Consensus between NGOs and Local Governments/Residents involved in Mangrove Rehabilitation Projects

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26304005
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems
• Research Institution: Nihon Fukushi University
• Principal Investigator: Goto Yorihisa 日本福祉大学, 経済学部, 教授 (90215509)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 加藤 茂 成蹊大学, 理工学部, 特別研究招聘教授 (90147489)
• Research Collaborator: KURATA Mari
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 熱帯林 / マングローブ / 環境破壊 / 合意形成 / NGO

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We organized the process of consensus building for mangrove rehabilitation through analizing existing materials and interviews of personnel in charge of environmental issues, NPOs, NGOs and others. A kind of consensus building, carried out by NGOs, has been incorporated in their general activities. It was understood that NGOs rehabilitation programs are more effective than the case where the afforestation program is implemented by other entities such as local governments.
Through involvement of foreign NGOs, it is possible to build a participatory environmental program based on a higher perspective. Regional people can collect cash income by picking forest products and fishery products in mangrove forest and participate in afforestation activities. And they will improve the quality of lives. International partnerships are becoming indispensable in promoting nature conservation activities.

Free Research Field

熱帯林再生