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    Manuals & Guidelines
    July, 2020
    Africa, Zimbabwe

    The following are the major steps that were used before in allocating residential stands in Harare. However, these have been changed to accommodate the interests of the policymakers and senior council management. These new changes have opened the system to manipulation of town planning regulations. The Harare Residents’ Trust (HRT) is sharing these steps in the public interest. Several residents have lost their money through corruption involving officials, Councillors, land barons and real estate agencies who sometimes pocket money that they do not deserve.

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    Journal Articles & Books
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    February, 2021
    Kenya

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    GT
    Conference Papers & Reports
    March, 2016
    Latin America and the Caribbean, South America, Brazil

    Brazil has, on the one hand, strong institutions in various areas, improved social situation and, on the other, the rural land situation is still very precarious, with basic unresolved questions, such as for example, knowledge of what is public and private land, due to the absence of cadaster. The legislation moved forward in an attempt to link the cadasters of INCRA, the Internal Revenue Service, with information from the Registry of Real Estate with the enactment of Law No. 10,267 / 2001, creating the National Register of Rural Properties – CNIR.

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     Droits de propriété foncière des communautés locales et populations autochtones en République du Congo

    Instruments de droit international et législation nationale applicables en République du Congo

    Reports & Research
    July, 2020
    Congo

    Ce rapport présente et analyse les dispositions internationales et nationales encadrant les droits de propriété foncière des communautés locales et populations autochtones en République du Congo.

    Il s'agit d'un document à but éducatif visant à améliorer l'accès et la compréhension des lois congolaises.

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    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?

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    Journal Articles & Books
    January, 2008
    Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Asia, Southern Asia, Oceania

    Secure land rights are important for development and poverty reduction and the greatest challenges for providing such rights are in urban, peri-urban areas, and the most productive rural areas. This publication updates and revises UN-HABITAT’s 2004 publication ‘Urban Land for All’, and stresses the need for policies that facilitate access to land for all sections of their existing and future populations – particularly those on low or irregular incomes.

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    February, 2016
    Myanmar

    Documents and analyses on land tenure in Burma/Myanmar.....
    "1.Reconcile legality and legitimacy through clear legal recognition of existing
    acknowledged rights, whatever their origin (customary or statutory) or nature
    (individual or collective, temporary or permanent).
    2.Initiate widespread debate on the choice of society that the land policies will
    serve (and target), the opportunities for formalisation, how it will be implemented
    and its possible alternatives.
    3.Build consensus between all the actors concerned (central and local

  8. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    March, 2012
    Myanmar

    Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Managemen

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    July, 2015
    Myanmar

    KEY RECOMMENDATIONS:-
    (1) TO MYANMAR LAWYERS:
    "a. Lawyers need to form strong networks and associations to support farmers, ethnic groups and community organizations...
    b. Lawyers need to develop new skills to participate in policy advocacy, including collecting data about current practices, and engage in a national debate about land rights...
    c. Lawyers working on land rights cases need to use all available tools to strengthen their case work (see annex 2 for a list of practical actions lawyers can take).....
    (2) TO CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS:

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