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Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land”

Reports & Research
July, 2014
Zambia, Brazil, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Papua New Guinea
land governance
development
land economics
land investments
land rights
dispossession
Indigenous Peoples
Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land,” sounds the alarm on the unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that is underway around the world. Through six case studies — Ukraine, Zambia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Brazil — the report details the myriad ways by which governments — willingly or under the pressure of financial institutions and Western donor agencies — are putting more land into so-called “productive use” in the name of development.
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Sustainable Wildlife Management - Unasylva 249

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2018
Tanzania, Switzerland, United States of America, Kenya, South Africa, Tajikistan, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Indonesia, Botswana, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Pakistan, Finland, Mexico, Mongolia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
sustainable land management
forest land
Indigenous Peoples
Wildlife management is the focus of considerable international debate because of its importance for biodiversity conservation, human safety, livelihoods and food security. Local people have been managing wildlife for millennia, including through hunting. Sufficient examples are presented in this edition to show that sustainable wildlife management is also feasible in the modern era.
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FAO and Traditional Knowledge: The Linkages with Sustainability, Food Security and Climate Change Impacts

Reports & Research
July, 2018
Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Honduras, Philippines, South Africa, Italy, Iran, Argentina, India, Niger
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
customary tenure
climate change
land governance
land tenure
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
In developed and developing countries all over the world, farmers and indigenous and local communities have traditional knowledge, expertise, skills and practices related to food security and to food and agricultural production and diversity. Since its creation in 1945, FAO has recognized the significant contributions these make to food and agriculture, and the relevance of on-farm/in situ and ex situ conservation of genetic resources for food and agriculture.
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Manejo sostenible de la vida silvestre - Unasylva 249

Journal Articles & Books
September, 2018
Tanzania, Ecuador, Kenya, South Africa, Tajikistan, Chile, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Indonesia, Botswana, Australia, Bolivia, Austria, Argentina, India, Pakistan, Mexico, Mongolia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
sustainable land management
forest land
Indigenous Peoples
La gestión sostenible de la vida silvestre es objeto de considerable atención en el debate internacional debido a su importancia para la conservación de la biodiversidad, la seguridad humana, los medios de subsistencia y la seguridad alimentaria. Las poblaciones locales han gestionado las especies silvestres durante milenios, incluso a través de la caza. En este número se presentan ejemplos suficientes para demostrar que en la era moderna también es factible la gestión sostenible de la vida silv estre.
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Gender and land compendium of country studies

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2018
Dominica, Burkina Faso, Honduras, Belgium, Uzbekistan, South Africa, Lesotho, Uganda, Spain, Zimbabwe, Denmark, Germany, Tanzania, Zambia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Senegal, Italy, Brazil, Switzerland
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
property rights
customary law
customary tenure
land governance
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure
private ownership
land reform
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure
From the outset, the development of agriculture has been strongly associated with women’s endeavour. In fact, women’s contribution to agriculture goes back to the origins of farming and the domestication of animals when the first human settlements were established more than 6 000 years ago. Over the years, the division of responsibilities and labour within households and communities tended to place farming and nutrition-related tasks under women’s domain. Nowadays, in many societies women continue to be mainly responsible for family food security and nutrition.
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Gender and Land Rights

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Bangladesh, Lithuania, Zambia, Mali, Chile, Guatemala, Latvia, Malawi, Thailand, Laos, Philippines, Vietnam, Italy, Senegal, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land
customary tenure
land governance
land tenure
land rights
land access
right of access
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure
Increasing women’s access to land is crucial to fight hunger and poverty. However, gender disparities in land access remain significant in most countries, regardless of their level of development. A new FAO database helps to understand the factors that prevent women from accessing land; and to design better policies to effectively address this situation.
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Régimes fonciers communautaires et gouvernance des ressources de propriété commune en Asie

Reports & Research
December, 2011
Bangladesh, United States of America, Afghanistan, China, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Australia, Laos, United Kingdom, Guinea, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Yemen, Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Japan, India, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Asia, Oceania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
property rights
customary tenure
natural resources management
land governance
private ownership
land tenure
Indigenous Peoples
common property
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure
Document de travail sur les régimes fonciers 20. Ce document analyse les caractéristiques des systèmes de propriété communale dans divers pays d’Asie. Les pressions actuelles du marché sur les ressources naturelles créent à la fois des défis et des opportunités pour les communautés et pour les gouvernements en vue d’utiliser et de renforcer les systèmes de propriété commune pour promouvoir la gestion durable des ressources naturelles. Des politiques et des institutions ad hoc sont nécessaires pour promouvoir la redevabilité des acteurs et la bonne gouvernance de ces ressources.
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Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015: A global forum on rights-based approaches for fisheries

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Kenya, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Nauru, Uganda, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Sierra Leone, Costa Rica, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Norway, Cambodia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Indigenous Peoples
indigenous people's tenure
land tenure systems
customary tenure
land tenure
Session: Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015
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Improving Tenure Security for the Rural Poor: Rwanda – Country Case Study

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Rwanda, Switzerland, Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Norway, Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
property rights
customary law
customary tenure
land governance
private ownership
land tenure
Indigenous Peoples
land reform
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure
Most of the world’s poor work in the “informal economy” – outside of recognized and enforceable rules. Thus, even though most have assets of some kind, they have no way to document their possessions because they lack formal access to legally recognized tools such as deeds, contracts and permits. The Commission on Legal Empowerment of the Poor (CLEP) is the first global anti-poverty initiative focusing on the link between exclusion, poverty and law, looking for practical solutions to the challenges of poverty.
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Forest and Farm Facility (FFF): Forest and Farm Producers Working Together to Improve Policy and Secure Tenure

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2016
Finland, Bolivia, Gambia, Myanmar, Sweden, Germany, Guatemala
community forestry
sustainable development
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure
As a large proportion of the rural private sector, forest and farm producers are the primary actors in rural transformation and sustainable development. They possess knowledge and experience essential to shaping effective successful policies and actions. Through its support to local and national producer organizations, the Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) is working to ensure forest and farm producers are involved in national decision-making processes that impact their livelihoods and the sustainable management of forests, in turn helping to achieve many of the Sustainable Development Goals.