Benefit Sharing for Ecosystems Conservation
Communities in two counties formed a Community Forest Association (CFA), which was empowered through training and the sustainable use of non-timber forest products.
They were also trained in surveilance and reporting, while ensuring government officers work in close collaboration with these groups with timely action on any reporting.
- Mutual trust among community members
- Government agencies partneships with local communities
- Paradigm change in forest management that allowed nearby commnunities have user rights, and partcicpate in decision making process
- Building mutual trust between communities and government agencies is key in sustainable ecosystems management (forests and riperaian zones included)
- Community capacity building can better monitor natural resources just as well as other institutions due to sense of ownership