Prof. Agness Sirima from the Department of Tourism and Recreation at the IUFRO Congress, Stockholm Sweden
Prof. Agness Sirima, a researcher but also the Principal of the College of Forestry, Wildlife and Tourism presented on the Topic titled “The role of local institutions in sustainable forest landscape management” which emanates from her research study titled “Local institutions and forest management: a case of Enguserosambu Community Forest, Tanzania” at the 26th IUFRO World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden which has joined scientist from all over the world in forest science community’s discussing diverse contributions across the full range of natural and social science disciplines.
Background of the study and findings
Governments are shifting the forest tenure systems to local and indigenous communities. This relatively new innovative approach serves as an opportunity for sustainable forest initiatives and economic development for some of the marginalized communities.
The study found out that there are internal conflicts among institutions, each questioning the role of the other. However, local institutions still play a strong role in the community by creating awareness and capacity building among the community members with regard to the forest and its benefits.
For more on this interesting study CLICK HERE and for more on Agness Sirima’s Publications please visit the bellow Research profiles
