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1. Library Resource

   

   Law on pastures.

   Legislation

   January, 1997

   Kyrgyzstan

   Land Conflicts

   Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism

   land dispute resolution

   grazing

   pastoralists

   The relations in the sphere of the rights to use pastures on the territory of the Kyrghyz Republic shall be regulated by this Law, the Forest, Water and Land Codes, laws on lease and lease relations, protection of the nature, flora and fauna, atmospheric air and other legislation of the Kyrghyz Republic. The subjects for the utilization of pastures shall be juridical and natural persons. The objects shall be certain areas of pastures. The pasture areas shall have locations and boundaries both on the map and on the ground.

2. Library Resource

   

   Act of Constitution of Tonga (Amendment) Act 1997.

   Legislation

   January, 1997

   Tonga

   public ownership

   This Act amends Clauses 77 (concerning elections) and 113 (regarding right to allotments) of the Constitution of Tonga.

   Amends: Act of Constitution of Tonga. (1875-11-01)

3. Library Resource

   

   National Land Policy.

   National Policies

   January, 1997

   Tanzania

   Land & Gender

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   Forest Tenure

   farmland

   land-use planning

   land inheritance rights

   environment

   protected areas

   gender equity in access to land

   land management

   forest land

   land ownership

   The overall aim of the National Land Policy is to promote and ensure a secure land tenure system, to encourage the optimal use of land resources, and to facilitate broad-based social and economic development without upsetting or endangering the ecological balance of the environment. The specific objectives of this National Land Policy are to: promote an equitable distribution of and access to land by all citizens; ensure that existing rights in land especially customary rights of smallholders (i.e.

4. Library Resource

   

   National Land Policy.

   National Policies

   January, 1997

   Jamaica

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   land

   public ownership

   land management

   land-use planning

   land registration

   natural disasters

   cadastres

   private ownership

   land ownership

   The National Land Policy was adopted by Jamaica in 1997 as a national policy for the land sector. It establishes the framework needed for Jamaica to become more progressive, transparent and modern in its approaches to land and geographic information management systems, land administration and utilization, land resources and environmental management, and land development planning. The goals and objectives of this Policy are to ensure the sustainable, productive and equitable development, use and management of the country’s natural resources.

5. Library Resource

   

   Does land tenure insecurity discourage tree planting?

   Reports & Research

   January, 1997

   Indonesia

   land

   land tenure

   property

   It is widely believed that land tenure insecurity under a customary tenure system leads to socially inefficient resource allocation. This article demonstrates that land tenure insecurity promotes tree planting, which is inefficient from the private point of view but could be relatively efficient from the viewpoint of the global environment. Regression analysis, based on primary data collected in Sumatra, indicates that tenure insecurity in fact leads to early tree planting.

6. Library Resource

   

   Landlord and Tenant (Registration of Tenancies) Act.

   An Act to provide for the registration of premises that are let out and related matters.

   Legislation

   January, 1997

   Americas, Caribbean, Barbados

   land registration

   leases

   This Act requires tenancies for residential or business purposes to be registered with the Commissioner of Inland Revenue. The Act also defines certain duties of a landlord and defines certain actions of the landlord in the relationship with the tenant as an offence.