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Land, People and Forests in Eastern and Southern Africa at the Beginning of the 21st Century

Author(s): Alden Wily, Liz; Mbaya, Sue
IUCN, Regional Office for Eastern Africa; IUCN, Eastern Africa Programme; Natural Resources International; United Kingdom, Dept. for International Development
Published: 2001
Series: Forest and Social Perspectives in Conservation; no.007
ISBN: 2-8317-0599-1
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Nairobi : IUCN EARO, 2001. x, 313p.

The way in which forest land is owned directly influences the status of the forest, its condition and the way in which it is managed. The greater the security of local forest tenure, the stronger the interest and will of the community towards its security. One of four papers commissioned by IUCN towards building a comprehensive profile on the subject of community involvement in forest management in eastern and southern Africa, this publication addresses the function of property relations and State-people relations in matters of governance and management. The study is comparative in nature, with a continuing examination of commonality and difference in the handling of property rights in respect of rural communities.

Note: Includes bibliographic references pp. 221-243.