Descriptions
In this project, CIFOR is assessing the significance of factors such as tenure security, including substantive use and access rights to land and trees; benefit-sharing arrangements, including the distribution of benefits to women and marginalized groups; public regulation; forest user group governance, including the participation of women and marginalized groups; and social stratification and cohesion to the success of forest-based enterprises in generating livelihood opportunities and attracting internal and external investment.
Moreover, we are evaluating investor perceptions of, barriers to, and opportunities for investing in forest-based initiatives and enterprises where forest rights are vested in smallholder and community user and management groups.
