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Expanding Opportunities: A Framework for Gender and Socially-Inclusive Climate Resilient Agriculture

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2021
Africa, Kenya
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
development
food security
agricultural and rural legislation
climate change
land conservation
Limiting global warming to the 2°C target that countries have committed to in the 2015 Paris Agreement, and reaching the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, will require large-scale expansion of climate-resilient approaches in agriculture and food systems. In order to achieve the scale of change required, coordinated action is needed from global to local levels, from research to policy and investment, and across private, public, and civil society sectors.
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Tenure reform for better forestry: An unfinished policy agenda

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2021
Uganda
Forest Tenure
VGGT
collective ownership
tenure insecurity
tenure security
The global community is currently grappling with multiple and overlapping social and environmental threats. These include the climate emergency, COVID-19 and the threat of widespread hunger, and the accelerating loss of biodiversity. All of these threats point to an urgent need to restore and sustainably manage land and forests.
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Proceedings of Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue Forum on Responsible Governance of Investment in Land

26-27 October 2021, Gambella, Ethiopia

Conference Papers & Reports
October, 2021
Ethiopia
Land & Investments
land investments
responsible investment
land stakeholders
This proceeding documents the process and outcome of the first Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue (MSD) Forum on Responsible Governance of Investment in Land (RGIL) aimed at ensuring investment in land in Ethiopia are productive, contribute to sustainable land management and respects the rights and needs of local populations in particular vulnerable groups and women.
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Does Land Certification Mitigate the Negative Impact of Weather Shocks? Evidence from Rural Ethiopia

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2022
Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
land registration
This study examines the effects of weather shocks on household consumption and how the land registration and certification program facilitate coping strategies to mitigate the negative income shocks. Using the difference-in-differences (DID) approach and household panel data from Ethiopia, we find that weather shocks negatively affected household consumption expenditure. As expected, households are not able to protect themselves from weather shocks.
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Indigenous Peoples’ Food Systems and Biocultural Heritage: Addressing Indigenous Priorities Using Decolonial and Interdisciplinary Research Approaches

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2022
Kenya, China, India
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Urban Tenure
land rights
The food systems and territories of Indigenous Peoples sustain much of the world’s biodiversity, cultivated and wild, through agroecological practices rooted in Indigenous cosmovision and cultural and spiritual values. These food systems have a critical role to play in sustainability transformations but are widely threatened and have received limited research attention. This paper presents the results of four virtual workshops with Indigenous Peoples: a global workshop and local workshops with communities in coastal Kenya, northeast India and southwest China.
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Restoration of Land Acquired for Resettlement and the Fast-Track Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2022
Zimbabwe
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
land reform
This paper examines the effect of the land reform program on the production of main agricultural crops, which are maize and soyabean, in a bid to deduce the implications of the possible restoration of land acquired for resettlement in Zimbabwe. The interest of this paper is in response to the new legislation by the Government of Zimbabwe under which former farm holders may apply for restoration of title to the piece of agricultural land that was compulsorily acquired from them for resettlement during the 2000 Fast-Track Land Reform Programme (FTLRP).
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Analyzing Various Factors Affecting Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt Soil Erosion Control Measures in the Sebeya Catchment, Rwanda

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2022
Rwanda
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Urban Tenure
land ownership
Soil erosion is a worldwide environmental problem leading to low agricultural productivity and water quality degradation. Improving soil erosion control measures is essential. This study reports the results of a survey of 75 farmers, using structured interviews, field observations, and focus groups to analyze farmers’ perceptions concerning current and future efforts to adopt Soil Erosion Control (SEC) measures in the Sebeya catchment located in the Western Province of Rwanda.
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Evaluating Institutional Dichotomy between Urban and Rural Land Administration in Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Ethiopia
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Land & Food Security
land law
Institutional setup in the land administration system plays a crucial role in the successful functioning of modern land administration. The institutional setup, whether separated for urban and rural land administration or unified, is responsible for implementing the legal and policy framework. In most regions of Ethiopia, including the Amhara National Regional State, the institutional setup is separated, which results in increasing difficulties to administer land efficiently.
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Relationships and the Determinants of Sustainable Land Management Technologies in North Gojjam Sub-Basin, Upper Blue Nile, Ethiopia

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Urban Tenure
land degradation
Sustainable land management (SLM) is a leading policy issue in Ethiopia. However, the adoption and continuous use of SLM technologies remain low. This study investigates the interrelationship of adopted SLM technologies and key factors of farmers’ decisions to use SLM technologies in the North Gojjam sub-basin of the Upper Blue Nile. The study was based on the investigation of cross-sectional data obtained from 414 randomly selected rural household heads, focus group discussions, and key informant interviews.
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Analyzing Factors Affecting the Sustainability of Land Management Practices in Mecha Woreda, Northwestern Ethiopia

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Ethiopia
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Forest Tenure
land degradation
In Ethiopia, the practice of land management started three decades ago in order to address the problem of land degradation and to further boost agricultural production. However, the impact of land management practices in curbing land degradation problems and improving the productivity of the agricultural sector is insignificant. Various empirical works have previously identified the determinants of the adoption rate of land management practices.