Securing Forest Tenure Rights for Rural Development : : Lessons from Six Countries in Latin America
Secure land tenure in rural landscapes is widely recognized as an essential foundation for achieving a range of economic development goals. However, forest areas in low and middle-income countries face particular challenges in strengthening the sec...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC: PROFOR
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/729241490214325301/Securing-forest-tenure-rights-for-rural-development-lessons-from-six-countries-in-Latin-America http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26301 |
| Summary: | Secure land tenure in rural landscapes
is widely recognized as an essential foundation for
achieving a range of economic development goals. However,
forest areas in low and middle-income countries face
particular challenges in strengthening the security of land
and resource tenure. Forest peoples are often among the
poorest and most politically marginalized communities in
their national contexts, and their tenure systems are often
based on customary, collective rights that have insufficient
formal legal protection. This study on Securing Forest
Tenure Rights for Rural Development aims to contribute to
efforts worldwide to reduce poverty and strengthen
sustainable management in forest areas. It does so by
reviewing the progress of tenure reforms in six countries in
Latin America, and drawing lessons to help advance the
realization of these reforms and inform similar initiatives
in other countries. The target audience of this work
includespolicy-makers who have responsibility for forests,
climate change, land tenure, agricultural development and
poverty reduction programs in rural areas, as well as for
civil society organizations and international partners
working on land tenure and natural resource governance. The
study also aims to assist and inform the work of World Bank
programs in rural development, environment and natural
resources, agriculture, social development, climate change,
and carbon finance, by increasing attention and support to
indigenous and community forest tenure as it relates to
these areas of work. |
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