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Brian E. Robinson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Incorporating Land Tenure security into conservation.
Conservation Letters, 2017Co-Authors: Brian E. Robinson, Yuta J. Masuda, Allison Kelly, Margaret B. Holland, Charles Bedford, Malcolm Childress, Diana Fletschner, Edward T. Game, Chloe Ginsburg, Thea HilhorstAbstract:Insecure Land Tenure plagues many developing and tropical regions, often where conservation concerns are highest. Conservation organizations have long focused on protected areas as Tenure interventions, but are now thinking more comprehensively about whether and how to incorporate other Land Tenure strategies into their work, and how to more soundly ground such interventions on evidence of both conservation and human benefits. Through a review of the literature on Land Tenure security as it relates to conservation practice, predominantly in the tropics, we aim to help conservation practitioners consider and incorporate more appropriate Land Tenure security interventions into conservation strategies. We present a framework that identifies three common ways in which Land Tenure security can impact human and conservation outcomes, and suggest practical ways to distill Tenure and Tenure security issues for a given location. We conclude with steps for considering Tenure security issues in the context of conservation projects and identify areas for future research.
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does secure Land Tenure save forests a meta analysis of the relationship between Land Tenure and tropical deforestation
Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, 2014Co-Authors: Brian E. Robinson, Margaret B. Holland, Lisa NaughtontrevesAbstract:Abstract Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of rights regulating who can benefit from Land (Tenure form) and the overall assurance that those rights will be upheld (Tenure security). This paper reviews literature that connects forest outcomes and Land Tenure to better understand broad interactions between Tenure form, security and forest change. Papers from economic theory suggest Tenure is embedded in a broader socioeconomic context, with the potential for either a positive or negative conservation impact on forested Land. Empirically, we find 36 publications that link Land cover change to Tenure conditions while also controlling for other plausibly confounding variables. Publications often investigate more than one site and more than one form of Tenure, so from these we derive 118 cases linking forest change with a specific Tenure form in a particular location. From these cases, we find evidence that protected areas are associated with positive forest outcomes and that Land Tenure security is associated with less deforestation, regardless of the form of Tenure. We conclude with a call for more robust identification of this relationship in future research, as well as set of recommendations for policymakers, particularly as forest carbon incentive programs such as REDD integrate further into national policies.
Margaret B. Holland - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Incorporating Land Tenure security into conservation.
Conservation Letters, 2017Co-Authors: Brian E. Robinson, Yuta J. Masuda, Allison Kelly, Margaret B. Holland, Charles Bedford, Malcolm Childress, Diana Fletschner, Edward T. Game, Chloe Ginsburg, Thea HilhorstAbstract:Insecure Land Tenure plagues many developing and tropical regions, often where conservation concerns are highest. Conservation organizations have long focused on protected areas as Tenure interventions, but are now thinking more comprehensively about whether and how to incorporate other Land Tenure strategies into their work, and how to more soundly ground such interventions on evidence of both conservation and human benefits. Through a review of the literature on Land Tenure security as it relates to conservation practice, predominantly in the tropics, we aim to help conservation practitioners consider and incorporate more appropriate Land Tenure security interventions into conservation strategies. We present a framework that identifies three common ways in which Land Tenure security can impact human and conservation outcomes, and suggest practical ways to distill Tenure and Tenure security issues for a given location. We conclude with steps for considering Tenure security issues in the context of conservation projects and identify areas for future research.
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does secure Land Tenure save forests a meta analysis of the relationship between Land Tenure and tropical deforestation
Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, 2014Co-Authors: Brian E. Robinson, Margaret B. Holland, Lisa NaughtontrevesAbstract:Abstract Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of rights regulating who can benefit from Land (Tenure form) and the overall assurance that those rights will be upheld (Tenure security). This paper reviews literature that connects forest outcomes and Land Tenure to better understand broad interactions between Tenure form, security and forest change. Papers from economic theory suggest Tenure is embedded in a broader socioeconomic context, with the potential for either a positive or negative conservation impact on forested Land. Empirically, we find 36 publications that link Land cover change to Tenure conditions while also controlling for other plausibly confounding variables. Publications often investigate more than one site and more than one form of Tenure, so from these we derive 118 cases linking forest change with a specific Tenure form in a particular location. From these cases, we find evidence that protected areas are associated with positive forest outcomes and that Land Tenure security is associated with less deforestation, regardless of the form of Tenure. We conclude with a call for more robust identification of this relationship in future research, as well as set of recommendations for policymakers, particularly as forest carbon incentive programs such as REDD integrate further into national policies.
