Moving beyond rhetoric: the need for participatory forest management with the Jakun of South-East Pahang Malaysia

Gill S. K., . and Ross W. H., . and Panya O., . Moving beyond rhetoric: the need for participatory forest management with the Jakun of South-East Pahang Malaysia. pp. 123-138. ISSN 0128-1283

Centralized forest management is widely regarded as the catalyst for large-scale forest degradation and the loss of access use and management rights of forest dependent communities. Forest dependent communities are often regarded as impediments to conservation and left out in sustainable forest management initiatives. This paper is a critique of the effects of centralization and alternative livelihood projects under the guise of conservation in a Jakun community of South-East Pahang Malaysia. This case study revealed that economic pragmatism takes precedence over conservation in light of decreased autonomy over their traditional resources and rapid socio-economic changes which not only severely impedes their means to secure basic needs but also their ability and desire to utilize forest resources in a sustainable manner. Therefore there is an increasing need for local peoples to be involved in the management of their resources to maintain ecological integrity and to meet their subsistence needs. The findings justify the need for forest management units in South-East Pahang to develop a framework that addresses the rights of the Jakun to access use and manage natural resources which is a vital precondition for social justice to seek a common ground for sustainable forest management.

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Abstract

Centralized forest management is widely regarded as the catalyst for large-scale forest degradation and the loss of access use and management rights of forest dependent communities. Forest dependent communities are often regarded as impediments to conservation and left out in sustainable forest management initiatives. This paper is a critique of the effects of centralization and alternative livelihood projects under the guise of conservation in a Jakun community of South-East Pahang Malaysia. This case study revealed that economic pragmatism takes precedence over conservation in light of decreased autonomy over their traditional resources and rapid socio-economic changes which not only severely impedes their means to secure basic needs but also their ability and desire to utilize forest resources in a sustainable manner. Therefore there is an increasing need for local peoples to be involved in the management of their resources to maintain ecological integrity and to meet their subsistence needs. The findings justify the need for forest management units in South-East Pahang to develop a framework that addresses the rights of the Jakun to access use and manage natural resources which is a vital precondition for social justice to seek a common ground for sustainable forest management.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Forest management
AGROVOC Term:	Forest decline
AGROVOC Term:	Resource conservation
AGROVOC Term:	Centralization
AGROVOC Term:	Forest resources
AGROVOC Term:	aboriginal organizations
AGROVOC Term:	Forest products
AGROVOC Term:	Land tenure
AGROVOC Term:	Forest reserves
AGROVOC Term:	Community forestry
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	26 Apr 2025 15:20
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21668

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