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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    October, 2019
    Latin America and the Caribbean, Dominican Republic

    Este documento presenta una evaluación de la tenencia de la tierra y de los recursos para el Programa de Reducción de Emisiones de la República Dominicana como proyecto de preparación para REDD+.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2019
    Global

    In recent years, the call of civil society organizations to formalize rights of local communities and Indigenous Peoples to forests has been growing louder. They argue that formalizing local forest rights will have positive outcomes for livelihoods as well as forest conservation. In response to these calls, many governments have started forest reforms. This has become known as the forest tenure transition.

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2019
    Laos

    Laos, officially the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), is a rapidly growing developing economy at the heart of Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma, Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam.  Laos’ economic growth over the last decade averaged just below eight percent, placing Laos amongst the fastest growing economies in the world.

  4. Library Resource

    Opportunité ou chimère pour les femmes du Bassin du Congo ?

    Reports & Research
    February, 2019
    Middle Africa

    Cette note thématique rédigée à l’initiative de Fern, a été élaborée dans le cadre de l’initiative CoNGOs (Collaboration d’ONG en faveur de moyens de subsistance durables et équitables dans les forêts du bassin du Congo) qui plaide pour une « foresterie communautaire »1 à travers laquelle les communautés ont le droit de gérer les ressources forestières dont elles dépendent, en vue d’améliorer leurs conditions de vie et en particulier celles des femmes.

  5. Library Resource
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    September, 2019
    Central African Republic

    The laws in the Republic of Congo and the Central African Republic provide limited protection to indigenous peoples and local communities regarding access to land and forest resources. Often, logging concessions overlap their territories, restricting access to lands and resources. However, the development of community forests is gaining momentum in the region. These can help secure customary tenure, sustainably manage resources and improve livelihoods for indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs).

  6. Library Resource
    Respecting land and forest rights guide for companies
    Reports & Research
    January, 2019
    Global

    This Guide provides an entry point to understanding and implementing the principles of responsible governance of land tenure set out in the VGGT for companies involved in land-based investment. It provides a more manageable presentation of the VGGT, along with steps to ensure that a company acts consistently with them and includes thorough due diligence on the tenure rights of project-affected communities.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 2019
    Ethiopia

    This summary analyses technical assistance on cost–benefit analysis;provided by LIFT to microfinance institutions (MFIs) to help them assess the impact of a new agricultural loan product..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: https://landportal.org/community/projects/land-investment-transformation...

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2019
    Ethiopia

    This summary describes technical assistance provided by LIFT to microfinance institutions to help them improve their management of loan defaults..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: https://landportal.org/community/projects/land-investment-transformation...

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    October, 2019
    Ethiopia

    This summary assesses the gaps in the provision;understanding and implementation of laws/articles and their impact on women and VGs with respect to land use rights and provides a strategy to overcome these legal constraints that affect women and VGs land rights security..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: https://landportal.org/community/projects/land-investment-transformation...

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2019
    Ethiopia

    This summary examines the challenges orphan children face in securing their land rights that affects their status during land registration. Particularly;the current practice of LIFTs implementation of procedures for registering deceased landholders parcels and its impact on single orphans. The study provides a strategy to ensure that orphans who have lost either one or both parents receive long-term access to their land use rights .This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme.

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