Tree and land tenure rapid appraisal tools Tree and land tenure rapid appraisal tools
prepared by
Karen Schoonmaker Freudenberger
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1994
Reprinted 1994, 1998
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Chapter 1: Tenure, natural resource management and rapid appraisal
Chapter 2: Preparing a study of tenure issues
Setting objectives for the study
Choosing the site for the study
Selecting the team to do the study
Reviewing secondary materials
Making logistical arrangements
Chapter 3: Gathering information in the field
Gathering information about the physical aspects of the territory
Gathering information about the use of resources
Gathering information about the management of resources
Chapter 4: Analysing the information: making sense of the tenure situation
Chapter 5: Using the information from the tenure study
Participation and expectations
The situation suggests the need to adapt project activities
Participatory planning and the loss of control
Villagers engaged in creative but illegal activities
The paralysis of dealing with complexity
Appendix 1- Sources of Information on Rapid Appraisal
Appendix 2 - Sources of information on tenure and natural resource management