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Land is Life, Land is Power”: Landlessness, Exclusion, and Deprivation in Nepal

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2011
Nepal
Land & Food Security
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
development
post-conflict settings
food security
land law
agriculture
land rights
landlessness
land conflicts
housing rights
This Report presents the findings of this research effort. A comprehensive consideration of the many aspects of land ownership in Nepal, including the related issues of agricultural development, the impact of nonstate actors in newly-formed special economic zones, and the claims of landlords returning to land seized during the Maoist conflict is beyond the scope of this project. The Report and study focused on documenting the impact that inadequate access to land has on the human rights of landless people, including rights to housing, food, water, work, and access to justice.
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Country Profile - Pakistan

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Pakistan
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
food security
environment
climate change
agriculture
water
water management
water rights
The country profile is a summary of key information that gives an overview of the water resources and water use at the national level. It can support water-related policy and decision makers in their planning and monitoring activities as well as inform researchers, media and the general public. Information in the report is organized by sections:
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‘Shifting ground’

Renegotiating land rights and rural livelihoods in Sarawak, Malaysia

Peer-reviewed publication
August, 2011
Malaysia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
land law
indigenous peoples' lands
land use
agriculture
land use change
land investments
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous people's tenure
Indigenous Peoples
palm oil industries
In this paper, we use an actor-oriented perspective to explore the nature and extent of conflict and negotiation with regard to land use and tenure among the Iban of Sarawak. The Iban are shifting cultivators who have long been involved in smallholder cash crops.
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Sustainable project financing: getting the basics right

Policy Papers & Briefs
November, 2011
Global
Land & Investments
agriculture
land governance
land investments
land rights
local communities
property
tenure security
This short briefing provides information for investors and lenders on the importance to develop a due diligence ‘risk framework’ to identify, mitigate and prevent the adverse impacts of their investment decisions. It provides links to additional resources on the topic.
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Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights

Reports & Research
April, 2011
Global
Land & Investments
development
food security
agriculture
land investments
land rights
local communities
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights are a set of guidelines for States and companies to prevent, address and remedy human rights abuses committed in business operations.
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Guidance Note 5 Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2012
Global
Land & Investments
agriculture
land acquisitions
land investments
land rights
land use
local communities
This Guidance Note provides guidance for investors and companies on the requirements contained in the IFC Performance Standards for issues linked to involuntary resettlement as part of project-related land acquisition. It offers guidance to minimise adverse impacts on displaced persons and host communities, and to improve the livelihoods of those affected by resettlement.
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Rebellion and Agrarian Tensions in Sierra Leone

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2011
Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
agriculture
farmers
land dispute
land governance
land tenure
local communities
This paper assesses the extent to which customary governance in Sierra Leone can be held responsible for an increasingly unstable two‐class agrarian society. A case is made for regarding the civil war (1991–2002) as being an eruption of long‐term, entrenched agrarian tensions exacerbated by chiefly rule. Evidence is presented to suggest that the main rebel movement embodied in its plans to reorganize agricultural production some grasp of these longer‐term agrarian problems. Postwar attempts to implement co‐operative farming and mining are then described.
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PEASANT GRIEVANCE AND INSURGENCY IN SIERRA LEONE: JUDICIAL SERFDOM AS A DRIVER OF CONFLICT

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2011
Africa, Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
agriculture
farmers
farming systems
land access
land administration
land dispute
land governance
land use
Was the civil war in Sierra Leone (1991-2002) fought for diamonds, or was it a peasant insurgency motivated by agrarian grievances? The evidence on both sides is less than conclusive. Ibis article scrutinizes the peasant insurgency argument via a more rigorous methodology. Hypotheses concerning intra-peasant tensions over marriage and farm labour are derived from an examination of the anthropological literature.
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Regulation to the Community Rights Law with Respect to Forest Lands (as amended).

Regulations
January, 2011
Liberia
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
private forests
customary law
pastoralists
agriculture
land governance
forestry
land management
public ownership
forest management plans
land dispute resolution
forest land
forest conservation
This Regulation of the Forestry Development Authority (FDA) implements provisions of the Community Rights Law of 2009 with Respect to Forest Lands ("Community Rights Law"), and determines the rules, guidelines and procedures for the establishment of authorized forest communities and to access, manage, use and the benefits of forest resources within the Republic of Liberia, and participation by communities in the reforestation, rehabilitation and conservation of forest and wildlife resources in Liberia.
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Land Tenure, Climate Change Mitigation and Agriculture

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2011
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
agriculture
climate change
land tenure
Momentum is building to include agriculture in carbon nancing initiatives, and the stakes are large – for climate change mitigation, for food security and poverty alleviation. For many smallholder farmers, insecure land and resource rights are a barrier to participation in mitigation programmes, but there are ways forward