This article summarizes the nature of land-related conflicts in the Philippines within the context of the prevailing agrarian situation throughout the country. An analysis of the agrarian institutions and different types of development that have occurred in a number of regions provide a broad representation of the current situation.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2002Philippines
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Reports & ResearchDecember, 2002Kenya, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Niger, Togo, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Philippines, Bangladesh, Iran, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Qatarl'eau - source de sécurité alimentaire Journée mondiale de l'alimentation: 16 octobre 2002
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2003Philippines
Land redistribution or the transfer of ownership rights to the tiller has been the focal point of the land reform program in the Philippines. This transfer was envisioned to result in a significant shift in income and productivity in the agrarian sector. While some equalisation of incomes may have indeed occurred, the full benefits of this asset transfer, however, have not been realised.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2003Indonesia, Philippines, Gambia, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, China, Sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania, Eastern Asia
This report presents a collection of case studies which focus on processes of conflict management and resolution and the different ways and means that conflicts are addressed.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2002Philippines, Eastern Asia, Oceania
How can the process of tropical deforestation be controlled? We now know a good deal about the causes of deforestation but not its control. Research from the University of Leeds in Thailand and the Philippines fills this gap, showing that changes in the domestic political scene explain how deforestation processes have been controlled in the two countries. Environmental constraints and increases in agricultural productivity can curb the demand for farmland to some extent.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2003Laos, Benin, Nigeria, Philippines, Peru, Togo, Cameroon, Colombia, Ghana, Chad, Romania, Papua New Guinea, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Asia
This report reviews the experience and outcomes of the funding by International Financial Institutions (IFIs) of projects in the extractive industries. It presents short case studies of experiences in the Philippines, Laos, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Romania, Colombia, Chad, Cameroon, Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, which then uses to make recommendations.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002Thailand, Vietnam, China, Indonesia, Philippines
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2002Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Africa
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2002Nepal, Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka, China, Vietnam, Australia, Japan
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2002Philippines
One of the challenges the communities face when managing forests is the lack of a systematic and transparent monitoring system that can be used to monitor their resource management strategies and to communicate their successes to outsiders. This paper argues that monitoring efforts will be sustainable only if the system has been developed by the communities in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders with an aim of enhancing their learning and understanding rather than for compliance purposes.
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