Policy Makers’ Perspective on Impacts of Decentralizing Forest Management in Kenya on Forestry Conservation and Community Livelihoods

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dc.contributor.authorMusingo, Tito E. Mbuvi
dc.contributor.authorKungu, James B.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-21T07:08:46Z
dc.date.available2021-09-21T07:08:46Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionA research article published in Environmental Management and Sustainable Developmenten_US
dc.description.abstractForests in Kenya were under traditional community management regimes up to 1891 when formal state management of forests started in Vanga Mangrove forest and later the entire country. In 1997 decentralized forest governance was successfully piloted through Participatory Forest Management in Kenya. This informed review of the Forests Act, Cap 385 to The Forests Act, 2005 subsequently revised to Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016. The Act has explicit support to decentralized forest management with special focus on communities. The study determined the perceptions of policy makers on: why decentralization was introduced; policy makers’ understanding of decentralization and its impact on forest management and community livelihoods. Literature review was conducted, questionnaires administered and Key Informant Interview and Focus Group Discussion held. The policy makers indicated that decentralization was being implemented in the country and they could distinguish the models being practiced and noted that decentralization was facilitating stakeholder participation and improving forest conservation and community livelihoods. The key challenges were; inadequate budgetary allocation; failure by state to transfer key functions to communities but had decentralized roles that reduce costs. The country has three forest management models and each was best in its context but can be enhanced through capacity building, financial support and partnerships.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors of this paper acknowledge and appreciate support provided for this research from Government of Kenya through KEFRI research grants.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMbuvi, M., & Kungu, J. (2020). Policy Makers’ Perspective on Impacts of Decentralizing Forest Management in Kenya on Forestry Conservation and Community Livelihoods. Environmental Management and Sustainable Development, 9(3), 47-67. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.5296/emsd.v9i3.16136en_US
dc.identifier.issn2164-7682
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.5296/emsd.v9i3.16136
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/emsd/article/view/16136/13390
dc.identifier.urihttp://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/22551
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMacrothink Instituteen_US
dc.subjectPolicy-makeren_US
dc.subjectImpacten_US
dc.subjectDecentralizationen_US
dc.subjectGovernanceen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_US
dc.titlePolicy Makers’ Perspective on Impacts of Decentralizing Forest Management in Kenya on Forestry Conservation and Community Livelihoodsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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