2006 Volume 52 Issue 1 Pages 73-81
Japanese and Russian specialists on forest policy and economics surveyed local attitudes regarding participatory forest management in forest communities in the southern part of Khabarovsk Krai. The questionnaire survey was conducted in two communities in September 2002 to identify people's perceptions of forest management and their preferences among policy options, to determine their willingness to embrace participatory forest management. Respondents totaled 117. It was found that the respondents are strongly against private forest ownership, but there is no clear consensus on who should own the forest. The results also show that majority of the respondents did not feel it necessary to participate in forest management. But the results also indicated that most of the respondents were interested in forest issues and were concerned about forest management. Concerning the respondents' attitudes regarding forestry participation, information and small business, there were no clear differences between the two communities.
