Projects
Community Forestry
Enabling customary landowners to participate effectively in CFM schemes
- Introducing the CFTK
- A. Community testimonials
- B. Land use surveys
- C. Forest biomass surveys
- D. Socio economic surveys
- E. Biodiversity surveys
- F. Policies & plans
- G. Training & awareness materials
Developing a landscape management plan and monitoring framework for the YUS Conservation Area
- H. Further Reading
Enabling customary landowners to participate effectively in CFM and REDD schemes within four pilot areas of Papua New Guinea
- H. Further Reading
Enabling customary landowners to participate effectively in CFM schemes
ITTO Project PD764/14 aimed to establish a model community-based land ownership mapping and forest resource assessment system that supported community forest management (CFM) schemes, including PES and REDD+, and increased landowners’ understanding about the goods and services that forests provide. Field work was undertaken with the project’s outreach partners in each region: FORCERT, Foundation for People & Community Development, Milne Bay Provinical Administration, and Research & Conservation Foundation.
PIP developed and field-tested a set of particiatory data collection forms and software for landowners and their outreach partners, alongside training and awareness materials. This led to the formation of the CFTK.
The CFTK resources assembled during the project are presented below:
Note: Survey forms are also available on KoboCollect for mobile data collection.
Developing a landscape management plan and monitoring framework for the YUS Conservation Area
The Tree Kangaroo Conservations Programme engaged James Cook University to lead the development of the YUS Conservation Area’s Landscape Management Plan in the remote Huon Peninsular of Morobe Province. This work included socio-economic and environmental research and monitoring, landscape management and community development planning, and community reforestation and fuelwood trials.
PIP adapted, field-tested and applied the PEN survey questionnaires developed by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) to collect a set of high-quality baseline data that described the overall context of the Conservation Area. The led to the preparation of a User Guide which later supported the development of the CFTK’s socio-economic survey forms.
The CFTK resource assembled during the project is presented below:
Enabling customary landowners to participate effectively in CFM and REDD schemes within four pilot areas of Papua New Guinea
ITTO Pre-project CFM-PPD006/10 aimed to develop a model community-based land ownership mapping and forest resource assessment system that supports community forest management (CFM) schemes through the production of a Full-project proposal for submission to ITTO.
PIP led the review of CFM literature, PNG organisations and participatory approaches, prior to drafting the full-project proposal.
The CFTK resources assembled during the project are presented below:
Our Partners
We are privileged to partner with the national and international level organisations below on selected community forestry projects.
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