| Community | Land use conversion |
| Mexico | |
| Caobas | Tropical forest and monte alto conversion is highly regulated and prohibited in many cases. General Assembly of the ejido decides on the location of permanent forest reserve. Internal monitoring. |
| Yaxcabá | Monte alto conversion is prohibited by decree of General Assembly. Internal monitoring. |
| Naranjal Poniente | Tropical forest and monte alto conversion is highly regulated and prohibited in many cases. General Assembly of the ejido decides on the location of permanent forest reserve. Internal monitoring. |
| Brazil | |
| Mazagão | Smallholders decide where to clear forest, within the 20% of the property they are legally allowed to deforest. However, 3 ha can only be deforested per year, and an anual permit is needed to do so. Deforestation permits not always sought. |
| OCT | Communal forest is not cleared. Location of clearings outside the community forest but on communal lands is internally regulated, within the legal limits. |
| MAFLOPS | Smallholders decide where to clear forest, within the 20% of the property they are legally allowed to deforest. However, 3 ha can only be deforested per year, and a permit is needed to do so, which is not always sought. |