title: Determinants of the process and outcomes of household participation in collaborative forest management in Ghana: a quantitative test of a community resilience model.
abstract: This study tested a proposed community resilience model by investigating the role of institutions, capital assets, community and socio-demographic variables as determinants of households' participation in Ghana's collaborative forest management (CFM) program and outcomes of the program. Quantitative survey data were gathered from 209 randomly selected households from two forest-dependent communities. Regression analysis shows that households' participation in the CFM program was predicted by community location, past connections with institutions, and past bonding social capital. Community location and past capitals were the strongest predictors of the outcomes of the CFM program as judged by current levels of capitals. Participation in the CFM program also had a positive effect on human capital but had minimal impact on the other capitals influencing household well-being and resilience, suggesting that the impact of co-management on household resilience may be modest. In all, the findings highlight the need for co-management policies to pay attention to the historical context of community interaction processes influencing access to capital assets and local institutions to successfully promote equitable resilience.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry, Southern Illinois University, 1205 Lincoln Drive, Mail Code 4411, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA. Electronic address: k.akamani@siu.edu.
authors.forename: Kofi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Akamani
authors.affiliation: Department Head, Forest Ecosystems and Society, College of Forestry, Oregon State University, 321 Richardson Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
authors.forename: Troy Elizabeth
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D058735:Environmental Policy; D016468:Forestry; D065928:Forests; D005869:Ghana; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Co-management; Community capitals; Forest-dependent communities; Household capabilities; Household resilience; Institutions