Forestry & Natural Resource Management
Resource-use is not just about conservation or large-scale use. Millions of people rely on forests and natural resources for their survival and to generate income to raise themselves out of poverty. These people are often not empowered to make decisions about, or take control of, their resources for their own benefit. Exclusion of any party, including the rural poor, in environmental decision making may be to their detriment.
Our approach to forestry and natural resource management is based on a realistic understanding of the relationship between resources, their management, and the rural and social environment in which they exist. We acknowledge that new structures and processes are essential for effective governance, planning and responsive service delivery to improve rural livelihoods through resource development opportunities.
...we provide technical forestry and natural resource management advice and support the link between multiple-use objectives of development, commercial production and conservation...
Our Specialist team can:
- Undertake cost-effective economic, market and financial appraisals, resource and biodiversity inventory surveys, and environmental and social impact assessments.
- Facilitate the development of management plans, at strategic and operational levels, for natural and plantation forests, protected areas and multifunctional estates.
- Improve efficiency in resource management through technical and economic audits, matching demand to supply evaluations, developing accurate forecasts, and long-term planning.
- Perform analysis, provide options for, and develop up to date operational modalities for forestry and biodiversity conservation "funds" or other innovative financing schemes.
- Conduct and advise on participatory land-use planning and management approaches, and on building institutions that empower local communities and small scale producers.
Relevant case studies of our recent work are provided here.
