摘要:The term “tenure” comes from English feudalism. After their conquest of England in 1066, the Normans declared all previous land rights void and replaced them with grants from their new monarchy. Derived from a Latin term for “holding” or “possessing,” land tenure means the terms on which something is held: the rights and obligations of the holder. Land tenure is a legal term that means the right to hold land rather than the simple fact of holding land. One may have tenure but may not have taken possession. Resource tenure describes rights to land, water, trees, and other resources.