Forest Access and Livelihoods

How do institutional and governance relations in forestry constrain or promote improved livelihoods for the poor? In partnership with CIFOR, PROFOR is examining key variables affecting access to forest resources and their benefits. These variables include XXXX To improve understanding of these relationships in diverse settings, case studies will be carried out in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The preliminary findings from the case studies will be presented for discussion in local workshops that will generate a set of recommendations or agreements, where possible, for future action to establish pro-poor terms of access. The final product of this research will be a comparative report that synthesizes the findings from the case studies.