Lisa Naughtontreves - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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does secure Land Tenure save forests a meta analysis of the relationship between Land Tenure and tropical deforestation
Global Environmental Change-human and Policy Dimensions, 2014Co-Authors: Brian E. Robinson, Margaret B. Holland, Lisa NaughtontrevesAbstract:Abstract Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political factors. Many assume that among the most important of these are the particular bundles of rights regulating who can benefit from Land (Tenure form) and the overall assurance that those rights will be upheld (Tenure security). This paper reviews literature that connects forest outcomes and Land Tenure to better understand broad interactions between Tenure form, security and forest change. Papers from economic theory suggest Tenure is embedded in a broader socioeconomic context, with the potential for either a positive or negative conservation impact on forested Land. Empirically, we find 36 publications that link Land cover change to Tenure conditions while also controlling for other plausibly confounding variables. Publications often investigate more than one site and more than one form of Tenure, so from these we derive 118 cases linking forest change with a specific Tenure form in a particular location. From these cases, we find evidence that protected areas are associated with positive forest outcomes and that Land Tenure security is associated with less deforestation, regardless of the form of Tenure. We conclude with a call for more robust identification of this relationship in future research, as well as set of recommendations for policymakers, particularly as forest carbon incentive programs such as REDD integrate further into national policies.
L. Naughton-treves - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Land Tenure and Tropical Forest Carbon Management
World Development, 2014Co-Authors: L. Naughton-treves, Kelly J. WendlandAbstract:This essay introduces five papers investigating Land Tenure issues related to conserving tropical forests via incentive-based strategies (e.g., PES, REDD+). After briefly reviewing key terms and concepts, we point to important contributions from the papers regarding (a) a deeper theoretical and empirical understanding of the relationship between Land Tenure and forest outcomes, and (b) policy lessons from early efforts to address Tenure in sites targeted for forest carbon projects.
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Does secure Land Tenure save forests? A review of the relationship between Land Tenure and tropical deforestation
2011Co-Authors: B.e. Robinson, M.b. Holland, L. Naughton-trevesAbstract:Deforestation and degradation are tied to a complex array of socioeconomic and political factors. Many assume that among the most important of these factors is Land Tenure and Land Tenure security. This paper reviews past literature connecting forest outcomes and Land Tenure to better understand broad relationships between Land Tenure form, Land Tenure security and forest outcomes. From a theoretical perspective, clear and secure forest Tenure can have either a positive or negative impact on forested Land, depending on political and economic conditions. We review over 130 empirical cases of forest outcomes under specific Land Tenure conditions and find that Land Tenure security is associated with less deforestation, regardless of the form of Tenure. Protected forests are associated with more positive forest outcomes relative to private, communal and public Land. We discuss consistency and identification issues in the current literature around deforestation and Land Tenure, and provide suggestions for future studies and implementation issues for policymakers.
Walter Timo De Vries - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Indicators for Measuring Spatial Justice and Land Tenure Security for Poor and Low Income Urban Dwellers
Land, 2018Co-Authors: Ernest Uwayezu, Walter Timo De VriesAbstract:There exist various indicators that measure Land Tenure security for urbanites. Most of those indicators measure the degree to which Land titling promotes the security of Tenure. Based on the reviewed literature, it is admitted that Land titling is not a panacea to Land Tenure security. Measuring the degree of Land Tenure security should not rely only on the legalisation of Landownership. This paper makes a meta-analysis and conceptual modelling to connect spatial justice and Land Tenure security. It discusses the potential of inclusive urban development grounded on the claim that spatial justice enhances Land Tenure security. A comprehensive framework of indicators which can measure the degree of Land Tenure security from a spatial justice lens is thereafter derived. The meta-analysis and conceptual modelling were coupled with research synthesis to perform an in-depth review and qualitative content analysis of the literature on concepts of spatial justice, Land Tenure security, and urban (re)development processes. This study proposes 60 indicators which measure the degree of spatial justice and Land Tenure security along a continuum of spatial justice and Land Tenure security. Those indicators provide a more holistic approach for measuring Land Tenure security from a spatial justice lens than the separated sets of existing indicators.
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A divided nation: Rethinking and rescaling Land Tenure in the Korean (re-)unification
Land Use Policy, 2018Co-Authors: Cheonjae Lee, Walter Timo De VriesAbstract:In the Korean (re-)unification discourse, limited attention is given to how the highly different systems of Land Tenure can be unified in a comprehensive Land governance framework. Possible reasons include the uncertainty of (re-)unification itself, high sensitivity of the Land issue as a territorial matter and limited access to North Korean data about Land Tenure. Moreover, there are insufficient theoretical foundations regarding the role and the significance of Land Tenure in the (re-)unification process. This paper identifies what (re-)unification is and describes how, where and when Land Tenure could be significant in a (re-)unification process. These questions are addressed using the Context-Intervention-Mechanisms-Outcomes-Constraints (CIMOC) framework. This systematic approach takes both the time sequence and a number of aspects based on patterns found in literature into account in order to identify and define what (re-)unification is and how it aligns, adapts or merges to Land Tenure relations. We find that during transformation processes, discussions on Land Tenure have both an instrumental and reforming function and Land Tenure resolution facilitate the peace-building in integration processes. In addition, Land Tenure institutions play significant role in a territorial development process. The key findings of the research synthesis rationalize the significance of Land Tenure in (re-)unification process. Amalgamation of (re-)unification and Land Tenure discourses derive intricate relationships to address the multi-dimensional problems in the Korean peninsula. Yet, the discussion of both concepts have so far focused on monolytical and pragmatic problem-solving rather than the start of a more fundamental discussion: how to re-shape Land governance institutions. This study can be a starting point for policy-makers to discuss and comprehend an unsolved quandary of the Korean peninsula.
