1.0Forests, Trees and Agroforestryhttps://www.foreststreesagroforestry.orgrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="QhcgEYN4pA"><a href="https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/community-concessions-bring-newfound-hope-for-forest-conservation-and-socioeconomic-development/">Community concessions bring newfound hope for forest conservation and socioeconomic development</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/community-concessions-bring-newfound-hope-for-forest-conservation-and-socioeconomic-development/embed/#?secret=QhcgEYN4pA" width="600" height="338" title="“Community concessions bring newfound hope for forest conservation and socioeconomic development” — Forests, Trees and Agroforestry" data-secret="QhcgEYN4pA" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.foreststreesagroforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/csm_Men-in-a-community-forest-enterprise-in-Petén-Guatemala-involved-in-milling-precious-woods_b0a832a917.jpg282212Recent findings evidenced that when forests are in the hands of local communities, governance, conservation and livelihoods improve. Reform advocates claim that local communities are better stewards of forests than the state, particularly in settings where understaffing and other limitations do not allow government agencies to live up to their mandate. There is increasing evidence […]