Clarity and security of land and resource tenure and property rights

Kathleen McGinley; Frederick W. Cubbage

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Clarity and security of land and resource tenure and property rights

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Kathleen McGinley, Frederick W. Cubbage

Year:

2018

Type:

Miscellaneous

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

U.S. Forest Sustainability Indicator 7.48.

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Abstract

Stable property rights and the assurance that those rights will be protected, or disputed through due process, are essential for sustainable forest management, particularly for those who depend on forests for sustenance or income. With mounting pressures to convert forests to more profitable uses, such as agriculture or urban development, innovative ownership and tenure mechanisms have evolved to protect forest land in its natural state or managed condition. These mechanisms include the purchase and reservation of development rights, through payments for environmental services, or through fee-simple purchase by public owners.

Citation

Cubbage, Frederick W.; McGinley, Kathleen A. 2018. U.S. Forest Sustainability Indicator 7.48. Clarity and security of land and resource tenure property rights. 3 pp.