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  1. Library Resource
    State Ownership of Land in Uzbekistan – an Impediment to Further Agricultural growth?
    Peer-reviewed publication
    December, 2016
    Uzbekistan

    The present paper aims to demonstrate how the state land ownership affects development of agricultural sector in Uzbekistan, and what are its strengths and weaknesses. It highlights the importance of secure land right regardless of ownership. Land in Uzbekistan is state-owned; the exclusive state ownership of land was first incorporated in the 1992 Constitution. The official rationale was to ensure food security and social stability; another concern was the state-run irrigation system, operation of which would be hampered in the event of land privatization.

  2. Library Resource
    China: Real Property Law
    Reports & Research
    October, 2014
    China

    Individuals cannot privately own land in China but may obtain transferrable land-use rights for a number of years for a fee. Currently, the maximum term for urban land-use rights granted for residential purposes is seventy years. In addition, individuals can privately own residential houses and apartments on the land (“home ownership”), although not the land on which the buildings are situated.

  3. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    September, 2011
    Kenya

    kenya land alliance download :Memorandum On Continued Engagement With The Ministry Of Lands On Land Reforms Presented To: The Ministry Of Lands. The approval by the public of the Constitution at the referendum on August 4, 2010 and its promulgation on August 27, 2010 heralded a new dawn of governance in Kenya. Through its broad provisions, it is expected that it will spur social and economic development and secure the land rights of all Kenyans, by among others guaranteeing them ownership, control and access to natural resources.

  4. Library Resource
    Eroding battlefields: Land degradation in Java reconsidered
    Peer-reviewed publication
    September, 2014
    Indonesia

    Land degradation has been a major political issue in Java for decades. Its causes have generally been framed by narratives focussing on farmers’ unsustainable cultivation practices. This paper causally links land degradation with struggles over natural resources in Central Java. It presents a case study that was part of a research project combining remote sensing and political ecology to explore land use/cover change and its drivers in the catchment of the Segara Anakan lagoon.

  5. Library Resource
    Mekong Land Research Forum: Annual country reviews 2018-19 cover image
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    February, 2019
    Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam

    The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land issues in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the field. Specialists have been selected from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to briefly answer the following two questions:

    1. What are the most pressing issues involving land governance in your country?

    2. What are the most important issues for the researcher on land?

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2015
    Paraguay

    Cerrito Totora es un Campo Comunal, declarado así en el año 2000 por el Instituto de Bienestar Rural IBR, actual INDERT a propuesta de los beneficiarios que lucharon por su recuperación, es propiedad estatal y su aprovechamiento se realiza en forma colectiva por familias de pequeños productores agropecuarios de las comunidades aledañas al campo para fines agrícola- ganaderos.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    January, 2015
    Paraguay

    Cerrito Totora es un Campo Comunal, declarado así en el año 2000 por el Instituto de Bienestar Rural IBR, actual INDERT a propuesta de los beneficiarios que lucharon por su recuperación, es propiedad estatal y su aprovechamiento se realiza en forma colectiva por familias de pequeños productores agropecuarios de las comunidades aledañas al campo para fines agrícola- ganaderos.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2015
    Paraguay

    El Caso del Asentamiento Nueva Esperanza, en Paraguay, es una lucha emblemática por la tierra y el manejo racional de los recursos naturales. Dos comunidades se organizaron e identificaron tierras no lejanas en estado de abandono, y empezaron las gestiones para adjudicárselas. A partir de febrero de 1999, 120 familias comienzan los trámites ante el INDERT.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    February, 2015
    Brazil

    La lucha por la hacienda Santa Elina (Brasil) es de una ocupación permanente reivindicando la reversión de esa propiedad durante 15 años. Actualmente tienen un título denominado “contrato de concesión de utilización” donde ellos son los beneficiarios pero la tierra sigue en propiedad del Instituto Nacional de Colonización y Reforma Agraria.

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