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Rabu, 30 Mei 2012

Publication: Indigenous Communities, Forest Resources and Options for REDD+ in the Buruway Sub-district, Kaimana District, West Papua

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Tittle  : Indigenous Communities, Forest Resources and Options for REDD+ in the Buruway Sub-district, Kaimana District, West Papua

Author: Peter. N Wood
Year    : 2012



Summary

This report summarises the results of participatory research on livelihoods conducted in four villages in the Buruway sub-district, Kaimana Kabupaten, West Papua, and uses the results to discuss the possible consequences from different models of REDD+ implementation in the area. It highlights the choices facing community, local Government and other stakeholders, and makes a series of recommendations for the implementation of a 'pro-poor' REDD+ approach in the area.
During field work, villagers estimated that forest products contribute 42% of their household needs, with another 37% from farming, and 19% from fisheries. About 55% of these needs are met through direct collection/harvesting or barter (non-cash), and 45% from sales (cash). Forests are the largest provider of non-cash income (41% of all non-cash) and the second largest source of cash (34% of cash income is from forest products). Farming produces the largest proportion of cash needs (45%) and the second largest proportion of non-cash needs (38%). Overall, the results of the forests-poverty linkages toolkit emphasise that:

  • forests are a vital source of a wide range of products that enable households to meet their cash and non-cash needs. This applies for men and women, poor and wealthy households
  • a high proportion of households needs are met through non-cash sources. Any scheme (such as a REDD+ scheme) which plans to pay incentives or compensation for changes in people's livelihoods needs to recognise and properly value these non-cash sources.

The report describes four possible scenarios for implementation of a REDD+ project: through enforcement, compensation, collaboration, or community-ownership. Drawing on the field data, the likely consequences of each scenario for community livelihoods and for achieving REDD+ objectives are discussed, and each scenario is evaluated against with generic principles of a 'Pro-poor REDD+ approach'. The report concludes that only collaborative or community-based approaches have the potential to avoid harm and contribute to livelihoods.

Building on this analysis, two types of forest license which are widely used by REDD+ projects - village forest (community-owned) and ecosystem restoration (externally owned) - are discussed in terms of their implications for clarification of resource rights, benefit sharing, and resource and capacity requirements.

Finally, recommendations are made for action that can be taken by communities, local Government, the private sector and civil society, in order to ensure that implementation of REDD+ is Pro-poor:

  • Clarify and secure customary rights over forest resources
  • Provide local communities with adequate information and facilitate a process of deciding whether or not to accept a REDD+ project (implement Free Prior Informed Consent)
  • Provide the capacity and technical support for overseeing implementation of Pro-poor REDD+

Full report can be downloaded in this following link: 

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