Governing the commons: an appraisal of Ostrom principles in the context of community forest management agreement in Zanzibar, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorSaid, Mohamed Khamis
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-17T11:47:32Z
dc.date.available2024-08-17T11:47:32Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full-text available at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed_Said16/publication/378908560_Governing_the_Commons_An_Appraisal_of_Ostrom_Principles_in_the_Context_of_Community_Forest_Management_Agreement_in_Zanzibar_Tanzania/links/65f171cb1f0aec67e28717ba/Governing-the-Commons-An-Appraisal-of-Ostrom-Principles-in-the-Context-of-Community-Forest-Management-Agreement-in-Zanzibar-Tanzania.pdf
dc.description.abstractOstrom Design Principles (ODPs) are widely used as an analytical tool for assessing the governance of common pool resources, including Community Forest Management (CoFM). This study applied ODPs to assess the practices of the Community Forest Management Agreement (CoFMA) in Zanzibar, Tanzania, using interviews and Focus group discussions (FGDs). This paper found that the CoFMA adapted all eight principles of Ostrom’s design. However, it was found to have low local community participation in implementing various CoFMA activities, such as community participation in land zones (24.8%), formulation of by-laws (31.3%), and conservation meetings (33.4%). The Chi-squire test (X2= 23.371) revealed that participation in conservation meetings during CoFMA establishment had a significant association with participation in zoning community land and the formulation of by-laws among local community members (P< 0.000). In CoFMA, financial motivation and alternative sources of income in communities are emphasised to reduce community dependence on forests, while in ODPs they are silent. It is concluded that CoFMA has adopted all ODPs to govern community forests. Nevertheless, the full implementation of ODPs in CoFMA has been difficult because the communities lack reliable alternative sources of livelihood, and the idea of CoFMA was not a community initiative since it was opposed by some of the community members. This paper recommends that for successful adoption and implementation of ODPs in CoFMA, there should be community-lead, financial motivation from the global north and the government to support communities livelihood projects. Also, the distribution of incentives from CoFM among community members should be included in the by-laws.
dc.identifier.citationSaid, M. K. (2023). Governing the Commons: An Appraisal of Ostrom Principles in the Context of Community Forest Management Agreement in Zanzibar, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 22(02), 9-21.
dc.identifier.issnURL: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohamed_Said16/publication/378908560_Governing_the_Commons_An_Appraisal_of_Ostrom_Principles_in_the_Context_of_Community_Forest_Management_Agreement_in_Zanzibar_Tanzania/links/65f171cb1f0aec67e28717ba/Governing-the-Commons-An-Appraisal-of-Ostrom-Principles-in-the-Context-of-Community-Forest-Management-Agreement-in-Zanzibar-Tanzania.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4698
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSokoine University of Agriculture
dc.subjectOstrom Design Principles (ODPs)
dc.subjectCommunity Forest Management (CoFM)
dc.subjectZanzibar
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectCommunity Forest Management Agreement (CoFMA)
dc.subjectLocal community participation
dc.subjectChi-square test
dc.subjectConservation meetings
dc.subjectZoning community land
dc.subjectFormulation of by-laws
dc.subjectFinancial motivation
dc.subjectAlternative sources of income
dc.subjectLivelihood projects
dc.subjectGovernance
dc.subjectCommunity involvement
dc.subjectFocus group discussions (FGDs).
dc.titleGoverning the commons: an appraisal of Ostrom principles in the context of community forest management agreement in Zanzibar, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle
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