Multi-Scale Forest Governance, Deforestation, and Violence in Two Regions of Guerrero, Mexico

E. Durán; D. B. Bray; A. Velázquez; A. Larrazábal

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.018

Multi-Scale Forest Governance, Deforestation, and Violence in Two Regions of Guerrero, Mexico

E. Durán, D. B. Bray, A. Velázquez, A. Larrazábal

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR),Unidad Oaxaca

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Abstract

It has been suggested that weaknesses in rights and land tenure is one of the important causes of forest-related violence. We go beyond rights and tenure to examine relationships between deforestation, forest-related violence, and multi-scale forest governance in a situation of secure tenure rights in comparative case studies of four communities in two watersheds in Guerrero, Mexico. Multi-scale forest governance influenced different rates of land use/cover change and lethal violence but cattle and human population are also influential. We suggest that weaknesses at the regional level of forest governance can be compensated by strong national and community governance.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	611-619
Number of pages	9
Journal	World Development
Volume	39
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.08.018
State	Published - Apr 2011

Keywords

Common property
Community forest management
Forest-related violence
LUCC analysis
Latin America
Mexico

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