Research options for studyingtenure security

Anne M Larson

What are the componentsof security?

Tenure security

Assurance versus content of rights (Sjaastad andBromley, 2000)

• Ex. Weak rights, temporary rights

Security as perception• But what if people don’t perceive a

threat?

Security/ insecurity as combination• Presence or absence of conflict• Perception• Potential threats:

- Exclusion rights and capacity to excludein practice

GCS REDD Village SurveyQuestionnaire

Area in conflictIsanyofthelandinthevillageunderdispute?1=yes;0=no.If‘no’endthissection.

Iftheanswertoquestion2is1(yes):Whatisthetotalareaofvillageland

underdispute?Indicatetheamountinhectares.‐8=doesnotapply(nolandunder

dispute);‐9=respondentdoesnotknow

Iftheanswertoquestion2is1(yes):Pleaseexplainthenatureofthedispute.

‐8=doesnotapply(nolandunderdispute);9=respondentdoesnotknow

Perception of security

Introduction:We are going to ask you some questions about tenure security

over land in the village…

Define security:By tenure security, we mean your confidence that the

households in this village will continue to be able to use, atleast for the next 25 years, the land and forests you nowuse and benefit from...

Perception questions

Q. Please give us your opinion, as acommunity, on the issue of tenure securitywith regard to specific land tenure areas inthe village. [Definition here]

Q. Please explain the main reasons forinsecurity.

Exclusion rights

Introduction:

We want to know about your ability to exclude unwantedusers of your village lands and resources. We realize theremay be outsiders who you welcome into your community,but here we are going to focus only on people or companiesyou would like to prevent from using your forest resources.

1. In general, does the village have the right to decide whocan and cannot have access to your local forests?

Read options 0-2 out loud, leave 3 for when needed; Select all that apply.If the answer is 0 (no), go to question 6

0 = no1 = yes, by customary law2 = yes, by formal/statutory law (national or local)3 = other (explain)__________________________________

2. In the area(s) where you have this right, although not alloutsiders are unwanted, are you usually able to excludeunwanted outside users as needed?

3. If you are not always able to exclude all unwantedoutsiders from the area(s) where you have the right to doso, why not?

Select all that apply

1 = the state does not respect our right to say no2 = we cannot control the borders of the forest3 = community members permit access without village

consent4 = some users have customary rights to the same forest5 = there are no effective sanctions6 = we have no external support or funds for this7 = some outsiders are relatives of village residents8 = some outsiders are very poor people9 = other____________________________________

4. Are there any forest users external to your village who arecurrently using any of the forests, with and withoutpermission?

1=yes ; 0=no. If yes, fill Table 8C. If no, go on to section8D.

Results: conflict and insecurity

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