PLURALITE D’ACTEURS, DYNAMIQUE FONCIERE ET POLITIQUE DE RESTAURATION FORESTIERE EN MILIEU RURAL AKYE EN COTE D’IVOIRE

ABSTRACT: The forestry issue in Côte d’Ivoire requires special attention, especially since it remains essential to development which today aims to be sustainable. However, it is clear that despite the efforts made by the State for its restoration, the phenomenon of deforestation persists and thus jeopardizes the development process. This paper therefore aims to analyze the factors explaining the failure of forest restoration policies and programs in Côte d’Ivoire in general and in the Mé region in particular. That said, it has been revealed that the nature of the relations between farmers and other actors on the one hand, and the duality of customary and modern land tenure systems on the other hand, explain the failure of forest restoration policies and programs carried out in the rural forest domain of the Mé region. To achieve these results, it was a question of proceeding through a qualitative approach that mobilized documentary research, observation and the development of individual and group interview guides.

Keywords: Duality of land tenure, actors, relationships, conflicting interests, forest restoration