Tag: land tenure

• Annual World bank conference on land and poverty : conference agenda

  Abstract: The theme of the 2011 conference was “Countries strengthen land governance”. In a period of land grabbing, better land governance can encourage investment, steer urban growth and improve social welfare. It also helps countries overcome a legacy of inequality, dispossession and conflict. Author(s): World Bank Source(s): , Published: 2011 World bank, Washington, DC (English…

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• Rwanda : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Rwanda, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 8 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• Ensuring equitable distribution of land in Ghana : spirituality or policy? : a case study from the forest-savanna agroecological zone of Ghana

  Abstract: The question of equitable distribution of land in forest-savannah zone of Ghana was investigated with a focus on the dichotomy of policy versus indigenous spirituality. The effectiveness of past land registration attempts is also examined. Generally, religio-cultural aspects must be factored in. Author(s): Awuah-Nyamekye, Samuel; Sarfo-Mensah, Paul Source(s): , The International indigenous policy journal.…

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  cultural and social anthropology, ghana, land rights, land tenure, Public administration, public services, social justice

• Palestinian territories : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in the Palestinian territories, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 4 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for…

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• Indonesia : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Indonesia, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , [10] p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• Revised ITTO guidelines for the sustainable management of natural tropical forests : full report

  Abstract: These guidelines provide framework and management principles for the sustainable management of natural tropical forests, including forest governance, land use planning, tenure, inclusive decision-making, and regional and international commitments. Author(s): Blaser, Jürgen; Sabogal, Cesar Source(s): , 114 p., ill., graphs, tabs Published: 2011 International tropical timber organization] (ITTO), [Yokohama (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.itto.int/files/user/pdf/RFM-5%20-FUll%20Report%20of%20%20Revised%20SFM%20Guidelines-with%20list%20of%20acronyms.pdf

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• Ghana : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Ghana, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 6 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• From international land deals to local informal agreements : regulations of and local reactions to agricultural investments in Madagascar : draft conference paper

  Abstract: This article analyses the dynamics of local politics within the framework of large-scale farmland acquisition projects in Madagascar, using the case of the 1.3 million ha land acquisition by Daewoo for export of palm oil and maize to South Korea. Author(s): Perrine, Burnod Source(s): , 16 p. draft Published: 2011 Erasmus university Rotterdam (EUR).…

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• Ethiopia : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Ethiopia, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 6 p., ill., tab Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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• Global land grabbing : update from the International conference on global land grabbing

  Abstract: This paper summarizes the highlights of the Conference on Global Land Grabbing, which was held in 2011. Original estimates suggest that national governments and private investors purchased over 40 million hectares of land in just one year from 2008 to 2009, up from 4 million ha/year previously. Author(s): Borras, Jun Source(s): , 6 p.…

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