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Community-Based Forestry in the United States. a report from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities. Community-Based Forestry in the United States. Access & Tenure. Access & Tenure: Public Lands. Public Lands. Collaboration has helped resolve conflict.
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Community-Based Forestryin theUnited States a report from the U.S. Endowment for Forestry & Communities
Community-Based Forestryin theUnited States Access & Tenure
Public Lands • Collaboration has helped resolve conflict • Policy barriers are inevitable… and sometimes devastating • Policy needs to be integrated into CBF efforts • Declines in raw material have eroded rural infrastructure and investment
Private Lands • ½ of all forestland in US is privately owned • Key question: how can CBF generate public benefit in private forest landscapes?
Private Lands • Access & tenure especially critical for low income communities & communities of color • 1910–2000: African-American forest holdings in the South fell from 15 million acres to 2 million
Private Lands: CBF Opportunities • Expand wealth (eg via new markets) • Land acquisition by low-income, African-American, and Native/tribal communities • Increase local capture of forest value streams
Private Lands:Challenges • Fragmentation: since 1978 20-25% of all private forests have changed ownership • Clearing & development of forestland • Emergence of timberland investors: many sell after 10-15 years