Rights and Resources Initiative
Whose Land Is It? Commons and Conflict States: Why the ownership of the commons matters in making and keeping peace
2008 Read document
This paper focuses on the tenure fate of the commons vis-à-vis three case studies in Afghanistan, Liberia and Sudan. The case studies provide examples of how the ownership of the commons has been a source of contestation between its traditional owners and the state. The case is made that in industrial economies the issue is generally being worked out peacefully, but much less so in rapidly transforming and frequently volatile agrarian
states and where customary landholders are often majorities (Bolivia, Angola and Indonesia).
Land Tenure Systems and Rights in Trees and Forests: Case Studies from Mainland Southeast Asia Read document
This study analyzes the interactions between land tenure systems and rights in trees and forests in Vietnam and Thailand . It contains various case studies highlighting conflicting interests between state agencies, private interests and local communities.
