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.
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesJanuary, 1997Jamaica
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1997
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1997India, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Italy
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 1997Laos, Bangladesh, Japan, Malaysia, China, Italy, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Myanmar, Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Uruguay, New Zealand, Asia
An overview of the forest resources and industries of the Union of Myanmar. The long term objectives of forestry in the country are given along with major impacting issues such as land use and people participation. Future scenarios are presented based on current policies and trends.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJanuary, 1997Indonesia
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.
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