When collective action and tenure allocations collide: Outcomes from community forests in Quintana Roo,Mexico and Petén,Guatemala |
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Authors: | James Barsimantov Alex Racelis Kelly Biedenweg Maria DiGiano |
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Institution: | 1. University of California, Santa Cruz, Department of Environmental Studies, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95062, United States;2. School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Florida, 103 Black Hall, PO Box 116455, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States;3. School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, PO Box 110410, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States |
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Abstract: | Based on a comparative case study of four community forestry enterprises in Guatemala and Mexico, we examine the relationship between user group characteristics and state allocation of tenure bundles. Using Schlager and Ostrom's four levels of tenure bundles and collective action theory, we illustrate how tenure bundles and collective action costs interact to either promote or create disincentives for conservation and communal economic benefits. We suggest that in communities with high costs for collective action, a tenure bundle that includes management, withdrawal and exclusion rights yet omits alienation rights may be optimal for community forestry. We also demonstrate how unclear allocation of rights can result in local interpretations of land rights that do support collective action. |
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Keywords: | Collective action Community forestry Land tenure Latin America Mexico Guatemala |
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