Krister Andersson University of Colorado at Boulder, USA krister.andersson@colorado.edu Presentation for the conference on Taking stock of smallholders and community forestry Montpellier France March 24-26, 2010

1. Community Self-Governance of Forests in Bolivia: The Role of External Actors Krister Andersson University of Colorado at Boulder, USA krister.andersson@colorado.edu March 25, 2010

7. Conceptual Framework Biophysical Context Socio-Economic Context Policy Context Community Structure Self-Governance Arrangements

12. How common is community governance of forests in Bolivia?

13. Open question: “Which are the three most important organizations to support your forestry activities?”

15. Binary Logit Regression Results (excerpt) * significant at the 90-percent level **significant at the 95-percent level *** significant at the 99-percent level Independent Variables Own rules Own M&E Own Sanctions NGO interactions 0.094 (0.193) -0.129 (0.225) 0.234 (0.214) Municipal Interactions 0.331 (0.160)** 0.531 (0.189)*** 0.423 (0.179)** Centr Gov Interactions 0.218 (0.349) 0.319 (0.348) -0.721 (0.412) Own rules --- 0.944 (0.411)** 0.987 (0.419)** Forested land (%) 0.013 (0.074)* 0.027 (0.009)*** 0.016 (0.009)* Wealth difference 0.047 (0.066) -0.262 (0.090)*** 0.099 (0.083) Dist. Health center 0.046 (0.019)** 0.024 (0.018) -0.056 (0.026)** # NGOs in municipality 0.014 (0.023) 0.026 (0.026) -0.013 (0.028) Ind / ha of forest 0.003 (0.009) -0.000 (0.001) -0.002 (0.002)

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21. Comparison Possible drivers Regional NGO activities Narrow (Corn, Coffee) NGO funding USAID, PI, TF Municipal programs Ag, forestry extension Source of technical know-how municipal fora