@article{fdi:010040635,
  title = {{T}owards solutions for state vs. local community conflicts over forestland : {T}he impact of formal recognition of user rights in {K}rui, {S}umatra, {I}ndonesia},
  author = {{K}usters, {K}. and {F}oresta de, {H}ubert and {E}kadinata, {A}. and van {N}oordwijk, {M}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}n 1998, a decree issued by the {I}ndonesian government enabled communities in {K}rui, {I}ndonesia, to register for concession rights over the area of state forest land planted with their agroforests. {R}egistration would provide farmers with the legal right to manage and benefit from these agroforests. {I}n 2005, we found that even though none of the {K}rui communities has ever formally applied for their concession rights, the decree has been instrumental in stopping outsiders' attempts to appropriate these agroforests. {F}armers within the state forest zone felt secure enough to continue investing in their complex agroforestry systems, while planting trees reinforced their feeling of security. {W}e conclude that it is not the legal status of tenure, but the perception of tenure security that is of significance in people's land-use decisions. {T}hese results are considered in the wider context of state-community conflicts over forest land in the tropics.},
  keywords = {tenure ; security ; property rights ; user rights ; agroforestry ; deforestation},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{H}uman {E}cology},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {427--438},
  ISSN = {0300-7839},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1007/s10745-006-9103-4},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040635},
}