Land tenure, local institutions and natural resources in Senegal : synthesis, volume I

The study seeks to answer a series of specific questions: what roles do local institutions play in administering the body of land laws and regulation in Senegal; how well are land laws understood at the local level; what kinds of rights do local traditional institutions retain over farmland and common property resources; what types of resource management innovations have been undertaken at the individual, village, or rural community council district level; what lessons can be learned from these innovations; and, what is the managerial capacity of the rural community councils to manage natural resources? Policy and program recommendations are included. (Author abstract)