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Challenges and opportunities of recognizing and protecting customary tenure systems in Cambodia

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Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2019
Cambodia

This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to recognizing customary tenure in Cambodia.

Theories of Land Reform and Their Impact on Land Reform Success in Southern Africa

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Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2019
South Africa
Mozambique
Nigeria
Southern Africa

Our purpose is to present and test a typology of land reform theories as a means of understanding and interrogating the motives behind land reform and to better equip land administrators and policymakers to enact land reform programs that are appropriate for their contexts.

Land Corruption in Africa in 3 Topics

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Reports & Research
August, 2019
Africa
Kenya
Uganda
Zambia
Ghana

From July 17 to August 7, 2019, the Land Portal Foundation, the African Land Policy Center, GIZ and Transparency International Chapters in Ghana, Kenya and Uganda co-facilitated the dialogue Land Corruption in Africa addressing the role of traditional leaders in customary land administration, forced evictions as a form of land corruption and its Impact on women’s land rights and an analysis of

Challenges and opportunities of recognizing and protecting customary tenure systems in Myanmar

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2019
Myanmar
Thailand

This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to recognizing and protecting customary tenure in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Securing customary rights is key to sustainable community forestry

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Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2019
Central African Republic

The laws in the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic provide limited protection to indigenous peoples and local communities regarding access to land and forest resources. Often, logging concessions overlap their territories, restricting access to lands and resources. However, the development of community forests is gaining momentum in the region.

Secure Land Tenure Rights for All: Key Condition for Sustainable Development

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Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2019
Africa
Ethiopia
Uganda
Namibia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Peru
Asia
Cambodia
Laos
Eastern Europe
Global

The aim of this policy paper is to present successful approaches to secure land tenure rights in rural and urban areas. To support future programmatic decisions by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), this paper focusses especially on impacts and good practices.

Challenges and Opportunities of Community Land Dispensation in Kenya

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Reports & Research
April, 2019
Kenya

The Community Land Act of 2016 provides a legal basis for protection, recognition and registration of community lands andhas provisions for management and administration of the land by the communities themselves. However, implementation of the act has been slower than anticipated. This is despite the current  heightened investment interests in community lands for mega development projects.

Challenges and opportunities of recognizing and protecting customary tenure systems in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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Reports & Research
March, 2019
Laos

This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to the recognition of customary tenure in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.

The Influences of Gendered Customary Land Tenure System on Food Security in Nandom District, Ghana

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Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2019
Ghana

Food insecurity has been a major global development concern. Hence, SDG Two seeks to achieve Zero Hunger by 2030. The situation is severe in sub-Saharan Africa, where customary practices deprive women of land ownership and limit their access rights.