TY - BOOK ID - 61122424 TI - Participatory Forestry: Involvement, Information and Science PY - 2019 SN - 9783039213320 PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute DB - UniCat KW - forest planning KW - green space quality assessment KW - forest management practice KW - forest degradation KW - urban trees KW - Slovenia KW - participatory process KW - transdisciplinary research KW - deliberative-analytical process KW - panarchy theory KW - participatory forums KW - climate change KW - community forestry KW - empathetic utility functions KW - smallholder KW - questionnaire survey KW - British Columbia KW - Ghana KW - cocoa KW - participatory KW - entrepreneurial education KW - Natura 2000 KW - deforestation KW - social assessment KW - climate change mitigation KW - stakeholder analysis KW - social network analysis KW - social forestry KW - REDD+ KW - photography KW - participation KW - interviews survey KW - diffusion KW - traditional knowledge KW - forest carbon KW - AI decision-making algorithms KW - stakeholders KW - participatory modeling KW - innovative training KW - stakeholders’ involvement KW - appraisal KW - slash-and-burn agriculture KW - public opinion KW - user participation KW - public participation KW - summer-winter KW - forest multifunctionality KW - preferences KW - community-based forest management KW - forest management KW - urban woodland management KW - national forest policy framework KW - perceptions KW - forest governance KW - stakeholder engagement KW - forest history KW - role-playing games KW - assessment of sustainability KW - management program KW - forestry training UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:61122424 AB - Public participation in forestry is a key issue in ensuring the democratization of decision-making processes, increasing the social acceptance of policies, and reducing conflicts between forest users. Public participation also provides an opportunity for the improvement of the quality of information, public debate, personal reflection, and professionalization, raising awareness. Participation in forestry implies the involvement of stakeholders (the interest group participation approach) and/or the involvement of people (the direct citizen participation approach) in the decision-making process. Since the UN Conference on Environment and Development (1992), new norms and perspectives have emerged encouraging a bottom-up approach in forest governance. Consequently, several participatory techniques, methods, and tools for stakeholder involvement in forest governance have been developed and applied. These different experiences allow us to learn from failures and successes and contribute to knowledge improvement. The future challenges of participatory forestry deal with adaptation to changes in ecological, social, and economic contexts. ER -