The Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems
Abstract The bundle of forest landowners’ rights largely varies from one jurisdiction to another. On a global scale, the diversity of forest management regime and property rights systems is such that finding comprehensive and standardised approaches for governance analysis purposes is a challenging...
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| author | Richard Rimoli Liviu Nichiforel Aditya Acharya Alexandre Nollet Bilal Snoussi Lison Ambroise Louis Cordonnier Sandra Galván Mares José Jonathan Aguirre Zúñiga Jean-Daniel Bontemps Laura Bouriaud |
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| description | Abstract The bundle of forest landowners’ rights largely varies from one jurisdiction to another. On a global scale, the diversity of forest management regime and property rights systems is such that finding comprehensive and standardised approaches for governance analysis purposes is a challenging task. This paper explores the use of the Property Rights Index for Forestry (PRIF) as an analytical tool based on five rights domains (access, withdrawal, management, exclusion, and alienation) to assess how regulatory frameworks impact the owners’ forest property rights. We show that PRIF is a reliable index for various governance arrangements, considering its ability to score forest owners’ freedom to decide in case studies that range from the Amazon area (Brazil), Misiones province (Argentina) and Quebec (Canada) to community-managed Nepalese and Mexican forests. PRIF scores obtained in these diverse governance arrangements confirm that the governance of forests held by entities other than the state is driven by two factors: the owner’s ability to exclude the public from the use of his/her own resource and the owner’s freedom to decide on the forest management goals. These factors explained 66.44% of the variance in our sample and should be considered as the main potential drivers while implementing any new international or national policy. Despite having a few limitations, the PRIF is a promising governance indicator and has been proven to perform well for various socioeconomic and legal contexts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-033cac9b207641ef9602294e9ce1bc612023-11-12T12:12:01ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222023-11-0113111710.1038/s41598-023-46097-wThe Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systemsRichard Rimoli0Liviu Nichiforel1Aditya Acharya2Alexandre Nollet3Bilal Snoussi4Lison Ambroise5Louis Cordonnier6Sandra Galván Mares7José Jonathan Aguirre Zúñiga8Jean-Daniel Bontemps9Laura Bouriaud10Universitatea Stefan Cel MareUniversitatea Stefan Cel MarePolcom Research and Consultancy ServicesAgroParisTechAgroParisTechAgroParisTechUniversité Catholique de LouvainInstitute of Agricultural and Rural Sciences-Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoInstitute of Agricultural and Rural Sciences-Universidad Autónoma del Estado de MéxicoIGN–ENSG-Laboratoire d’inventaire ForestierUniversitatea Stefan Cel MareAbstract The bundle of forest landowners’ rights largely varies from one jurisdiction to another. On a global scale, the diversity of forest management regime and property rights systems is such that finding comprehensive and standardised approaches for governance analysis purposes is a challenging task. This paper explores the use of the Property Rights Index for Forestry (PRIF) as an analytical tool based on five rights domains (access, withdrawal, management, exclusion, and alienation) to assess how regulatory frameworks impact the owners’ forest property rights. We show that PRIF is a reliable index for various governance arrangements, considering its ability to score forest owners’ freedom to decide in case studies that range from the Amazon area (Brazil), Misiones province (Argentina) and Quebec (Canada) to community-managed Nepalese and Mexican forests. PRIF scores obtained in these diverse governance arrangements confirm that the governance of forests held by entities other than the state is driven by two factors: the owner’s ability to exclude the public from the use of his/her own resource and the owner’s freedom to decide on the forest management goals. These factors explained 66.44% of the variance in our sample and should be considered as the main potential drivers while implementing any new international or national policy. Despite having a few limitations, the PRIF is a promising governance indicator and has been proven to perform well for various socioeconomic and legal contexts.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46097-w |
| spellingShingle | Richard Rimoli Liviu Nichiforel Aditya Acharya Alexandre Nollet Bilal Snoussi Lison Ambroise Louis Cordonnier Sandra Galván Mares José Jonathan Aguirre Zúñiga Jean-Daniel Bontemps Laura Bouriaud The Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems Scientific Reports |
| title | The Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems |
| title_full | The Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems |
| title_fullStr | The Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems |
| title_short | The Property Rights Index (PRIF) can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems |
| title_sort | property rights index prif can be used worldwide to compare different forest governance systems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46097-w |
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