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Communities and forests management in Western Europe

Jeanrenaud, Sally (2002) Communities and forests management in Western Europe. Policy Matters (10). p. 135.

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Abstract

In 1111, the Prince Bishop of Trentino granted autonomy to the villagers of the Valley of Fiemme in the Italian Alps. In exchange for the villagers sending him 24 soldiers each year he allowed them to handle their own affairs. Ever since, the Magnifica Comunità, a democratic local institution, has managed the valley’s forests and pastures, which belong collectively to its inhabitants. Today, although they stopped sending soldiers a long time ago, the Magnifica Comunità owns its own modern sawmill and other forestry enterprises, and its operations have been certified under Forest Stewardship Council standards. Of course, not all European forests are like the Valley of Fiemme. Few communallyowned forests remain. Even so, smallholders and communities play a major role in modern European forestry. “Communities and Forest Management in Western Europe,” produced by Sally Jeanrenaud for the World Conservation Union (IUCN), documents that.

Item Type: Articles
Keywords: Forests, Community Based Management, Europe, Italy, IUCN, Finland, Information, Training, Marketing, Sweden, Belgium, France, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland
Subjects: Right to Resources
Depositing User: Varsha V icsf
Date Deposited: 11 May 2022 11:55
Last Modified: 11 May 2022 11:55
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14133

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