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Drivers of compliance monitoring in forest commons

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  • Graham Epstein

    (University of Central Florida
    University of Waterloo)

  • Georgina Gurney

    (James Cook University)

  • Sivee Chawla

    (James Cook University)

  • John M. Anderies

    (Arizona State University
    Arizona State University)

  • Jacopo Baggio

    (University of Central Florida
    University of Central Florida)

  • Hita Unnikrishnan

    (The University of Sheffield
    Azim Premji University)

  • Sergio Villamayor Tomas

    (Autonomous University of Barcelona)

  • Graeme S. Cumming

    (James Cook University)

Abstract

Lasting community-based governance of common-pool resources depends on communities self-organizing to monitor compliance with rules. Monitoring serves an important function in community-based governance by establishing conditions for long-term cooperation, but the factors that foster its provision are poorly understood. We have analysed data from 177 forest user groups to assess the relative importance of 15 potential drivers of compliance monitoring, as well as the direction and form of their relationships. The results suggest that user groups are most likely to successfully self-organize to monitor compliance when rules are designed by local user groups (local rulemaking), and when those user groups are located close to or far from markets for forest products and have a larger number of members. Additionally, local leadership plays an important role in certain contexts, such as groups that are smaller in size and located near markets for forest products.

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  • Graham Epstein & Georgina Gurney & Sivee Chawla & John M. Anderies & Jacopo Baggio & Hita Unnikrishnan & Sergio Villamayor Tomas & Graeme S. Cumming, 2021. "Drivers of compliance monitoring in forest commons," Nature Sustainability, Nature, vol. 4(5), pages 450-456, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natsus:v:4:y:2021:i:5:d:10.1038_s41893-020-00673-4
    DOI: 10.1038/s41893-020-00673-4
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