Forests for People : Community Rights and Forest Tenure Reform (Hardcover)

Part I. Introduction 1. Tenure Change in the Global South 2. Forest Tenure Reform: An Orphan with Only Uncles Part II. The Transfer of Tenure Rights 3. The Devolution of Management Rights and the Comanagement of Community Forests 4. From Discourse to Policy: The Practical Interface of Statutory and Customary Land and Forest Rights Part III. Governance Institutions: Authority Relations and Social Movements 5. Authority Relations under New Forest Tenure Arrangements 6. Community Networks, Collective Action and Forest Management Benefits Part IV. Regulations and Markets for Forest Products 7. Regulations as Barriers to Community Benefits in Tenure Reform 8. Communities and Forest Markets: Assessing the Benefits from Diverse Forms of Engagement Part V. Outcomes and Conclusions 9. Outcomes of Reform for Livelihoods, Forest Condition and Equity 10. Conclusions and Reflections for the Future of Forest Tenure Reform References Contributors Abbreviations Index