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Being good neighbours: current practices, barriers, and opportunities for community engagement in Australian plantation forestry
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posted on 2023-05-17, 18:33 authored by Gordon, M, Schirmer, J, Michael LockwoodMichael Lockwood, Vanclay, F, Hanson, DAlthough community engagement (CE) is widely recognised as an essential element of sustainable management, few studies have evaluated CE at an industry-wide scale, i.e. in terms of the specific CE needs and best practice methods needed when addressing engagement issues that apply across more than one business in an industry. We explored stakeholder views of the barriers to industry-wide CE within the Australian plantation forest industry. Interviews with key informants were conducted in 2010 throughout three major plantation regions in Australia: Tasmania, south west Western Australia, and the Green Triangle region (south west Victoria and south east of South Australia). We found that stakeholders often considered CE implemented by the forest plantation industry ineffective, due to: (a) lack of strong industry voice, (b) issues of trust, and (c) because technical experts in the forest industry lack skills in CE. Measures that are likely to promote more effective CE are discussed, including enhancement of relationships with external stakeholders, and enhancing CE skills of forestry professionals.
History
Publication title
Land Use PolicyVolume
34Issue
2013Pagination
62-71ISSN
0264-8377Department/School
School of Geography, Planning and Spatial SciencesPublisher
Elsevier Sci LtdPlace of publication
The Boulevard, Langford Lane, Kidlington, Oxford, England, Oxon, Ox5 1GbRights statement
Copyright 2013 Elsevier Ltd.Repository Status
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