Anderson, E. N. (1992) Can Ejidos Work? Forest Management in a Maya Community

Conference: Presented at "Inequality and the Commons," the third annual conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property, Washington, DC, September, 1992.

Abstract: "Chunhubub, Maya ejido in the forests of Quitana Roo, Mexico, is one of the several ejidos in the area that are attempting to manage their forest cover according to ejido rules, that is, collectively. The Mexican government currently reviews the ejido system as less than ideal. It is considering the abolition of the ejido system and privitization of the land. Yet these ejidos of Quintana Roo are currently managing the forest resource rather well, in spite of extreme pressure from "demographics" and developers. Current and future research will reveal what factors affect management planning and outcomes. Strong local leadership and sympathetic government agents have already emerged as obvious factors in success."