Secure land tenure in rural landscapesis widely recognized as an essential foundation forachieving a range of economic development goals. However,forest areas in low and middle-income countries faceparticular challenges in strengthening the security of landand resource tenure. Forest peoples are often among thepoorest and most politically marginalized communities intheir national contexts, and their tenure systems are oftenbased on customary, collective rights that have insufficientformal legal protection. This study on Securing ForestTenure Rights for Rural Development aims to contribute toefforts worldwide to reduce poverty and strengthensustainable management in forest areas. It does so byreviewing the progress of tenure reforms in six countries inLatin America, and drawing lessons to help advance therealization of these reforms and inform similar initiativesin other countries. The target audience of this workincludespolicy-makers who have responsibility for forests,climate change, land tenure, agricultural development andpoverty reduction programs in rural areas, as well as forcivil society organizations and international partnersworking on land tenure and natural resource governance. Thestudy also aims to assist and inform the work of World Bankprograms in rural development, environment and naturalresources, agriculture, social development, climate change,and carbon finance, by increasing attention and support toindigenous and community forest tenure as it relates tothese areas of work.
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