RRI maintains detailed qualitative data on the strength of Forest Tenure rights legally held by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities in 35 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Learn more about RRI’s Bundle of Rights Methodology here.

RRI maintained detailed qualitative data on the strength of Forest Tenure rights legally held by Indigenous Peoples, Afro-descendant Peoples, and local communities in 35 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Learn more about RRI’s Bundle of Rights Methodology here.

Does national law recognize community-based rights to use any resources (timber, non-timber, water, and/or other) or areas for cultural and/or religious purposes? Cultural/religious use rights or areas may also be described as “traditional,” “customary,” “spiritual,” “sacred,” or in other similar terms.

Does national law guarantee FPIC rights for Indigenous Peoples, Afro-Descendant Peoples, or local communities — or their self-appointed representative institution — that are applicable to community forests?

Explora datos a nivel de país sobre la distribución de la tenencia forestal a lo largo del tiempo. Haz clic en el nombre del país para obtener más información sobre los marcos legales que reconocen la tenencia comunitaria, incluidos los derechos específicos de los pueblos indígenas, afrodescendientes y mujeres de comunidades locales.

A partir de 2017, los pueblos indígenas y las comunidades locales son legalmente reconocidos como propietarios de al menos 447 millones de hectáreas (Mha), lo que representa el 12,2 % de las tierras forestales dentro de los 58 países analizados.