The “community” as a subject for development and cooperation projects. Critical reflection from the case of a project promoting community forestry management in Santiago del Estero (Argentina)
Abstract
Over the last 50 years, the community has emerged as a protagonist in natural resource management projects promoted by international cooperation and development agencies. However, the definition of community proposed in these projects is often normative and based on predetermined social, territorial and cultural criteria that do not consider the dynamic and relational dimension of community uses and practices. This article illustrates this tension through a study of the implementation of community forest management plans by the Native Forests and Community project, funded by the World Bank between 2015 and 2022, in northern Argentina. It highlights the importance of these projects in integrating the multiple ways in which communities exist, and their everyday and non-formal expressions, to formulate appropriate proposals for action and governance, and to avoid conflicts of use.
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