Decentralization and devolution of forest management in Asia and the Pacific
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Governments throughout Asia and the Pacific are creating exciting and innovative opportunities for achieving sustainable forest management and biodiversity conservation by decentralizing authority and responsibility for resource management. The trend to decentralize is driven by a range of factors, including efforts to reduce central bureaucracies and cut budgets, a history of government forest management failures, increased economic liberalization and market orientation, and growing commitment to more equitable forest management. While the decentralization trends are very promising, many programs have encountered major challenges, disappointments and setbacks. To explore the issues and challenges facing various decentralization and devolution initiatives, the Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources/Forest Management Bureau, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, and the Regional Community Forestry Training Center jointly organized an International Semina r on Decentralization and Devolution of Forest Management in Asia and the Pacific in Davao, Philippines, in December 1998. This publication is based on the papers, discussions, and recommendations of the seminar.