Journal article
Learning through practice? Learning from the REDD plus demonstration project, Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP) in Indonesia
Anna JP Sanders, Rebecca M Ford, Rodney J Keenan, Anne M Larson
LAND USE POLICY | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2020
Abstract
Despite a growing recognition of the importance of social learning in governing and managing land use, the understanding and practice of learning has received limited attention from researchers. In global environmental programs and projects aimed at supporting sustainable land use in developing countries, learning is often promoted but without explicit learning goals. The focus may be on capacity building and community participation, and on testing policy tools, rather than on collaborative social learning. In this study, we looked behind the rhetoric of learning in the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP), a large demonstration project for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation ..
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Awarded by Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
Awarded by European Commission (EC)
Awarded by United Kingdom Department for International Development (UKAID)
Awarded by DFAT
Awarded by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (CRP-FTA)
Funding Acknowledgements
This research was conducted during 2013-2015 under a project of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), supported by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) [grant numbers QZA-10/0468, QZA-12/0882, QZA-16/0110], European Commission (EC) [grant number DCI-ENV/2011/269-520], United Kingdom Department for International Development (UKAID) [grant number TF069018], the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID, currently DFAT) [grant numbers 46167, 63560], and the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (CRP-FTA) [grant number TF No. 069018], with financial support from the donors contributing to the CGIAR Fund. We wish to thank and acknowledge the many people who contributed their time and knowledge, especially the project teams, government officials, and NGOs in Kapuas District, and local villagers who supported the fieldwork. We are grateful to Rut Dini Prasti Harianson for her significant contribution to the fieldwork. We thank Chandra Jayasuriya from the University of Melbourne for the location map, and Ruth Beilin and Karen Reid for advice during preparation of the manuscript. Additionally, thanks to Sophie Pascoe for valuable insights and advice, and to the two anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments on the original manuscript. Results and conclusions represent the views of the authors rather than supporting organisations.