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  1. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2005
    Kenya

    For a long time, trypanosomosis, spread by the tsetse fly Glossina, constrained human settlement in the Lambwe Valley, a south-western Kenya rangeland. After lengthy efforts to control tsetse over many years, the valley is currently experiencing an increase in human population growth rate, and rapid changes in land-use and cover are taking place.

  2. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2005
    Indonesia

    Various forms of coastal landuse covering study site (46,785.69 hectares) were observed to underwent changes as evidently detected between satellite images sensed in 1994 and 2001 at the Banten Bay. It was important to identify what these changes were. Therefore, appropriate change detection must be selected. The image preprocessing step involved removing errors from raster data. This was done by performing basic processes, such as, radiometric correction, geometric correction and image calibration.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    March, 2005
    Russia

    This Regional Law regulates land relations within the framework of plenary powers transferred to the regional executive bodies by the federal legislation. Regional Government shall perform the following plenary powers: (a) decision-making related to expropriation, including bailout, in cases envisaged by acting legislation; (b) land reclamation; (c) modalities of calculation of land lease and land rent payment for public land pertaining to regional ownership; (d) validation of cadastre land evaluation; and (e) application of land use restrictions.

  4. Library Resource
    Regulations
    March, 2005
    Georgia

    The Order regulates soil conservation measures after toxic or radioactive degradation. It consists of eight articles: General provisions (1); Purpose (2); Scope of application (3); Conservation and improvement measures of soil that has been contaminated with toxic or radioactive substances (4); Conservation and improvement measures of soil after natural disasters (5); Financing of soil conservation and improvement measures (6); Control and liability (7); and Amendments and additions to the Order (8). The purpose of the document is to discover and timely conserve contaminated soil.

  5. Library Resource
    Legislation
    March, 2005
    Croatia

    This Law amends some issues part of the Law on hilly and mountainous areas (Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia 12/2002, 32/2002 and 117/2003).Major changes are related to the tax revenues income issues that are realized in the area with local self-government that have the status of mountainous areas (article 7).

    Amends: Law on hilly and mountainous areas. (2002-01-25)

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation
    March, 2005
    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

    This Act amends the Town and Country Planning Act, 1976 principally by adding various new provisions on authorization of development. The new provisions set out the procedures of authorization, grants regulation-making powers to the Minister in respect of development, defines a material change in in purposes for which a building is used, require the Public Service Commission to appoint building inspectors to assist the Physical Planner to enforce the building regulations, and provide for the approval of development plans.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2005
    Kenya, Africa

    This summary of the Report of the Ndungu Commission on Illegal and Irregular Allocation of Public Land provides an insight into a critical recent episode in the struggles over land and graft in Kenya. Includes land and demography in Kenya; the law relating to the allocation of land; the Commission’s findings – (1) urban, state and ministries’ land, (2) settlement schemes and trust lands, (3) forest lands, national parks, wetlands, riparian resources and protected areas; the Commission’s recommendations; commentary.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2005
    Uganda, Africa

    Includes the pastoral land question – recognition in law and policy, establishment of protected areas, access and ownership of land, land use and sustainability. Pastoral rights in policy – international research and regional developments, conceptual framework for the Policy, Policy goal, principles and objectives – land and sustainable livelihoods, land tenure, land markets, land administration, land use and management, natural resources and environment.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2005
    Africa

    Asks how can poor people protect their land rights? Stresses importance of land in the social, economic and political life of Africa and fact that land is contested all over Africa, with women’s rights particularly at risk. Land registration is inaccessible to most. African governments have often muddied the water, with land frequently used to reward political loyalty. The commons are especially important for poorer people, but everywhere are under growing pressure as privatisation and enclosure continue.

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    March, 2005
    Africa

    Reviews evidence from Rwanda, Burundi and the DRC to draw out the main roles that access to land has played in initiating, fuelling or perpetuating conflict, and to draw out policy conclusions. Includes sections on policy responses to land scarcity and resettlement of IDPs and refugees.

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