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A Practical Guide for Mining-Affected Communities

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2016
South Africa, Global
Land & Investments
forestry
agriculture
mining
land investments
land rights
local communities
extractive industries
This guide seeks to highlight the steps that concerned parties and communities can take to address the challenges that mining poses on communities. It gives communities the tools they need to understand the law that governs mining and to protect their rights. Although it focuses on South Africa, the tools proposed will be relevant for communities facing similar issues in other countries.

This resource is part of the CCSI’s Directory of Community Guidance on Agreements Relating to Agriculture or Forestry Investment.
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Looking for oil, gas and mineral development in Ethiopia: Prospects and risks for the political settlement

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2017
Ethiopia
land use change
mining
conflicts
natural resources management
land investments
extractive industries
The narrative of Ethiopia’s remarkable economic growth path under a developmental state model is that of a strong ruling coalition united behind the vision of the late Prime Minister Meles Zenawi.
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Backroom Bullying: The Role of the United States Government in the Herakles Farms’ Land Grab in Cameroon

Reports & Research
October, 2016
Cameroon
land governance
forest conservation
land grabbing
land access
land ownership
local communities
Backroom Bullying: The Role of the United States Government in the Herakles Farms’ Land Grab in Cameroon, shows how bullying by US government officials may have played a critical role in the granting of nearly 20,000 ha by the Cameroonian government to the US-based firm Herakles Farms in 2013, instead of the cancellation of clearly flawed project.
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Determining Minimum Compensation for Lost Farmland: A Theory-Based Impact Evaluation of a Land Grab in Sierra Leone

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2016
Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
compensation
land acquisitions
land dispute
land grabbing
land rights
local communities
The land grabbing issue has produced a plethora of debates ranging from ethical conduct of land grabbing agents, specifically concerning displacement, to evidence for and against positive externalities such as technological spill-overs and construction of infrastructure. An underexplored topic is the valuation of agricultural land and the compensatory payments made to land users, distinct from land owners, for the loss of their source of food security.
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Conflito de terra entre a empresa Mulhulamete LDA e um grupo de particulares no distrito de Marracuene

Policy Papers & Briefs
October, 2016
Mozambique
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
land investments
land law
natural resources management
O presente comunicado está estruturado em três partes:

contextualização do conflito;

qualificação do meio processual em concreto aplicado para a defesa do DUAT;

apresentação do comentário sobre a Sentença propriamente dita.
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Gender and equity questions in the policy and practice of involuntary resettlement due to the acquisition of land for large scale economic investments

A case study of two resettlement projects in Maputo Province, Mozambique

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Mozambique
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land access
land investments
The NGO Centro Terra Viva (CTV) with funding from the World Resources Institute (WRI) implemented a project seeking to promote gender mainstreaming in the policies and practice of large scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) for economic investments. The study was centered on recognizing opportunities to strengthen the role and involvement of women as actors in decision-making in the resettlement process, particularly given the context of a growing economic and commercial appetite for land acquisition.
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Improved Agricultural Technology Adoption in Zambia

Are Women Farmers Being Left Behind?

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2016
Zambia
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
agrarian reform
agricultural and rural legislation
investment funds
women
The use of modern seed varieties and other improved technologies is essential for farmers to significantly increase their crop harvest and improve their livelihoods. All over Sub-Saharan Africa, agriculture productivity growth has remained very low over many decades irrespective of gender of the farmer. However, studies have shown that women farmers fare worse than the male counterparts in terms of adoption of improved technology and productivity.
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DEVOLVING LAND GOVERNANCE

Reports & Research
June, 2016
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forest management plans
intensive land use
land governance
land investments
land use
land use mapping
land-use planning
parcel plan
rural planning
sustainable land use
urban planning
use rights
The Commission has been in the forefront of promoting good governance and accountability in the land sector. Progress in the land sector has been mixed. Through the effort of the government, support agencies and other stakeholders the Commission was able to devolve its function to the 47 counties through the County Land Management Boards (CLMBs). The CLMBs have in effect devolved land services throughout Kenya. However, achieving land, better land governance, accountability in the land sector and ensuring secure land rights for all Kenyan is still to be achieved.
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NATIONAL LAND USE POLICY

Manuals & Guidelines
May, 2016
Kenya
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
boundaries
capital value (land)
development
development agencies
estate management
formal tenure
intensive land use
land administration
land cover
land cover mapping
land governance
land investments
land management
land markets
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
land use mapping
land-use planning
land valuation
management rights
natural resources management
rural development
rural planning
tenure security
statutory tenure
peri-urban agriculture
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
tenure regularization
urban planning
use rights
water management
The absence of a clearly defined land use policy in Kenya after years of independence has resulted in a haphazard approach to managing the different land use practices and policy responses. Land use continues to be addressed through many uncoordinated legal and policy frameworks that have done little to unravel the many issues that affect land use management. The Constitution of Kenya 2010, Kenya Vision 2030 and the Sessional Paper No. 3 of 2009 on National Land Policy all call for a clear framework for effectively addressing the challenges related to land use.
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The Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016

Legislation & Policies
September, 2016
Kenya
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agroforestry systems
alienation (land)
community forestry
community land rights
deforestation
forest conservation
forest land
forest law
forest management plans
forestry
investment funds
land administration
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land investments
land management
local communities
natural disasters
natural resources management
private forests
state forests
sustainable land management
urban forestry
THE FOREST CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT, 2016 No. 34 of 2016

Date of Assent: 31st August, 2016

Date of Commencement: By Notice