Reply to Robinson et al.: Building the evidence base on the forest cover effects of community titling

We thank Robinson et al. (1) for their thoughtful comments on our article (2). We agree with their main point, which is that our findings about the link between titling and forest cover change are context- and time-specific, and do not necessarily generalize to other countries and other periods. However, it is important to make clear that our article (2): (i) does not claim to present generalizable findings, (ii) nonetheless significantly advances our understanding of the above-noted link, and (iii) includes the four caveats discussed in the Robinson et al. letter (1).