Agroforestry And Tenure

This paper has been produced as a follow-up to the FAO guidelines "Advancing Agroforestry on the Policy Agenda - a guide for decision makers". The purpose of this document is to provide a review of the main tenure-related challenges that can affect agroforestry adoption to inform policies and project implementation. Drawing on practical cases, the document also presents measures and approaches which could potentially fuel the adoption of agroforestry, concluding with a number of specific recommendations for formulation and implementation of tenure policies promoting agroforestry.

An annoted bibliography on agroforestry.

Part 1. General background Papers: Land tenure and agroforestry: a regional overview ; Tree tenure: an analytical framework for agroforestry projects; Agroforestry, tropical land use and tenure; Women, trees and tenure: implications for agroforestry research and development; Land tenure issues in the forestry and agroforestry project contexts; Part 2. Regional Position Papers: Africa: Land tenure and agroforestry land use systems in Ghana; Tenurial considerations in agroforestry in Nigeria; Land tenure systems and the adoption of alley farming in southern Nigeria; Possibilities of introducing agroforestry in Zaire; Privatization of land an tree planting in Mbeere, Kenya; Agroforestry potencials and land tenure issues in western Kenya; East African pastoral land tenure: some reflections from Maasailand; Land and tree tenure issues in three Francophone Sahelian countries: Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso; Gum hashab and land tenure in western Sudan; Tenure of trees or tenure of lands?; Asia: Tenure and agroforestry potentials in India; Some tenurial aspects of environmental problems in Nepal; Land tenure and agroforestry in forest land in Thailand; Notes on tenure and agroforestry in Indonesia; Notes on agroforestry projects in developing countries; The perception of peasant land rights in Indonesian development: causes and implications; Agroforestry and land tenure issues in the Philippines; The land tenure system in the Philippines uplands: implications for agroforestry; Latin America: Agroforestry and swidden cultivators in Latin America; Land tenure and agroforestry in Central America: the case of Honduras; Land tenure and agroforestry in the Dominican Republic; Land tenure and agroforestry in Haiti: a case study in anthropological project design; Agroforestry issues in Latin America; Part 3. Working Group Reports and Plenary Discussions; Working Groups on Reginoal Issues; Working Groups on Crosscutting Issues; Part. 4. Postscript: Tenurial aspects of agroforestry: research priorities; Workshop participants and addresses; Index.

Contents Chapter 1: Introduction: Trees and Tenure; Chapter 2: Tenure Problems and Opportunities in Tree Projects; Chapter 3: Preparing for the Rapid Appraisal; Chapter 4: Field Procedures; Chapter 5: Tenure on the Holding; Chapter 6: Tenure on the Commons; Chapter 7: Tenure and the Forest Reserve; Chapter 8: Conclusion: Tenure Opportunities and Tenure Strategies.

The devastating environmental effects of deforestation and the exploitation of other natural resources in the developing world have been well documented, yet their impact on local communities has received far less attention. This volume fills this gap by looking at how land degradation and deforestation are being addressed at the local level, where households have experienced the reduction of farm size and the decline of natural resources. Through a comparison of Asia and Africa, Land Tenure and Natural Resource Management examines the evolution of land tenure institutions within diverse cultural, natural, and policy environments. Specific topics include the evolution of customary land tenure, the impacts of land tenure policies, and common property management. The editors conclude that the best strategy for managing land and forest resources lies in promoting the establishment of property rights and investment in the improvement of the natural resource base. Topics Include: Issues and Theoretical Framework; Quantitative Methodology; Agroforestry Management in Ghana; Agroforestry Management in Sumatra; Tree and Cropland Management in Malawi; Customary and Private Land Management in Uganda; Management of State Land and Privatization in Vietnam; Common Property Forest Management in the Hill Region of Nepal; Timber Forest Management in Nepal and Japan Toward New Paradigms of Land and Tree Resource Management.