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Equator Initiative Case Studies. Tanzania, United Republic of. Mradi wa Usimamizi wa Mazingira Rufiji (Rufiji Environment Management Project)Association) (English)

Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature, and resilient communities

Reports & Research
December, 2004
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
Local and indigenous communities across the world are advancing innovative sustainable development solutions that work for people and for nature. Few publications or case studies tell the full story of how such initiatives evolve, the breadth of their impacts, or how they change over time. Fewer still have undertaken to tell these stories with community practitioners themselves guiding the narrative. The Equator Initiative aims to fill that gap.
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Equator Initiative Case Studies. Ethiopia. Guassa-Menz Community Conservation Area (English)

Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature, and resilient communities

Reports & Research
December, 2004
Ethiopia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
Local and indigenous communities across the world are advancing innovative sustainable development solutions that work for people and for nature. Few publications or case studies tell the full story of how such initiatives evolve, the breadth of their impacts, or how they change over time. Fewer still have undertaken to tell these stories with community practitioners themselves guiding the narrative. The Equator Initiative aims to fill that gap.
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Equator Initiative Case Studies. Nigeria. Atụmatụ Ekuri (Ekuri Initiative) (English)

Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature, and resilient communities

Reports & Research
December, 2004
Nigeria
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
Local and indigenous communities across the world are advancing innovative sustainable development solutions that work for people and for nature. Few publications or case studies tell the full story of how such initiatives evolve, the breadth of their impacts, or how they change over time. Fewer still have undertaken to tell these stories with community practitioners themselves guiding the narrative. The Equator Initiative aims to fill that gap.
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Equator Initiative Case Studies. Namibia. Torra Conservancy (English)

Local sustainable development solutions for people, nature, and resilient communities

Reports & Research
December, 2004
Namibia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
Local and indigenous communities across the world are advancing innovative sustainable development solutions that work for people and for nature. Few publications or case studies tell the full story of how such initiatives evolve, the breadth of their impacts, or how they change over time. Fewer still have undertaken to tell these stories with community practitioners themselves guiding the narrative. The Equator Initiative aims to fill that gap.
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Oxfam and Land in Post-Conflict Situations in Africa: Examples from Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Rwanda and Angola

Reports & Research
November, 2004
Angola, Rwanda, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Africa
Land & Corruption
Land Conflicts
land conflicts
land distribution
tenure security
corruption
land distribution
Presentation of 5 brief case studies of what Oxfam actually did with regards land in post-conflict situations in Africa, in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Rwanda and Angola, concluding with the common themes, conclusions and lessons that emerged from the case studies. Also includes a critique of the role of USAID.
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The Investigation of the Effects of Conservation and Tourism on Land Tenure and Ownership Patterns in KwaZulu-Natal

DISCUSSION OF ISSUES AND FINDINGS

Reports & Research
January, 2004
Africa, South Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
advocacy
food security
land access
land rights
tenure security
Globally, the conservation and tourism sector is being enthusiastically promoted as one of the key mechanisms to catalyze rural local economic development. This is particularly relevant in South Africa where tourism is considered an important sector for Black Economic Empowerment and community development. However, there is increasing concern that the impact of tourism and conservation on local communities is not always beneficial and can include a range of negative livelihoods consequences.
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Land Administration Developments in Rwanda

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2004
Rwanda
land administration
land information systems
tenure security
land registration
land rights
The new Rwandan land policy consider appropriate land administration as a platform of land management and an ideal channel to provide security of livelhood to the people by securing land tenure system for their profit.
At present Rwanda carries out limited land registration on a centralised manual system on a demand led basis in rural and urban areas. Currently approximately 20,000 land applications are in process, mainly in urban areas.