The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and several development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, academic and research institutions, donors…
The Eastern and Anglophone Western Africa Regional Assessment meeting was organized by a task force consisting of FAO, the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, African Land Policy Initiative, the United Nations World Food Programme, United Nations Development Programme, the…
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The constitution was approved by the Senate and House of Deputies before being signed by the King.
This Law is composed of 22 articles: management of public land is to be entrusted to the Director-General of Land Department (art. 3); competencies of Public Land Committees (art. 5); recommendations for land tenure and rent will be promulgated by the High Committe (art. 6); public land lease is…
This Regulation is composed of 19 articles. Articles 1 and 2 deal with terms and definitions. Selling or leasing lands in the Aqaba EEZ shall be subject to the zoning of lands and buildings approved by the Board of Commissioners (art. 4). The Board may sell or allocate any of the Authority’s…
This Regulation is composed of 7 articles. Articles 1 and 2 deal with terms and definitions. Article 3 entrusts the Ministry of Environment to cooperate with the concerned authorities for the protection of soil. Competencies and duties of the Ministry are to: (a) lay down a complete…
The present National Environment Strategy for Jordan is a Resource Book of Information and Guidelines for Action and is based on Jordan’s pledge to maintain environmental protection as a national priority to preserve the earth, wind and water as a symbol of the bond between the legacy of…
The main objectives of the present National Agricultural Development Strategy are of economic, social and environmental nature. In particular, the Strategy aims to attain the following: Economic Objectives: 1) Provide a suitable environment for the private sector to effectively participate in…