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Putting Community and Rights on the Map in Southern Kenya

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Reports & Research
March, 2018
Kenya

Throughout 2017, Spatial Collective applied new technologies to the data capture element of land registration in order to test whether affordable tools for documentation of land exist, whether these tools can reach the accuracy standards required by the state, and whether communities can replicate the work of a professional surveyorTo do this, our

The Necessity for Open Data on land and property rights

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Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2018
Global

Data and information on land are fundamental for enabling smallholder farmers to gain secure access and control over their land, which provides the basis for investing in their operations.
This briefing paper outlines the importance and benefits of increasing the availability and accessibility of land information in support of improved food security and nutrition.

Mapping opportunities for forest landscape restoration

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Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2018
Global

The typical response to the loss of forest cover has been to plant trees, usually, but not always, on an industrial scale, and with a limited mix of species. Indeed, planted forests now make up 7 percent of the world’s forest area and contribute over 40 percent of the global industrial wood and fibre supply (FAO, 2010). 

World Bank: The Sahel and West Africa Program (SAWAP), in support of the Great Green Wall Initiative

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Reports & Research
December, 2017
Africa

Sahelian Africa is significantly affected by rainfall variability. Its populations are among the poorest and most threatened by climatic changeability and land degradation, as they depend heavily on healthy ecosystems to sustain their livelihoods.

The experience of application of space images for creation of the land use map of irrigated lands and laylands of Svetloyarsk irrigation system

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Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Russia

The experience of space images use for creation of land use map for the terriotory of the Svetloyar irrigation system and neighboring households is considered. The investigation territory is located in the north-west area on the right bank part of Kaspian lowland (Volgograd region).

What’s (Not) on the Map: Landscape Features from Participatory Sketch Mapping Differ from Local Categories Used in Language

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Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2017
Global

Participatory mapping of local land use as the basis for planning and decision-making has become widespread around the globe. However, still relatively little is known about the conceptual underpinnings of geographic information produced through participatory mapping in given cultural and linguistic settings.

LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin 8

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Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2017
Global

This LEGEND bulletin explores the relationship between agribusiness and land rights. It features articles on the power of local engagement for financial investment, using technology for mapping rights, and catalysing private sector respect for community land rights.

Land Change in the Greater Antilles between 2001 and 2010

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Journal Articles & Books
July, 2017
Jamaica
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic

Land change in the Greater Antilles differs markedly among countries because of varying socioeconomic histories and global influences. We assessed land change between 2001 and 2010 in municipalities (second administrative units) of Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico.