NDLI: Social Geomatics: Participatory Forest Mapping to Mediate Resource Conflict in the Bolivian Amazon

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Author	Cronkleton, Peter Alborz, Marco Antonio Barnes, Grenville Evans, Kristen Jong, Wil
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	This paper describes a participatory mapping method field tested with agro-extractive settlements in the Bolivian Amazon. A regional transition from customary to formal property rights resulting from sweeping 1996 land tenure reforms has led to confusion and conflicts over resource rights, a problem compounded by recent high market prices for Brazil nuts. In response to community requests to clarify resource rights to Brazil nut trees, CIFOR offered to train community members to map trees, trails and other key features themselves. This experience indicates that local residents can map their resources in an effective and efficient way and in the process gather necessary information to mediate competing claims, demonstrate their legitimate resource claims to external stakeholders and make management decisions. We argue that maps and properties are more likely to be seen as legitimate reflections of de facto rights if local stakeholders are involved as a group from the outset.
Starting Page	65
Ending Page	76
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03007839
Journal	Human Ecology
Volume Number	38
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	15729915
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2010-01-30
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Participatory mapping Brazil nuts Bolivia Community forestry Resource tenure Sociology Geography (general) Environmental Management Anthropology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Ecology Arts and Humanities Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis Health (social science) Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Anthropology

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