Formalizing community forest tenure rights: A theory of change and conditions for success

• Published in: Forest policy and economics Vol. 141; p. 102766
• Main Authors: Kusters, Koen, de Graaf, Maartje, Ascarrunz, Nataly, Benneker, Charlotte, Boot, René, van Kanten, Rudi, Livingstone, John, Maindo, Alphonse, Mendoza, Heidi, Purwanto, Edi, Rodríguez, Carlos, Ssemmanda, Richard, Thang, Tran Nam, Zagt, Roderick
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2022
• Subjects: community forestry; Community forests; Customary rights; forest management; Forest policy; forests; governance; Indigenous peoples and local communities; livelihood; natural resources conservation; sustainable communities; Tenure; Tenure; Indigenous peoples and local communities; Forest policy; Community forests; Customary rights

The formalization of community forest tenure rights is expected to promote sustainable community forest management, and is seen as a way to combine objectives related to environmental conservation, livelihood improvement, and local self-determination. However, the formalization of forest tenure righ...