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Securing Land Rights for All through Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration Approach: The Case of Nepal

Journal Articles & Books
July, 2021
Nepal
land administration
land policies
arable land
land rights
land tenure
After the political change in Nepal of 1951, leapfrog land policy improvements have been recorded, however, the land reform initiatives have been short of full success. Despite a land administration system based on cadaster and land registries in place, 25% of the arable land with an estimated 10 million spatial units on the ground are informally occupied and are off-register. Recently, a strong political will has emerged to ensure land rights for all.
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Shifting Cultivation in Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal: Weighing Government Policies against Customary Tenure and Institutions

Reports & Research
July, 2015
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land governance
land policies
climate change
deforestation
farmland
indigenous peoples' lands
agriculture
sustainable land use
community land rights
Indigenous Peoples
Shifting cultivation is a dominant form of farming in the eastern Himalayas, practised by a diverse group of indigenous people from the most marginalized social and economic groups. The survival of these indigenous people and the survival of their forests are inextricably linked. However, policy makers and natural resource managers perceive shifting cultivation to be wasteful, destructive to forests, and unsustainable.
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Status of Land Tenure Security in Nepal

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2016
Nepal
land governance
land law
land policies
land reform
land productivity
land rights
landlessness
land tenure
tenure security
Land is a fundamental natural resource for living, an economic asset for production, legal entity with multiple rights over it and above all, a societal factor for self-actualization. So, ownership of land has multi-faceted understanding around the world. For the developing country like Nepal having diverse societal arrangements, land tenure system plays important role in economic, social and political structure.
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Negotiating Access to Land in Nepal

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2013
Nepal
development
rural development
agrarian structure
land policies
rural areas
agriculture
land access
right of access
In a rural agrarian economy like that of Nepal, land has traditionally been a primary source of livelihood and security, as well as a symbol of status. Thousands of poor farmers are completely dependent on land for their livelihoods, yet not all of them have access to or control over this fundamental resource. Negotiation for access to land has been a lengthy and complicated process. It remains so in the changed political context of Nepal, where increasing numbers of emerging actors need to be considered, often with conflicting claims and counterclaims.
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Nepal Development Update : Harnessing Export Potential for a Green, Inclusive, and Resilient Recovery

Reports & Research
April, 2021
Nepal
development
rural development
sustainable development
land policies
land economics
land investments
foreign investment
The Nepal Development Update is produced annually with two main aims: to report on key economic developments over the preceding months, placing them in a longer term and global perspective; and to examine (in the Special Focus section) topics of particular policy significance. The Update is intended for a wide audience including policymakers, business leaders, the community of analysts and professionals engaged in economic debates, and the general public.
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Gobernar los derechos de tenencia de propiedades comunales

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2016
Kenya, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, Benin, Nepal, South Africa, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Mozambique, Thailand, Madagascar, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Norway, Cambodia
Land & Food Security
land policies
food security
land governance
land tenure
land rights
land ownership
Millones de personas de todo el mundo dependen de recursos naturales, como la tierra, la pesca y los bosques, que se utilizan de manera colectiva como propiedades comunales. Estas son fundamentales para la cultura, el bienestar y la identidad cultural. Como fuente de alimentos e ingresos, constituyen una importante red de seguridad, en particular para las personas más vulnerables y marginadas.
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Upholding Land Rights amidst the Land Rush

Reports & Research
January, 2018
Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Nepal
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agriculture
land grabbing
land policies
land rights
This publication discusses the relevance to land and agriculture of the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP BHR), and provides an overview of the state of the UNGP BHR’s implementation in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines. While significant efforts were undertaken by human rights institutions and CSOs to promote UNGP BHR, this book outlines areas of action at country and regional levels to mainstream UNGP BHR.
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In Defense of Land Rights: A Monitoring Report on Land Conflicts in Six Asian Countries

Reports & Research
January, 2019
Asia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Philippines, Bangladesh, India, Nepal
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land access
land dispute
land policies
land reform
land rights
local communities
Monitoring reports were prepared in six Asian countries to understand the nature, causes, and impacts of land and resource conflicts, and to highlight the human rights issues intertwined with them. This publication likewise provides an overview of some of the available conflict response and resolution mechanisms in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines, and outlines recommended actions for addressing land conflicts.
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Responsible Governance of Land Tenure: an essential factor for the realization of the Right to Food

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay, Suriname, Northern America, United States of America, Asia, Tajikistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nepal, Europe
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
VGGT
land administration
land governance
food security
land policies
land reform
land-use planning
land management
forest land
land use
land
natural resources management
land markets
land economics
land transfers
land tax
land rights
land tenure
land ownership
Land Tenure Working Paper 15. This publication brings to light the existing linkages between land tenure and the realization of the right to food. It points out that responsible governance of land requires the adoption of human rights-based approach in order to develop coherent and long term solutions to improve people’s livelihoods. The document presents the legal implications of the right to food at national level and provides a series of examples on the implementation of human rights principles and obligations into land tenure systems, policies, and institutional frameworks.
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Designing and scaling-up productive natural resource management programs: decentralization and institutions for collective action

Reports & Research
December, 1997
Burkina Faso, Switzerland, Chile, Zimbabwe, Austria, Costa Rica, Thailand, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, South Africa, Tajikistan, Italy, Tanzania, Brazil, India, Mexico, Norway
decentralization
natural resources management
land policies
capacity development
The focus of this report is on NRM activities broadly defined as those that promote sustainable agricultural production through improvements in on-farm soil and water management, such as social forestry, micro-watershed management, irrigation water management, and soil conservation.