[From the Archives] Ep 126: Dr. Reem Hajjar on Researching Forestry
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On this episode, Kaite is joined by Dr. Reem Hajjar, an Assistant Professor of Integrated Human and Ecological Systems in the Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society at Oregon State University. She is an interdisciplinary social scientist, and studies the relationship between forests and livelihoods, and how various governance mechanisms and institutions (policies, norms, and markets) shape that relationship. Most of her work to-date has taken place in tropical and sub-tropical forests, with a recent extension into the Pacific Northwest of North America. Most recently, she\'s been working on projects related to community-based forest management in Mexico, global reviews on community forestry and small-scale forest enterprises, gendered impacts of land grabs in Ethiopia, impacts of forest policy changes in Ghana, and cattle sector certification in Brazil.
Segment 1: Forestry Research [00:00-17:03]
In this first segment, Reem describes the discipline of forestry.
In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:
Segment 2: Researching Internationally [17:04-34:51]
In segment two, Reem shares about her international research and when she decides to expand to a new research site.
In this segment, the following resources are mentioned:
- Articles on community forestry in Brazil and Mexico:
- Hajjar, R., McGrath, D. G., Kozak, R. A., & Innes, J.L. (2011).\\xa0Framing community forestry challenges with a broader lens: Case studies from the Brazilian Amazon.\\xa0Journal\\xa0of Environmental Management, 92, 2159-2169.
- Hajjar, R., Kozak, R. A.,\\xa0& Innes, J. L. (2012).\\xa0Is decentralization leading to \\u201creal\\u201d decision-making power for forest-dependent communities? Case studies from Mexico and Brazil.\\xa0Ecology and Society, 17(1), 12.
- Hajjar, R., Kozak, R. A., El-Lakany, H., & Innes, J. L. (2013).\\xa0Community forests for forest communities: Integrating community-defined goals and practices in the design of forestry initiatives.\\xa0Land Use Policy, 34, 158-167.
- Secondary-level institutions in Mexico:
- Hajjar, R., & Kozak, R. A. (2017).\\xa0The evolution of forest producer associations and their current role in REDD+: Case studies from Quintana Roo, Mexico.\\xa0Land Use Policy, 60, 373-383.
- Work in Ghana:
- Hajjar, R. (2015).\\xa0Advancing small-scale forestry under FLEGT and REDD in Ghana.\\xa0Forest Policy and Economics,\\xa058(2015), 12-20.
- Hajjar, R. (2015).\\xa0Researching the possible and likely implications of Ghana\\u2019s REDD+ and VPA plans on land and tree tenure reform.\\xa0Report to FERN.
- Non-extractive research in Peru:
- Vasquez-Fernandez, A. M., Hajjar, R., Shu\\xf1aqui Sangama, M. I., Lizardo, R. S., Pinedo, M. P., Innes, J. L., & Kozak, R. A. (2017).\\xa0Co-creating and decolonizing a methodology using indigenist approaches: Alliance with the Asheninka and Yine-Yami peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. ACME An International Journal for Critical Geographies, 17(3).
- Visit Dr. Reem Hajjar\'s publications page to see more.
Bonus Clip #1\\xa0[00:00-04:38]: Learning Multiple Languages
Bonus Clip #2 [00:00-05:41]: Extractive vs. Relational Research
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