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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Author nameDateDuncan Macqueen

Investing in locally controlled forestry

(ILCF)

Why is it important and how do we do it?

Duncan Macqueen 07/07/2015

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Macro-level observation – not everywhere is equal…

• E.g. Forest cover change• Forest gain: China, Norway,

India, Sweden etc• Shared enabling conditions:• Tenure reform in favour of

local control• Subsistence and business

based on forest and farms• Technical extension and

support• Organisation of representation

and business (tiered)• Sweden since 1906 • China since 1980s – 2002• Much recent evidence

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Two examples: Sweden

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1,000

2,000

3,000

4,000 Trend for total standing volume since 1920

• >50% of forests belong to families

• 60% of Sweden is forested

• 100 years of Family Forest Associations

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Two examples: China

• >60% of forests belong to collectives

• Afforestation of >2 million ha/yr (2008)

• 538 million farmers in150,000 FFPOs

1990 1995 2000 2005 2010

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100150200250

Trend for total forest area (million hectares)

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

So what is locally controlled forestry?

“The local right for forest and farm producers and communities to make decisions on commercial forest and farm management and land use, with secure tenure rights, access to markets and technology, and freedom of association.”

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Insecure local forest

rights

Lack of business capacity

Inadequate technology

and practice

Resource grabs by powerful

1. Political ideology

3. No extension 2.

Offi

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neg

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4. R

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capt

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Capital seeks Natural resources

and needs Labour

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Aggregation quantity, quality, time

Marketingadvertising / retailing

The Market

Secure local rights

Business capacity

Technical know-how

Strong enterprise-

oriented organisatio

n

1. Rights-based advocacy

3. Technical extension2.

Ent

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ise

supp

ort

4. O

rgan

isati

on

Right-holders manage

Natural resources and need Capital

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Organisation as the entry point

Organisation stage

Nature and benefits

5. Mature and federated

Global policy market force

4. Advanced and federated

National policy market shaper

3. Growing regional groupings

Growing market policy force

2. Coalescent local groups

Market scale efficiencies

1. Unorganised and isolated

Few - marginalised

• Small grants to FFPOs

• Learning exchanges

• Training in market analysis & development

• Scaling up and market linking

• Multi-sectoral platforms

• Advocacy

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Organisation The critical enabling condition to pursue all others

Coordinator CFNWG

Community Forestry National Working Group(CFNWG)

CFPA Rep.

CF Unit FD Chair

National Federation of Community Forest Producers Association (CFPA)

Membership officer

MERN

South Shan State CFPA – ECCDI catalyzed but then direct support

South Rakhine State CFPA –RCA & MERN catalyzed but then direct support

Chin State CFPA – Ar Yone Oo catalyzed but then direct support

Bago State CFPA – FDI catalyzed but then direct support

Township CFPA

Township CFPA

Township CFPA

Township CFPA

Township CFPA

Kachin State CFPA – Shalom catalyzed but then direct support

Township CFPA

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Duncan Macqueen

Making the case for investing in locally controlled forestry (ILCF)

Why ILCF matters…

• The way to permanent prosperity in forest areas

• A landscape scale response to deforestation

• Organisation through which to channel support (e.g. REDD+)

• A deeper democratisation to shape legality (e.g. FLEGT)

…because equity matters