{"id":50,"date":"2020-06-03T03:10:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T03:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cifor.org\/annualreport2019\/?p=50"},"modified":"2020-06-29T06:26:27","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T06:26:27","slug":"tenure-security-in-uganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cifor.org\/annualreport2019\/tenure-security-in-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Tenure security in Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An independent evaluation of the Global Comparative Study on Forest Tenure Reform
\n (GCS Tenure) found that one approach is particularly effective at helping
\n different stakeholders find common solutions.<\/p>\n

Funded by the European Commission and the Global Environment Facility, with
\n technical support from IFAD and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
\n United Nations (FAO), GCS Tenure conducted research in Indonesia, Peru and
\n Uganda, and to a lesser extent in Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the
\n Congo, Kenya and Nepal.<\/p>\n

In Uganda, forest tenure reforms have leaned towards forest protection, rather
\n than strengthening and securing community forest tenure rights. To document
\n people\u2019s experiences and find options to strengthen tenure security, researchers
\n conducted household surveys, focus group discussions and key informant
\n interviews in four districts representing four types of tenure regimes. And
\n through Participatory Prospective Analysis (PPA) workshops \u2013 including
\n women-only workshops \u2013 participants from local and national government,
\n non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local communities and academia were able
\n to assess a problem, identify its drivers, develop scenarios on how it might
\n evolve, and agree on solutions.<\/p>\n

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Rights and empowerment<\/h3>\n

Madagascar may fail to meet its ambitious
\n restoration commitments
\n under the Bonn Challenge unless it takes steps to formally recognize
\n customary tenure, suggests exploratory research by CIFOR and the
\n University of Antananarivo\u2019s \u00c9cole Sup\u00e9rieure des Sciences
\n Agronomiques-For\u00eats (ESSA- For\u00eats). The Malagasy government is
\n working to recognize customary tenure arrangements, but communities
\n that are currently \u2018invisible\u2019 will also need to be empowered to
\n take the hard work of restoration into their own hands.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Securing community rights to forests and land, for
\n women and men, is essential for livelihoods and justice and to
\n address climate change.\n <\/p>\n<\/blockquote><\/div>\n

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Anne Larson<\/h4>\n

Team Leader, Equal opportunities, gender
\n justice and tenure<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Related links<\/h4>\n
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