Title: Beyond tenure : rights-based approaches to peoples and forests : some lessons from the forest peoples programme

Authors: Colchester, Marcus

Place: Washington, DC

Publisher: Rights and resources initiative

Year: cop. 2008

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Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: land tenure, forest resources, human rights, poverty alleviation, governance, community participation, africa, asia, latin america

Abstract: On the basis of a review of 17 years of programmatic work with forest peoples in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, this paper explores the complexity of rights that need recognition if community-based livelihoods in forests are to be secured and well-being is to be improved.

URL: http://www.forestpeoples.org/sites/fpp/files/publication/2011/01/beyondtenure2008marcusfpprrieng.pdf

Document type: Report