Michael Balinga, Terry Sunderland, Serge Ngendakumana, Abdon Awono, Zida Mathurin and Bouda Henri Noel Presentation for the conference on Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry Montpellier France March 24-26, 2010

1. Michael Balinga, Terry Sunderland, Serge Ngendakumana, Abdon Awono, Zida Mathurin and Bouda Henri Noel Promoting best practices for joint forest management of forest resources in the Mano River Union

2. MANO RIVER UNION COUNTRIES

3. Colonial Period 1 st Republic 2 nd Republic 2 nd Republic Establishment of Classified Forests Repressive conservation of forests Global economic crisis & National Policy reform Development of comanagement in Guinea

4. 1986: Decentralisation policy 1989: Forestry Code in 1989, Environment Code in 1989 1991: Wildlife code 1992: Land Code 1997: Environmental Action Plan 2005: Law on Cooperatives 2007: Agricultural development Policy, draft National Strategy for Participatory Forest Management 2008: Co-management Guidelines POLICY REVIEW PROCESS

6. Balayan Souroumba Sincery Oursa Souti Yanfou Nyalama Size 42,737 ha 30,195ha 21,501ha 23,944 ha No. of villages 20 30 30 25 Population (est.) 8,714 11,058 7,618 5,703 Revenue sources Farming, Livestock rearing, NTFP collection, charcoal and firewood exploitation Farming, Livestock rearing, Hunting, NTFP collection charcoal, firewood and timber exploitation Farming, Livestock rearing, Hunting, NTFP collection charcoal, firewood and timber exploitation Farming, Livestock rearing, Hunting, NTFP collection, firewood and timber exploitation Legal framework for land and forest resources Classified in 1951 as a state protection forest. Co-management of Natural resources introduced in 1999. Weak to inexistent land tenure system Classified in 1943 as a State protection forest. Co management introduced in 2000. Weak to inexistent land tenure systems Classified in 1943 as a State protection forest. Co management introduced in 2000. Weak to inexistent land tenure systems Classified in 1943 as a State protection forest. Co management introduced in 1996. Weak to inexistent land tenure systems

10. 1996 MODEL Executive Bureau FMC Commissions Supervisor Village Assemblies Woman Craftsman Youth Elder

11. 2008 MODEL FMC General Assembly FMC Administrative Board FMC Director/President Protection Committee Exploitation Committee Control Committee

17. “ There is increasing recognition also that there is no single model of collaborative management that can be applied indiscriminately regardless of context.” (Brown 1999)