Lecture: "Forests, Conservation and Community in Mexico"

Following the 1917 Mexican Revolution, inhabitants of the states of Chihuahua and Michoacan received vast tracts of prime timberland as part of Mexico's land redistribution program. Although locals gained possession of the forests, the federal gov't retained mgmt. rights, which created conflict over subsequent decades among rural, often indigenous villages; gov't; and private timber companies about how best to manage the forests.