Maps, not guns, resolve resource conflicts in Cambodia : researchers and villagers create a new model for resource policy in defending traditional land rights

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Résolution de conflits au Cambodge passe par la cartographie, et non par les armes : des chercheurs et des villageois créent un nouveau modèle de politique sur les ressources en défendant des droits fonciers traditionnelsSpanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Con mapas y no con armas se resuelven los conflictos de recursos en Camboya : investigadores y pobladores crean un nuevo modelo para políticas de recursos al defender los derechos tradicionales a la tierraUncontrolled development was threatening to destroy the forest environment and the traditional way of life of the hill people of Ratanakiri. Researchers worked with the villagers to produce unique maps and resource use plans that convinced the government of the people’s traditional resource use and management rights, and eventually set an example for inclusion in new land tenure legislation for the nation