RRI’s Forest Tenure Database tracks the statutory distribution of Forest Tenure going back to 2002. Between 2002 and 2017, best available data indicates the forest area in
Under RRI’s typology, all forest area in the country is classified as either: (1) Government Administered; (2) Designated for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; (3) Owned by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; or (4) Privately Owned by Individuals and Firms. To read more about the methodology underpinning this classification, click here. To explore changes in Forest Tenure distribution over time, click on the buttons to the right.
RRI’s Forest Tenure Database tracks the statutory distribution of Forest Tenure going back to 2002. Under RRI’s typology, all forest area in the country is classified as either: (1) Government Administered; (2) Designated for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; (3) Owned by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; or (4) Privately Owned by Individuals and Firms. To read more about the methodology underpinning this classification, click here. To explore changes in Forest Tenure distribution over time, click on the buttons to the right.
RRI’s common unit of analysis is the Community-Based Tenure Regime (CBTR)—defined as “a distinguishable set of national laws and regulations governing all situations under which the right to own or manage terrestrial natural resources is held at the community level.” Different regimes offer varying degrees of tenure security based on unique bundle of rights afforded to communities and the women within these communities through each legal framework. As of 2016, national law recognizes
View which rights are recognized under each CBTR below.
To read more about our methodologies, click here.
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