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India Land Governance Assessment

Reports & Research
June, 2016
British Indian Ocean Territory
assessment
land
land governance
Public Sector Development - Public Sector Management and Reform Rural Development - Common Property Resource Development Urban Development - Municipal Housing and Land
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Groundthruthing: A note on methodology

Manuals & Guidelines
June, 2016
Global
Land & Investments
forestry
agriculture
land investments
land deals
land rights
land contracts
monitoring
This guide aims to help community organisers and paralegals to use the method of “ground-truthing” to collect information about operations that might be illegal, prohibited or causing harm. It is a useful tool to monitor the impacts of investments and the proper implementation of agreements and contracts.

This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.
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Performing inter-professional expertise in rural advisory networks

Land Use Policy Volume 54

Peer-reviewed publication
July, 2016
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land
land use
research
In this paper we draw on in-depth research to explore inter-professional working in rural land and livestock management and introduce the novel concept of inter-professional expertise.
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Report: Developing a Demonstration Site in Nepal on Community Forestry, Gender and Climate Change Adaptation

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Nepal
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
capacity development
climate change
community forestry
gender equity
In this context, RECOFTC and USAID Adapt Asia-Pacific have developed a framework for better understanding and assessing climate change vulnerabilities in a context of multiple competing interests in a CF landscape. The pilot site for developing this approach was a women-led Community Forestry User Group (CFUG) in the Terai of Nepal; the Bishnupur community forest. The context in Bishnupur reflects challenges associated with the ecologically fragile Chure Forest, but also one of growing opportunities for economic development due to the close proximity of the Indian border.
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Golden Veroleum (Liberia) Inc., Du, Wolee and Nyennue, Social Agreement, 2016

Agreements & Contracts
June, 2016
Liberia
Land & Investments
land use
palm oil industries
This is a Social Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Oil palm or palm oils as the primary resource(s)
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Tapping Rice Fallows to Boost Pulses Production in India

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2016
Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Southern Asia
capacity development
India is globally the largest consumer of pulses with millions, particularly the poor, dependent on them for food and nutrition. It is also the largest importer of pulses and faces increasing dependence on imports as pulses demand is projected to increase 1.5 fold by 2030. The growing shortage has raised pulses prices making them unaffordable for most in India.
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Compilation of experiences and good practices in the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

Reports & Research
June, 2016
Global
Land & Investments
VGGT
sustainable development
food security
land investments
land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
local communities
This document gathers a number of case studies on the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) in a wide range of projects, and highlights successes in these experiences. For each project, it includes a description of and information on the approach adopted, and provides additonal resources for stakeholders interested in learning more about these projects.
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Experiences and Good Practices In The Use and Application of The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) - Summary and Key Elements

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Global
Land & Food Security
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
food security
land rights
capacity development
development agencies
At its 42nd Plenary session in 2015, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) decided to hold a global thematic event at the 43rd session in October 2016 to share experiences and take stock of the use and application of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT), as a contribution to monitoring progress towards VGGT implementation. This second global stocktake on the VGGT is informed by the contributions received from stakeholders.
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Making Women’s Voices Count in Community Decision-Making on Land Investments

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Africa
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
land
land investments
women
Examines options for strengthening women’s participatory rights in the face of increasing commercial pressures on land in 3 countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, and the Philippines. Focuses on how regulatory reform – reforms in the rules, regulations, guidelines, and procedures that implement national land acquisition and investment laws – can promote gender equity and allow women to realize the rights afforded by national legal frameworks and international standards.
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Decision-Making and Joint Control Rights over Land in Rwanda

Reports & Research
June, 2016
Rwanda, Africa
Land & Gender
land
control rights
women
Report explores and analyses community perceptions of the obstacles facing women’s participation in decision-making about jointly held land. Also examines the factors that prevent women from participating in community-level decision-making structures, specifically those related to land. Conducted in 4 districts of Rwanda: Ngororero and Rutsiro (Western Province), Huye (Southern Province) and Ngoma (Eastern Province).