Conservation Rights-of-Way on Public Lands

Pidot, Justin R.; Peterson, E J

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“…Several studies have shown that legal and illegal activities (i.e., illegal logging and related trades) are crucial elements of the management and sustainable use of natural resources by local societies [ 7 , 8 ]. The collection of public property rights over goods includes the rights to use, administer, and conserve them [ 9 ]. Although some studies have suggested that legal rights are necessary for the long-term viability of locally-controlled forests [ 6 ], in some instances understanding the indigenous knowledge can help maintain those systems’ stability [ 10 ].…”

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Impact of Iran’s Forest Nationalization Law on Forest Cover Changes over Six Decades: A Case Study of a Zagros Sparse Coppice Oak Forest

Heidarlou

Shafiei

Nasiri

et al. 2023

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Forest nationalization policies in developing countries have often led to a reduction in local forest ownership rights and short- or long-term exploitative behaviors of stakeholders. The purpose of this research is to quantify the effect of Iran’s Forest Nationalization Law (FNL) in a part of Zagros Forest over a 68-year time period (1955–2022) using 1955 historical aerial photos, 1968 Corona spy satellite photography, and classification of multi-temporal Landsat satellite images. A past classification change detection technique was used to identify the extent and the pattern of land use changes in time. For this purpose, six periods were defined, to cover the time before and after the implementation of FNL. A 0.27% deforestation trend was identified over the period after the FNL. Dense and open forested area has decreased from 7175.62 ha and 68,927.46 ha in 1955 to 5664.26 ha and 59,223.38 ha in 2022. The FNL brought decisive changes in the legal and forest management systems at the state level, mainly by giving their ownership to the state. Accordingly, the FNL and the related conservation plans have not fully succeeded in protecting, rehabilitating, recovering, and developing the sparse Zagros Forest ecosystems, as their most important goals.

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