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Tenure Data:

Who owns the world’s forests, how has the legal recognition of communities’ Forest Tenure rights shifted over time, and what is the strength of communities’ and community women’s legally recognized forest rights?

Drawing on over 15 years of data, RRI’s quantitative Forest Tenure Database and qualitative Depth of Rights and Gender databases provide global evidence responding to these critical questions.

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Forest Tenure Data

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Water Tenure Data

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Bundle of Rights & Women’s Rights to Community Forests

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Related Materials

REPORT | At a Crossroads: Consequential Trends in Recognition of Community-Based Forest Tenure from 2002-2017 (2018)
ONE PAGER | At a Crossroads: Key Trends and Opportunities in Community-Base Forest Tenure Reform (2018)
REPORT | A Global Baseline of Carbon Storage in Collective Lands (2018)

Methodology

Statutory Distribution of Forest Tenure in , by year

RRI’s Forest Tenure Database tracks the statutory distribution of Forest Tenure going back to 2002. Between 2002 and 2017, best available data indicates the forest area in designated for or owned by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities

Under RRI’s typology, all forest area in the country is classified as either: (1) Government Administered; (2) Designated for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; (3) Owned by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; or (4) Privately Owned by Individuals and Firms. To read more about the methodology underpinning this classification, click here. To explore changes in Forest Tenure distribution over time, click on the buttons to the right.

RRI’s Forest Tenure Database tracks the statutory distribution of Forest Tenure going back to 2002. Under RRI’s typology, all forest area in the country is classified as either: (1) Government Administered; (2) Designated for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; (3) Owned by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities; or (4) Privately Owned by Individuals and Firms. To read more about the methodology underpinning this classification, click here. To explore changes in Forest Tenure distribution over time, click on the buttons to the right.

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2008

2013

2017

Source: RRI. 2018. At a Crossroads: Trends in Recognition of Community-Based Forest Tenure from 2002-2017.

Community-Based Tenure Regimes in Country

RRI’s common unit of analysis is the Community-Based Tenure Regime (CBTR)—defined as “a distinguishable set of national laws and regulations governing all situations under which the right to own or manage terrestrial natural resources is held at the community level.” Different regimes offer varying degrees of tenure security based on unique bundle of rights afforded to communities and the women within these communities through each legal framework. As of 2016, national law recognizes X CBTR[s] in Country:

View which rights are recognized under each CBTR below. Read more about our methodologies.

CBTR

Full CBTR Name

Tenure Category

Year of Regime's Creation

Legislative Pathway

National Level

Constitution Equal Protection

Affirmation of Women's Property Rights

Inheritance in National Laws

Community Level

ACCESS

Withdrawal (NTFP )

Withdrawal (Timber)

Management

Exclusion

Due Process

Compensation

Alienation (Lease)

Allienation (Collateral)

Allienation (Sales)

Contextual Indicators

Cultural/Religious Use

Free, Prior and Informed Consent

Land-Water Nexus

Freshwater Access and Use

Freshwater Governance

Women's Rights to Use and/or Govern Community Freshwater

Women

Membership

CBTR-specific Inheritance

Voting (Governance)

Leadership (Governance)

Dispute Resolution in CBTR

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