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Stakeholder Identification

Part of Learning Guide: Social Equity Considerations for Cities’ Decision Making Related to Inner, Nearby, and Faraway Forests

2. Cities4Forests – Commitment to Social Equity

5. Processes to Enhance Social Equity

6. Social Impacts of Equitable Policies and Programs

7. Other Benefits and Considerations for a Social Equity Approach

8. Policy Commitments for Social Equity

9. Use of Socioeconomic Information

10. Stakeholder Identification

11. Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement

12. Equal Employment Opportunities

13. Equity in Spatial Distribution of Inner Forests

15. Affordability Considerations in Inner Forests

16. Accessibility and Safety Considerations in Inner Forests

17. Ecotourism and Recreation in Nearby Forests

18. Cities’ Engagement with Faraway Forests

19. Community Forest Management in Faraway Forests

20. Faraway Forest Protection and Use Policies

21. Promoting Social Standards in Procurement

24. Selected Resources Part II

Conducting thorough social analyses, which may include gender analysis, social impact assessments, and vulnerability assessments, can help identify and include all relevant stakeholders, especially the most vulnerable. In some cases, it might be especially important to identify historically marginalized groups such as those living in informal housing, squatters, indigenous people, or women performing unpaid labor. These may be some of the most vulnerable groups and at risk of bearing unintended negative outcomes from programs and policies.^12,¹⁵

Typically hard-to-reach groups. Image: C40’s Playbook on Inclusive Community Engagement.

Policy effects usually vary across different groups. A social analysis can highlight power asymmetry and dynamics between stakeholder groups and within them. For instance, in Brazil’s Galileia community in the middle of the Amazon, a Social Landscapes Mapping exercise showed that men and women accessed information differently. Women received information from secondary sources such as elders, children, the church, and community leaders, whereas men communicated directly with organizations providing information. This analysis, conducted to understand how best to spread forest and landscape restoration practices, emphasized the importance of communicating through different channels such as radio and brochures to improve women’s knowledge around the restoration process.