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Revue du Secteur Foncier en Milieu Urbain et Péri-urbain : Mettre Le Marché Foncier au Service d’Un Développement Efficient et Inclusif du Grand Lomé

Reports & Research
January, 2019
Togo
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
food security
climate change
farmland
agricultural land management
occupation
Le Togo a connu une forte croissance économique dont la poursuite devra être soutenue par l’amélioration du secteur foncier. La croissance économique de plus de 5% annuellement depuis 2009 est parmi les meilleurs du continent. Cette évolution s’est accompagnée d’une réduction de la pauvreté qui demeure cependant élevée à environ 55% (2015). La ville de Lomé a été l’un des piliers de ce développement, servant de base arrière au Port de Lomé, principal moteur de l’économie du pays.
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The Economics of Pasture Management in Georgia

An economics of land degradation case study

Reports & Research
May, 2021
Georgia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land management
environment
pastoral lands
agricultural land management
pastoral land rights
pastoralists
Title: The economics of pasture management in Georgia: An economics of land degradation study
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The Economics of Land Degradation in Georgia: Pasture Management

Legal and institutional analysis

Reports & Research
December, 2021
Georgia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land law
land policies
property law
land management
environment
pastoral lands
agricultural land management
pastoral land rights
pastoralists
Title: The economics of pasture management in Georgia: An economics of land degradation study
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Pasture Management in Georgia

Current situation, frame conditions, potentials of development

Reports & Research
August, 2015
Georgia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land law
land policies
property law
land degradation
pastoral lands
agricultural land management
agriculture
pastoral land rights
pastoralists
A study was conducted with the goal of describing the current frame conditions of pasture use in Georgia and identifying the bottlenecks and obstacles that restrict the productivity of Georgian pastures and limit the income generated by Georgian farmers from pasture related agricultural activities. Whenever possible, findings were elaborated into concrete proposals for action, addressing the legislator, donors, or project implementers.
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Sandstorms and desertification in Mongolia, an example of future climate events: a review

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2021
Mongolia
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land degradation
land area
arable land
livestock
As global temperatures continue to increase and human activities continue to expand, many countries and regions are witnessing the consequences of global climate change. Mongolia, a nomadic and picturesque landlocked country, has battled with ongoing desertification, recurring droughts, and increasingly frequent sandstorms in recent decades. Here we review the abrupt changes in the climate regime of Mongolia over the recent few decades, by focusing on atmospheric events, land degradation and desertification issues, and the resulted sandstorms.
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A comparative assessment of land management approaches in Bhutan

Peer-reviewed publication
July, 2017
Bhutan
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land management
land degradation
rural areas
agricultural land management
agriculture
perception of tenure security
farmers
Arable land in Bhutan is under serious threats of land degradation. Proper land management approach is needed to control soil erosion problems. This study is an attempt to characterize and document the conventional and the community-based land management approaches, applied in Chukha and Dagana districts, respectively. The study tried to make a comparative assessment of their social, economic and environmental impacts on the participating farmers.
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Implication of Legislative Reform under The Land Act of Bhutan, 2007: A case study on Nationalization of Tsamdro & Sokshing and its associated socioeconomic and environmental consequences

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Bhutan
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land equity
land law
environment
common lands
pastoral lands
livestock
land tenure
community land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
statutory tenure
pastoral land rights
Given its seemingly beneficial aspects to socioeconomic development and environmental well-being, the legislative reforms initiated under the Land Act of Bhutan, 2007 have raised so much consternation as well as hope in the minds of the Bhutanese people who either depend on livestock husbandry or leasing out such rights to others with livestock and compensated with payment in cash or kind in the form of livestock products.
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Governing Landscapes for Ecosystem Services: A Participatory Land- Use Scenario Development in the Northwest Montane Region of Vietnam

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2020
Vietnam
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land law
land-use planning
public participation
climate change
community forestry
forest conservation
forest land
agroforestry systems
agriculture
customary land rights
customary tenure
Land-use planning is an important policy instrument for governing landscapes to achieve multifunctionality in rural areas. This paper presents a case study conducted in Na Nhan commune in the northwest montane region of Vietnam to assess land-use strategies toward multiple ecosystem services, through integrated land-use planning.
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National Report on the Rangeland Health of Mongolia - Second Assessment

Reports & Research
December, 2018
Mongolia
Land Degradation & Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land governance
land degradation
rangelands
livestock
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
As one of the few remaining countries with a robust, nomadic pastoral culture supported by extensive natural rangelands, Mongolia is well positioned to offer sustainable, rangeland-based goods and services to its citizens and to global consumers who place a premium on sustainable products. The primary challenge to sustainable livestock production in Mongolia is that rangeland health, the set of environmental conditions that sustain the productivity and biodiversity of rangelands is in decline in many areas.
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Climate Risk Profile Uzbekistan

Reports & Research
August, 2018
Uzbekistan
Land, Climate Change & Environment
sustainable development
agrarian reform
infrastructure
environment
climate change
farming systems
agriculture
water
water management
This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in Uzbekistan, including how climate change will potentially impact five key sectors in the country: agriculture, water, tourism, ecosystems, human health, and infrastructure. The brief also includes an overview of historical and future climate trends in Uzbekistan, the policy context outlining existing climate risk strategies and plans developed by Uzbekistan, and a list of ongoing projects that focus on climate adaptation.