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    On the road through the Bolivian Amazon: A multi-level land governance analysis of deforestation

    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2013
    Bolivia
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    deforestation
    land use
    property rights
    land rights
    right of access

    Previous studies have shown that collective property rights offer higher flexibility than individual property and improve sustainable community-based forest management. Our case study, carried out in the Beni department of Bolivia, does not contradict this assertion, but shows that collective rights have been granted in areas where ecological contexts and market facilities were less favourable to intensive land use. Previous experiences suggest investigating political processes in order to understand the criteria according to which access rights were distributed.

  2. Library Resource

    REDD+ and Community Forestry

    Lessons Learned from an Exchange of Brazilian Experiences with Africa

    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2012
    Brazil, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    agriculture
    climate change
    community forestry
    deforestation
    forest conservation
    forest land
    forest management plans
    forestry
    land access
    land allocation
    land rights
    land tenure
    land use
    land-use planning
    private forests
    property rights
    state forests
    sustainable development
    transaction costs

    This publication is the result of an initiative to promote an exchange between Brazil and African countries on lessons learned about the role of community forestry as a strategic option to achieve the goals of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The initiative was supported by the World Bank with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and coordinated by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS) with support from the National Forestry Agency International (ONFI).

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    Lessons Learned for REDD+ from PES and Conservation Incentive Programs

    Examples from Costa Rica, Mexico, and Ecuador

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    December, 2012
    Ecuador, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    climate change
    deforestation
    fisheries
    forest law
    forestry
    grazing
    land use
    property rights
    sustainable development
    transaction costs

    Mexico, Costa Rica, and Ecuador have substantial experience with implementing payments for ecosystem services (PES) and conservation incentive programs. Yet, many aspects of their experiences remain poorly understood and will require special attention in any new or expanded use of these types of incentives.

  4. Library Resource

    Haiti Coffee Supply Chain Risk Assessment

    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    March, 2010
    Haiti, Latin America and the Caribbean
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    Land & Food Security
    agriculture
    capacity development
    deforestation
    farmers
    food security
    land registration
    land rights
    property rights
    urban areas

    Coffee is an ecologically and economically significant crop for Haiti. It is not only the main source of income for more than 100,000 farmers, but the coffee ecosystem also sustains a large part of the remaining tree cover (currently at less than 1.5 percent of land) of the country. This report does not aim to detail the structural constraints impacting upon the Haitian coffee sub-sector.

  5. Library Resource

    The Quality of Growth

    Fiscal Policies for Better Results

    Reports & Research
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2008
    India, Chile, China, Brazil
    Urban Tenure
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    climate change
    deforestation
    land use
    property rights
    sustainable development
    urbanization

    The world faces unprecedented opportunities to reduce global poverty and improve human welfare. Strong global growth and better economic policies in recent years have substantially reduced poverty in many developing countries. However, with the recent financial turmoil in the United States and rising prices for food, oil, and other commodities, the world economy faces heightened risks and volatility. Policymakers around the world face the challenge of maintaining momentum in growth, as well as of improving the quality of growth.

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    The Amazon Forest Preservation by Clarifying Property Rights and Potential Conflicts: How Experiments Using Fit-for-Purpose Can Help

    Volume 10 Issue 2

    Peer-reviewed publication
    February, 2021
    Brazil, United States of America
    Forest Landscape Restoration
    Forest Tenure
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land Conflicts
    Land in post-conflict settings
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    conflicts
    deforestation
    property
    property rights

    The burning and the deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon forest, which has been recently highlighted by the international press and occurs mostly on public or undesignated land, calls for an in-depth examination. This has traditionally been the main way to grab land, speculate, and simultaneously prove ownership by its occupation. The absence of mapping, registration, and an effective regulation of land property in Brazil, particularly in the Amazon, plays an important role in its deforestation.

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