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A Practical Guide for Mining-Affected Communities

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2016
South Africa, Global
Land & Investments
forestry
agriculture
mining
land investments
land rights
local communities
extractive industries
This guide seeks to highlight the steps that concerned parties and communities can take to address the challenges that mining poses on communities. It gives communities the tools they need to understand the law that governs mining and to protect their rights. Although it focuses on South Africa, the tools proposed will be relevant for communities facing similar issues in other countries.

This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.
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Land in German Development Cooperation

Guiding Principles, Challenges and Prospects for the Future

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2016
Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Global
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
land investments
land policies
land tenure
land tenure systems
The publication offers an overview of different aspects of the highly complex field of land policy and land management providing the reader a number of principles, concrete tools and examples for dealing with land related problems in the German Development Coorperation.
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SYNTHESIS REPORT – GENDER & COLLECTIVELY HELD LAND

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Namibia, Ghana, Peru, Kyrgyzstan, China, Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land reform
land rights
land tenure
land use
sustainable development
women
GOOD PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM SIX GLOBAL CASE STUDIES
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Valuation of Community Lands and Natural Resources

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2017
Africa, Global
community land rights
land valuation
rural areas
A chapter from the Guide that explains the Valuation activity, designed to build awareness of the value of common lands and natural resources and increase community motivation to complete the community land protection process.

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Nourishing millions: Stories of change in nutrition

Peer-reviewed publication
Reports & Research
June, 2016
Global, Ethiopia, Brazil, Peru, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal
Land & Food Security
agriculture
food security
poverty
sustainable development
Malnutrition costs the world trillions of dollars, but global commitment to improving people’s nutrition is on the rise, and so is our knowledge of how to do so. Over the past 50 years, understanding of nutrition has evolved beyond a narrow focus on hunger and famine. We now know that good nutrition depends not only on people’s access to a wide variety of foods, but also on the care they receive and the environment they live in. A number of countries and programs have exploited this new understanding to make enormous strides in nutrition.
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Unpacking Metropolitan Governance for Sustainable Development: Analysis of Case Studies: Summary Reports of Case Studies

Manuals & Guidelines
August, 2016
Global, Indonesia, Mexico, South Africa
Urban Tenure
development agencies
informal settlements
land governance
slums
sustainable development
This case study analysis forms part of the publication series “Unpacking metropolitan governance” that documents experiences and gives hands-on approaches for stakeholders in the field of sustainable development of metropolitan regions.
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Custodians of the land, defenders of our future

A new era of the global land rush

Reports & Research
September, 2016
Australia, Global, Honduras, India, Mozambique, Peru, Sri Lanka
Land & Investments
common lands
farmers
farming systems
gender equity in access to land
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land deals
land grabbing
land investments
land rights
pastoral land rights
pastoralists
tenure security
women
Since 2009, Oxfam and others have been raising the alarm about a great global land rush. Millions of hectares of land have been acquired by investors to meet rising demand for food and biofuels, or for speculation. This often happens at the expense of those who need the land most and are best placed to protect it: farmers, pastoralists, forest-dependent people, fisherfolk, and indigenous peoples.