A new paper from Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) on forest-based grassroots movements in Latin America concludes that local communities can become effective forest stewards given the right enabling conditions, including due recognition of rights. Environmental Governance and the Emergence of Forest- based Social Movements. Peter Cronkleton, Peter Leigh Taylor, Deborah Barry, Samantha Sonte- Jovicich, and Marianne Schmink.