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TENURE AND TREE MANAGEMENT ON THE DOGON PLATEAU THREE CASE STUDIES IN BANDIAGARA, MALI by Rebecca J. McLain All views,. interpretations, recommendations, and conclusions ex- pressed in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily those of the supporting or cooperating organizations. Land Tenure Center University of Wisconsin-Madison March 1990 CONTENTS Page Introduction 1 Section I. First Trimester Work Objectives 3 A. Project Personnel 3 B. Office Facilities and Equipment 4 C. Initial Contacts 4 D. Document Review 4 E. Conferences and Meetings 5 F. CARE Forestry Activities 7 G. Selection of the Land Tenure Study Sites 10 Section II. Pilot Study Results: Arrondissement Central de Bandiagara 13 A. Selection of Study Sites 13 B. Methodology 13 C. Geographical Setting 16 D. Economic Activities 17 E. Land Tenure System in the Central Arrondissement of Bandiagara 20 F. Tree Use, Tree Tenure, and Tree Management 25 G. The Villager's View of the Forest Code 39 H. Implications of the Research Findings for VRP Activities 41 I. Future Activities 43 iii LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES Page Figure 1 Fifth Region Study Sites 11 Figure 2 Research Study Areas: Arrondissement Central de Bandiagara 14 Table 1 Field Tenure Categories in Three Dogon Villages: Songho, Doukombo, and Kalibombo 21 Table 2 Some Uses of Trees in the Arrondissement Centrale of Bandiagara 26 Table 3 Trees Planted by Case-Study Farmers 36 Table 4 Trees Protected by Case-Study Farmers 37 Table 5 Soil Conservation and Improvement Techniques Used by Case-Study Farmers 38 TENURE AND TREE MANAGEMENT ON THE DOGON PLATEAU : THREE CASE STUDIES IN BANDIAGARA, MALI by Rebecca J.
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