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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2016
    South-Eastern Asia, Myanmar

    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: "In recent years, many governments globally have formally recognized community land and natural resource tenure, either based on existing customary practices or more recently established land governance arrangements.1 These tenure arrangements have been called by a variety of names, such as community, customary, communal, collective, indigenous, ancestral, or native land rights recognition. In essence, they seek to establish the rights of a group to obtain joint tenure security over their community’s land.

  2. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2017
    Myanmar

    Burma is situated in Southeastern Asia, bordering Bangladesh, India, China, Laos and Thailand. The
    majority of its population lives in rural areas and depends on land as a primary means of livelihood.
    Because all land in Burma ultimately belongs to the state, citizens and organizations depend upon use
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    rights, but do not own land.
    Burma’s laws grant women equal rights i
    n some respects and also recognize certain customary laws that
    provide women equal rights in relation to land. In practice, however, the rights of many women are

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    Myanmar

    We envision a world in which land governance systems, both formal and informal, are effective, accessible, and responsive for all.

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