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Who Owns the World's Forests?

Andy White, Alejandra Martin - Forest Trends

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Abstract

This growing global recognition of the importance of property rights is mirrored by longstanding preoccupation with rights issues at local levels. The questions of who owns the forests, who claims them, who has access to them and further, who should own them, are hotly contested in many forest regions of the world. These are often the primary concerns of local people most directly dependent on forest resources.

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Release Date:	2002
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