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A framework for assessing collaborative capacity in community-based public forest management.

Antony S Cheng¹, Victoria E Sturtevant

¹Department of Forest & Rangeland Stewardship, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. tony.cheng@colostate.edu

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This study introduces a framework to assess collaborative capacity in community-based forest management. It helps groups and supporting organizations understand and build essential skills for effective public natural resource management.

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Environmental Social Science
Public Policy
Organizational Studies

Background:

Community-based groups play increasing roles in public natural resource management, including planning, implementation, and monitoring.
Developing and sustaining organizational structures, processes, and strategies are crucial for these groups.
There is a recognized gap in understanding the specific components of collaborative capacity.

Purpose of the Study:

To present a novel framework for assessing collaborative capacities in community-based public forest management within the United States.
To provide a structured approach for understanding and evaluating the multifaceted nature of collaborative capacity.
To offer a tool for both collaborative groups and supporting organizations to identify strengths and areas for development.

Main Methods:

The framework was inductively developed from case study research and observations of 30 federal forest-related collaborative efforts.
Categories within the framework were cross-referenced with existing literature on collaboration across diverse contexts.
The framework identifies six key arenas of collaborative action: organizing, learning, deciding, acting, evaluating, and legitimizing.

Main Results:

The framework details capacities within each of the six arenas across three levels of social agency: individual, group, and organizational.
It offers a common language and organizing principles for assessing collaborative capacity in public forest management.
The framework distinguishes between existing capacities and those that need further development.

Conclusions:

This framework provides a valuable tool for community-based collaborative groups to self-assess their capacities and identify needs.
It enables organizations supporting these collaboratives to strategically target investments for capacity building.
Researchers can utilize this framework to measure collaborative outcomes across various community-based natural resource management initiatives.