Local Rights and Tenure for Forests: Opportunity or Threat for Conservation?

Jeffrey Sayer; Jeffrey McNeely; Stewart Maginnis; Intu Boedhihartono; Gill Shepherd; Robert J Fisher

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Local Rights and Tenure for Forests: Opportunity or Threat for Conservation?

Jeffrey Sayer, Jeffrey McNeely, Stewart Maginnis, Intu Boedhihartono, Gill Shepherd and Robert J Fisher

Rights and Resources Initiative

2008

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Abstract

local rights

conservation organizations

forest governance reform

rights-based approaches

Conservation organizations are becoming increasingly aware of the need to deal equitably with local peoples' rights to forest land and forest resources. "Rights-based" approaches to conservation are being widely promoted. In many situations these "Rights-based Approaches" are evolving alongside major forest governance reform initiatives.

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Title: Local Rights and Tenure for Forests: Opportunity or Threat for Conservation?
Authors: Jeffrey Sayer (Author)
Jeffrey McNeely (Author)
Stewart Maginnis (Author)
Intu Boedhihartono (Author)
Gill Shepherd (Author)
Robert J Fisher (Author)
Publication details: 16
Publisher: Rights and Resources Initiative
Date published: 2008
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99448802502621
Output Type: Report

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