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  1. Library Resource
    focus on land in Africa
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    January, 1978
    Nigeria

    Among the main objectives of the Nigerian Land Use Decree of 1978 were:

  2. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 1977
    Belize

    This Act provides generally for registration of rights in land and land tenure in Belize. “Land” includes land covered with water, all things growing on land and buildings and other things permanently affixed to land. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, but subject to section 38 of National Lands Act, no law, practice or procedure relating to land shall apply to land registered under this Act so far as it is inconsistent with this Act.

  3. Library Resource
    Legislation
    July, 1977
    China

    This Act, consisting of seven Chapters divided into 59 Articles, concerns the assessment of land value and related tax. The Act provides for the land value tax (Chapter 2), the agricultural land tax (Part 3) and land value increment tax (Chapter 4), the tax collection procedure (Chapter 5), and for offences and penalties (Chapter 6). A few amendments are made to Articles 31-1, 35, and 53 on 1 July 2015 by Presidential Decree No. 10400077091.The land tax is classified into land value tax, agricultural land tax, and land value increment tax (art.1).

  4. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1977
    Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Philippines, China, Tanzania, India, Australia, Canada, Tunisia, Venezuela, Malawi, Pakistan, Ghana

    A major problem facing the areas already under cultivation, is the seriousness of soil degradation and loss of soil fertility due to indiscriminate misuse of agricultural lands, forests and grazing lands. The modern thinking assigns to soil conservation a comprehensive and more positive role than in the past. in that sustained improvement complemented by the preservation of available resources should form the central concept. Soil conservation must not be limited solely to agricultural and grazing lands.

  5. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1977
    France, Nigeria, Spain, Zambia, Iraq, Australia, Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya, Jordan, Morocco, Syrian Arab Republic, Libya, Somalia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Botswana, Argentina, India, Sudan, Lebanon

    There is a urgent need for a better understanding of the risks of soil degradation and their geographical distribution as well as a better knowledge of where degradation occurs at present. it would be desirable to combine soil conservation activities with other elements for increasing crop production.Erosion, salinity and alkalinity and the loss of soil fertility seriously reduce the natural potential of soils to produce food fibres. During the meeting, many criteria to assess the various types of soil degradation were outlined by the experts.

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 1977
    Ghana, Italy

    An international journal of forestry and forest industries

  7. Library Resource
    Legislation
    January, 1978
    Oceania, Papua New Guinea

    The National Conservation Council is established under section 4. The Council shall advise the Minister on (establishment of) Conservation Areas and advise the Minister on the formulation of rules applicable to conservation areas, and on the administration and control of conservation areas and carry out other functions set out in section 9.


  8. Library Resource
    Constitution
    January, 1977
    Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa

    The Constitution of the Republic of Tanzania was ratified in 1977. Since 1977, several amendments have been applied to the original Constitution. Many of these are related to the relationship between the united government and the Zanzibar government. This Constitution shall apply to Mainland Tanzania as well as Tanzania Zanzibar.

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