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Land, trees, and women: evolution of land tenure institutions in Western Ghana and Sumatra

Quisumbing, Agnes R.

This report examines the evolution of customary land tenure institutions in areas of Western Ghana and Western Sumatra, with three objectives: to quantify the effects of land tenure institutions on agroforestry, to identify factors affecting the evolution of customary land tenure institutions, and to assess the implications of land tenure institutions for gender equity and the preservation of the natural resource base.