We are interested to hear about good examples of collaborative processes or partnerships in urban forestry in different countries.
http://www.forestparkconservancy.org/fpc/supporters/
http://www.forestparkconservancy.org/conservancy/initiative/
Portland, Oregon, in the northwest USA has a wonderful forest right in the city full of trails where people can take a break in their work day and walk in the woods. The above links give some information about collaborators, partners and initiatives. They will make their master plan available for download from the website soon.
Dear Wendy,
thank you! It is really interesting example. In Europe we do not have so many such examples, especially in south and eastern part... and usually they are smaller in terms of actors involved...
Best,
Ivana
You may find interesting the experience of Vitoria-Gasteiz (European Green Capital award of 2012). Here you have a short list of different partners involved: http://www.urbanagricultureeurope.la.rwth-aachen.de/files/c._verdaguer_vitoria-gasteiz__spain__2012.pdf
Better than collaborative processes we talk here in the Swiss Jura mountains about integrated management. It concerns a special landscape, the wooded pastures, where agriculture, forestry, biodiversity and strong social aspects are concerned. If you are fluent in French, have a look on this site, you'll find here the whole work we did about it:
http://www.arcjurassien.ch/nos-activites/ctj/anciens-projets/paturages-boises/
Since 2008, more than 8000 hectares take advantage of this integrated management planning here.
http://www.arcjurassien.ch/nos-activites/ctj/anciens-projets/paturages-boises/
yes. for your question the rural community in Caspian forest in north of Iran is a good example. because in this site, stakeholders have a good relation together. in addition to, in this forest, people have a good traditional knowledge about forest and try to set their relations with forest process and forest structure changes. i researched in the rural community in this forest and could found and discovered a good out put among their relations and their forest co-management. although the forests in north of Iran have a good structure, a good biodiversity, various tree specious and there are very endemic trees in here with great landscape.a lot of part of north forest in Iran are virgin yet. and i suggest you to visit this forests. good lock