RT Journal Article
T1 Does higher owner participation increase conflicts over common land? An analysis of communal forests in Galicia (Spain)
A1 Díaz Varela, Emilio Rafael
A1 Calvo González, Alexia
A1 Marey Pérez, Manuel
K1 Commonly-owned Private Property
K1 Communal Forests
K1 Media
K1 Social Participation
K1 Management Models
AB Communal forests or Montes Vecinales en Mano Común (MVMC) are a type ofprivate collective land in Galicia (northwest Spain) representing approximatelyone-third of its forest land. There has been a series of changes in MVMC ownership and management throughout the 20th century. Uncertainty about ownership, changes in population and the presence of the Forestry Administrationhas caused deficiencies in management and increased conflict. This paper analysed MVMC management in 1731 parishes in Galicia. The digital records of local and regional newspapers were used to compile a database of 2734 news reports related to MVMC issues. The results of hypothesis testing and spatial analysis showed that population, agricultural activity and land use affected management and conflict rates. This paper discusses how active management andconflict are complementary models, and how the presence or absence of oneor the other is a determining factor in the situation of each parish. It concludesthat it is necessary to implement management models and strategies to minimize conflict and increase active management for sustainable forest development in the region.
PB Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
SN 1971-7458
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21889
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/21889
LA eng
NO Marey-Pérez M.F., Díaz-Varela E., Calvo-González A. (2014). Does higher owner participation increase conflicts over common land? An analysis of communal forests in Galicia (Spain). "iForest" 8(4):533-543
NO We are grateful to the Galician Government, Xunta de Galicia, Dirección Xeral deInvestigación, Desenvolvemento e Innovación, Xunta de Galicia, for funding theproject “A decision support system for montes veciñais en man común (DSSMVMC)”(07MRU035291PR)
DS Minerva
RD 28 abr 2026