Garba Tula Governance Assessment Final Report ... - Land Portal

Contents
Garba Tula Governance Baseline Assessment, April 2011
Contents ............................................................................................................................... ii
Acronyms ............................................................................................................................. iii
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1
2. Key aspects of natural resource governance ....................................................................... 4
2.1 Definition of natural resource governance ......................................................................................... 5
2.2 Natural resource governance mechanisms ........................................................................................ 5
2.3 Good governance principles ............................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Governance assessment approach ..................................................................................................... 7
3. Garba Tula natural resource and livelihood values and challenges ...................................... 9
3.1 GT natural resource values and threats ............................................................................................ 10
3.2 GT natural resource livelihoods and challenges ............................................................................... 12
4. Key governance issues impacting on Garba Tula natural resource and livelihood values ... 13
4.1 Land and natural resource ownership .............................................................................................. 14
4.2 Natural resource use access and regulation ..................................................................................... 17
4.3 Natural resource use service provision ............................................................................................. 21
5. Proposed Garba Tula natural resource governance action plan ......................................... 25
5.1 Objective 1. Legitimacy of community land ownership in Garba Tula strengthened in line with
emerging national policy and legislative frameworks ............................................................................ 26
5.2 Objective 2. Customary systems of natural resource access, regulation and management
strengthened, based on common property regime governance principles ........................................... 28
5.3 Objective 3: Service provision in support of enhanced natural resource governance, natural
resource-based livelihoods, and wise stewardship of land and natural resources strengthened ......... 31
6. Logical framework and related Garba Tula NR governance indicators ............................... 33
7. Garba Tula natural resource and livelihood indicators ...................................................... 35
7.1 Biodiversity indicators ....................................................................................................................... 35
7.2 Livelihood indicators ......................................................................................................................... 37
Annex 1 Study Terms of Reference ...................................................................................... 39
Objectives of the baseline study ............................................................................................................. 39
Scope of work ......................................................................................................................................... 39
Annex 2. Governance Assessment Questionnaire ................................................................. 41
Annex 3. Strengths and Weaknesses of Key Garba Tula Governance Mechanisms ................ 43
Laws and policies .................................................................................................................................... 43
Institutions .............................................................................................................................................. 44
Processes ................................................................................................................................................. 46
Annex 4 Garba Tula Governance Assessment Workshop Participants ................................... 48
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