Community-based forest management is closely related to efforts to organize farmer groups in a particular management area. One of the efforts to empower forest farmers is to gather them in a community forum that they could do together to manage the area to provide a decent living for themselves.
The forest farmer groups need to acquire knowledge about organizing farmer groups in order to gain insight into managing and marketing forest products. The knowledge of farmers in farming, and understanding the surrounding natural conditions is a provision of knowledge to encourage their business to grow. In this modern era, the development of the globalized world has made those who are locally oriented have to look at external demands.
Bringing together local people’s production habits and introducing global community habits that consume enormous amounts of goods and services is sometimes a challenge for local people to see these “challenges” and “opportunities”. One thing that can bridge the habits of local and customary communities with the habits or trends of the global community is certification.
Changing local people’s habits must also have their permission and will. If they are more comfortable with the current local conditions, as an international community we cannot force the will to change the habits that make them get out of their comfort zone. See Free Prior Informed Consent
Changes in community behavior and habits in managing forests will have an overall effect on management performance. Farmer groups will be introduced to various terms or terminology that they themselves are already familiar with,
Introduction to the New Term, but The Farmers’ Group already Understand
The development of an eco-sensitive market has encouraged forest management by paying attention to environmental and social aspects. Environmental and social aspects are important to ensure that in areas that are being managed and utilized, forest products pay attention to sustainability.,
For example, they are introduced to High Conservation Value areas that have Social, Economic, and Ecological functions. The area is actually already known by farmers with other terms. Farmers recognize locations that have conservation and social functions and need to be protected. Some places that need to be protected in agricultural and forestry areas will become sustainable management activities.
Changes in managing habits, including the culture of literacy. This writing culture aims to make organized groups acquire the skills to document their discussion habits and see the results of the discussions.
Knowledge of management and procedures for connecting farmers and markets that need raw materials from forest products is a new skill that makes farmers’ livelihoods better.
Community Organization
In community-based forest management, farmers who work in and around forests need to be enlightened on their efforts. This organization requires field skills that can embrace farmers so they are willing to collaborate in managing their land.
Organizing village communities around and within the forest requires its own skills and is a major challenge in today’s community-based forest management.
Organizing farmer groups in an adequate group is expected to overcome future management challenges.
Community-based forest management will have a strong connection to groups of communities living in and around forests. Many of these groups need to gain broader insight into sustainable management and relate it to the current condition of the general public.
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