Cultivating networks and mapping social landscapes: How to understand restoration governance in Rwanda

Buckingham, Kathleen ^[1] ; Arakwiye, Bernadette ^[2] ; Ray, Sabin ^[1] ; Maneerattana, Ornanong ^[1] ; Anderson, Will ^[1]
1. [1] World Resources Institute
  
  World Resources Institute
  
  Estados Unidos
2. [2] World Resources Institute, Kigali, Rwanda
Localización: Land use policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use, ISSN 0264-8377, ISSN-e 1873-5754, Nº. 104, 2021
Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
- This study focuses on environmental governance in Rwanda through a social network lens, with the aim to understand actors’ connections, their priorities and their values within the restoration landscape at the national, district and community scales in Gatsibo. Diverse, reliable, and resilient networks of information, finance, and seedlings are essential for the restoration movement to be sustainable. The study identifies that key resource flows are not directly accessible to the farmers, who are the key implementers of restoration in Rwanda. The study identifies the need to first understand and then strengthen these networks by mapping actors’ resource flows, priorities and values, and then developing a strategy for change. By considering actor networks, restoration interventions can be more efficient regarding resources, collaboration and outreach. Moreover, conflicts and bottlenecks can be more easily anticipated.