REDDÂ + implementation in the Ecuadorian Amazon: Why land configuration and common-pool resources management matter

We found that CPMRs of the two studied indigenous groups are becoming increasingly similar to those of the Colonists as a result of agrarian reforms and legal frameworks for communal organization. The informal continuation of traditional forms of organization under (modern) formal structures and the overlap of de jure and de facto rights hinder efficient and transparent forest governance and REDD + implementation. Spatial and institutional homogenization of CPMRs of various ethnic groups and privatization of farms inside CPMRs causes further forest fragmentation and impedes conservation goals.