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Displaying 4861 - 4865 of 5074Land Policy Development in an African Context
Land Tenure Working Paper 14: Growing land scarcity and concern about land-related conflicts and rising levels of rural impoverishment have brought land to the fore once more. The main difference with the recent past is the wide spectrum of actors who want to take part in the elaboration of the land policies, as well as the more and more recognized need to root the proposals in the particular context of each specific country.
Participatory Land Delimitation
Land Tenure Working Paper 13: Secure land rights are crucial if local populations are to engage actively as stakeholders in rural development.
Standardizing land cover mapping for tsetse and trypanosomiasis decision making
The habitat of tsetse fly (Glossina spp.) depends upon climatic conditions, host
availability and land cover characteristics. In this paper, the Land Cover Classification
System (LCCS), developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is proposed as a tool to harmonize
land cover mapping exercises carried out in the context of tsetse and trypanosomiasis
(T&T) research and control. Habitat modifications are
Land access in rural Africa:Strategies to fight gender inequality
In September 2008, the FAO-Dimitra project organised its third workshop with all its partners in Brussels, on the theme:“Information and communication strategies to fight gender inequality as regards land access and its consequences for rural populations in Africa”.
This document presents a synthesis of the workshop’s
activities as well as the different articles which were prepared for the workshop by the participants – the partners of the network and FAO colleagues.
Land reform, land settlement and cooperatives 2007/2
The articles in this issue supplement the recent publication "Good governance in land tenure and administration" (Land Tenure Studies No. 9), which provides practical advice for land professionals on improving governance in a land administration system or other land tenure arrangement.