (Germany), Anne Larson (Peru), Melanie McDermott (USA), Hemant R. Ojha (Nepal), Bikash Rath (India), Carsten Schusser (Germany), Renate Spaeth (Germany) New Challenges for Community Forestry: Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South – North Perspective Oral Presenters: Jane W. Kigaru, Susan Comba, Bharat K Pokharel, Reem Hajjar, Ella Furness & Harry Nelson, Joana C. Bezerra, Thomas Sikor- David Gritten & Julian Atkinson, Phil René Oyono, Emmanuel Nuesiri, Frans Pareyn, Martha West Lyman, Bianca Ambrose-Oji Selected Papers and Posters: are invited to contribute to the special issue of: New Challenges for Community Forestry: Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South – North Perspective, Forest Policy and Economics 2014 Conference Contact: Conference Office (Registration) Co- Organiser Torsten Dehnke Markus Wolff Rudiolfstrasse 1 Waldgenossenschaft Remscheid eG 42857 Remscheid Intzestrasse 183 GERMANY 428589 Remscheid GERMANY [email protected] [email protected] Tel. +49 (0)21 91 - 59 16 445 Tel.:+49- 2191-4620652 Office hours: CET 8.00 am - 7.00 pm Fax.:+49-2191-4620658 General Organisation Dr. Carsten Schusser Renate Späth, Referat III-3, Chair of Forest- and Nature Conservation Forest- and Nature Conservation Policy Policy and Forest History Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Georg-August-University Goettingen Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Buesgenweg 3 Protection NRW 37077 Goettingen Schwannstr. 3 GERMANY 40476 Duesseldorf GERMANY [email protected] [email protected] Tel. +49 (0)551-39 19663 Tel.: +49-211-4566-276 Fax: +49 (0)551-39 3415 Fax.: +49-211-4566-947 New Challenges for Community Forestry: Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South – North Perspective Conference Program: September 22nd 2013 – Wednesday 25th of September 2013 Sunday, 22nd of September 2013 Tuesday, 24th September 2013 Arrival and Registration Hotel Mercure Remscheid (Website) 09:00 18:00 Welcome with Snacks & Drinks Hotel Keynote by Carsten Schusser: “Actor’s Mercure Power and Interests as Drivers of Community Forestry” & short summary of Monday, 23rd September 2013 Session 1 08:00 Registration at Klosterkirche Lennep Keynote by Cecilia Danks: “ Community Resilience (Website) in the Face of Climate Change: Contribution of Community Based Forestry” & short summary of 09:00 Welcome by the Minister Johannes Session 2 Remmel, Mayor Beate Wilding, Max. Krott & Carsten Schusser 10:30 Coffee break 09:30 11:00 Keynote by Arun Agrawal: Keynote by Jill M. Belsky: “Community “Addressing the Challenge of Forestry in Bhutan and Montana: Community Based Forest Comparative Engagements with Neoliberal Governance” Conservation” Keynote by Anna Lawrence: “ How Community Forests Evolve: a Dynamic 10:30 Coffee break Process Between People and Policy” 11:00 12:30 Lunch break Keynote by Melanie McDermott: “ Examining Equity- a Challenge for 14:00 – 15.30 Community Forestry” Session 3: Power & CF Keynote by Wolfram Dressler: Chair: J.M. Belsky “Misaligned Intentions: Finding and Rapporteur: A. Lawrence Fixing the locals in REDD+ Presentations: Governance” T. Sikor, D. Gritten, J. Atkinson: “Community Forestry in the Asia- Pacific: 12:30 Lunch break Quo Vadis?” P. R. Oyono: “ Towards the 14:00 -15:30 Individualisation of Land Tenure Rights? Session 1: Empower & CF Introducing the Debate on the Fate of Chair: M. McDermott, Community Forestry in Central Africa” Rapporteur: C. Schusser E. Nuesiri: “ Theorizing Violence in Presentations: Cameroon’s Forestry sector: Case Study of the Bimbia- Bonadikombo Community J. W. Kiragu: “Women’s Roles and Forest” Burdens- Community Forest Associations and Private Farms in New Challenges for Community Forestry: Sharing Scientific Knowledge in a South – North Perspective Kenya and other African Countries as Suppliers of Energy Wood” S. Comba: “Does Access to Communal Session 4: Innovations & CF Forest Benefits under Decentralisation Chair: C. Danks provides a Pathway out of Rapporteur: W. Dressler Vulnerability? A case Study from Presentations: Kenya” B.K.Pokharel: “ Where There is a Will, F. Pareyn: “ Community Forest There is a Way: An Analysis of the Management in North- East Semi-Arid Achievements and Opportunities of CF Brazil: a Tool for Sustainable Development in Nepal, based on 20 years of Project and Renewable Energy Supply” Experience” M.W. Lyman: “ Community Forests: A Community Investment Strategy” B. Ambrose-Oji “Not just dog walking, Session 2: Climate Change & CF birds and bean poles! Community forestry Chair: W. Dressler in Britain develops to reflect enterprising Rapporteur: C. Danks and equitable models of the global South” Presentations: 15:30 Coffee break R. Hajiar: “The role of Secondary- Level Institutions in Promoting 16:00 Discussion Community and Small-Scale Forestry in REDD+ and FLEGT Mechanisms: 17:00 Cases from Ghana and Mexico” E. Furness & H. Nelson: “ “Community Short summaries of sessions: 3 & 4 by A. Forest Organisations and Adaptation Lawrence and W. Dressler to Climate Change in British Colombia, General Summary- Discussion Conclusion Canada” hosted by A. Agrawal & M. Krott J.C. Bezerra: “ The North- South Debate in the New Climate Scenario- National and International Issues 19:30 Conference Dinner regarding REDD programs in the Brazilian Amazon” Wednesday, 25th September 2013 9:00 - 1400 Field trip: Community Forestry for Urbanised 15:30 Coffee break Forest Owners (Wald 2.0) 16:00 Discussion 14:00 Departure of participants 17:00 Poster session moderated by M. Krott 19:30 Walk & Talk in the Forest with a delicious Dinner in the Forest .