Authority and conflict in management of natural resources: A story about trees and immigrants in southern Burkina Faso

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dc.contributor.authorLaurent, P. J.en
dc.contributor.authorMathieu, P.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialNebourouen
dc.coverage.spatialSissili Provinceen
dc.coverage.spatialBurkina Fasoen
dc.coverage.temporal1992en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:29:26Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:29:26Zen
dc.date.issued1994en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractSocial dynamics of local interest groups, especially those that concern land tenure issues, can significantly impact implementation of community projects. This newsletter provides a case study of a particular conflict simmering between Nuni and Mossi inhabitants of Burkina Faso concerning access and rights to land that quickly reached its boiling point upon execution of a community forest project. Before implementation of the project by a local NGO, tensions between the two groups were growing. The Mossi, an immigrant group, outnumbered the indigenous population, the Nuni, and continually called into question the Mossi right to land (given out by a specific Nuni village chief. Land reform in 1985, in which all land become owned by the State (thus undermining local chief power), further exacerbated the issue. Among these groups, planting trees is seen as a significant commitment to the land and as a symbol of ownership. In August 1992, members from both groups were to plant a community forest plot as a joint effort. The Mossi were in favor of having autonomous land rights; therefore, they desired to separate their plots of trees from the Nunis. Nunis, however, wanted to plant them side by side as a symbol of cooperation as well as to reinforce traditional land tenure agreements. After the groups nearly engaged in physical fighting, Mossi decided to plant at a different location, separate from the Nuni plot. Prior investigation and mediation completed by the local NGO may have dissolved some of the tension and combativeness, highlighting the importance of knowledge of local social structures.en
dc.description.notesAvailable in the SANREM officeen
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dc.identifier5489en
dc.identifier.citationThe Forest, Trees, and People Newsletter No. 25en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/69942en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Forest, Trees and People Programmeen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectTraditional tenure systemsen
dc.subjectNatural resource managementen
dc.subjectLand tenureen
dc.subjectCommunity forestsen
dc.subjectBurkina Fasoen
dc.subjectResource conflicten
dc.subjectNunien
dc.subjectMossien
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleAuthority and conflict in management of natural resources: A story about trees and immigrants in southern Burkina Fasoen
dc.typeAbstracten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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