本研究旨在探討六龜和茂林居民與森林經營者之互動關係，以評估當地民眾參與森林經營的可行性。本研究採用史料和文獻調查、政府次級統計資料蒐集、與田野調查等方法。蒐集與調查之資訊包含：當地人口與產業結構、區位特性、土地利用變遷歷程、居民對森林議題的意見等四類。民眾意見係透過現場訪談蒐集，包括以下五項與當地森林相關之議題：禁漁政策、山地保留地設置、還我土地運動、風景特定區開發案，以及河岸強制造林等五項。研究結果顯示，茂林鄉較密結的社會結構使其比六龜鄉更有利於集體行動的形成，而從民眾意見的分析顯示出多納社區已具備民眾參與的能力。本研究建議，森林經營需納入民眾參與的機制，可改善決策的偏差，並保障能達到社會公平的經營目標。
This study evaluated the capability of public participation in forest management by analyzing the interactions between the Liukuei and Maulin villagers and the managing agencies of local forest resources. The study was carried out by reviewing historical documents and collecting secondary official statistics and field studies. Four major sets of data, including local demographic and industrial structures, location characteristics, changes in land use, and public opinions on local forest related issues, were gathered and analyzed to assess local villagers' attitudes and tendency to engage in collective actions-The opinions collected by personal interviews in field studies were relevant to 5 local issues: fishery restrictions, settlement of aboriginal reserves, land reclamation movements of aboriginal people, protests against local scenic area development projects, and compulsory tree planting on river banks. The study results show that residents of Maulin have a higher tendency than those of Liukuei to engage in collective actions due to their tighter social structure, and the analysis of public opinions illustrated that the local Dona community was capable of engaging in public participation. We suggest that public participation is necessary for successful forest management in order to avoid problems with management decisions and to ensure the achievement of the management goal of social fairness.
