At the expense of democracy
Subtitle: payment for ecosystem services in Hoima District, Uganda
By: Agrippinah Namara
Contributors: Responsive Forest Governance Initiative
Series: RFGI working paper : -- no. 14; RFGI working paper -- no. 14.
Publisher: CODESRIA
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Dakar
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9782869786288
Subjects: Forest reserves; Valuation; Forest conservation; Forests and forestry; Payments for ecosystem services
Description: About 70 per cent of forests in Uganda lie outside of protected areas, owned by private individuals and companies, but with oversight decentralised to the district local governments. Due to insufficient human and logistical resources, local government institutions do not enforce forestry regulations effectively and so deforestation outside protected areas remains high about 2.6 per cent annually. This research focused on a Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) pilot project implemented in Western Uganda, targeting forests outside protected areas. Results indicate that NGOs and the central government are using such projects to establish their influence over local decision-making processes and, in the process, override the mandate and knowledge of the local stakeholders. In Uganda, high rates of deforestation are partly attributed to the land tenure system that gives complete control to private landowners and limits state control.
Notes: "Responsive Forest Governance Initiative (RFGI)"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (page [37]-40)