Abstract
The paper presents the state of forests in sub-Saharan African (SSA)countries, salient factors leading to forestloss, the influence of mitigating measures being adopted, and an assessment of the community based forestmanagement systems(CBFM). The study reveals that a number of promising CBFM constructs have been triedand more are being implemented in the region. Implementation progress shows that virtually all countries haveenacted supportive policies, legislations, institutional instruments and reforms. Notable trajectories contributingto sustainable forest management, with prospects for enhancing social justice, economic, environmental, socialinstitutions and human capital, are noted. Bottlenecks stifling CBFM’s growth, particularly those associatedwith conflicts, challenges, constraints and threats are examined. In a final chapter, the paper recommends aneed to establish an inclusive platform to guide institutional reforms and to mount a comprehensive researchprogramme.
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