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Importance of inequality for natural resource governance : evidence from two Nicaraguan territories

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2014
Nicaragua
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land ownership
property rights
Natural resources constitute an important axis around which rural territorial dynamics revolve. Based on empirical
registration of how applications for and denouncements of natural resource use are dealt with in two Nicaraguan rural territories, this
paper examines the importance of inequality for the institutional practices through which district-level governance of natural resource
use takes place. Notable differences are identified. The paper concludes that institutional practices which promote rule-based natural
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Whose land is it? Land reform, minorities, and the titular “nation” in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan

Peer-reviewed publication
March, 2014
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
protection of minorities
land policies
land reform
agrarian reform
land distribution
agriculture
collective ownership
Each of the post-Soviet Central Asian states inherited both inefficient collectivized agricultural systems and an understanding of the nation rooted in categories defined by Soviet nationality policy. Despite the importance placed on territorial homelands in many contemporary understandings of nationalism, the divergent formal responses to these dual Soviet legacies have generally been studied in isolation from one another.
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Lineage and land reforms in Malawi: Do matrilineal and patrilineal landholding systems represent a problem for land reforms in Malawi?

Land Use Policy Volume 41

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2014
Malawi, Norway, United States of America
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land reform
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
lineage
matrilineal lineage
patrilineal lineage
research
Based on government statistics and interviews with villagers across Malawi this article argues that customary matrilineal and patrilineal land tenure systems serve to weaken security of land tenure for some family members as well as obstructing the creation of gender-neutral inheritance of lands. Data from the National Census of Agriculture and Livestock 2007and the 2008 Population and Housing Census are used to characterize marriage systems and landholding patterns of local communities. Marriage systems correspond to customary land-tenure patterns of matrilineal or patrilineal cultures.
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Institutional factors affecting wild edible plant (WEP) harvest and consumption in semi-arid Kenya

Land Use Policy Volume 38

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2014
Eastern Africa
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
community forestry
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
research
sustainable development
Pervasive food insecurity and poverty in much of the world drives vulnerable populations to harvest natural resources as a means of generating income and meeting other household needs. Wild edible plants (WEPs) are a particularly common and effective coping strategy used to increase socio-ecological resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa where agricultural systems are often sensitive to environmental perturbations and instability. WEPs are collected across the landscape, from agricultural areas to government-managed hilltops with varying degrees of success and legality.
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The Islamic Legal Provisions for Women’s Share in the Inheritance System: A Reflection on Malaysian Society

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2014
Malaysia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
gender equity
land inheritance rights
customary law
Islamic law
customary land rights
property rights
women
Characterized as divinely ordained, the Islamic law of inheritance defines women’s rights to property of the deceased with specific roles and responsibilities for each individual. Obviously, the Islamic law of inheritance is a major contribution to the legal system of the world, compared to the customary laws in the pre‐Islamic Arab society that denied any proprietary right by way of inheritance to female relatives including daughters.
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Contested aquaculture development in the protected mangrove forests of the Kapuas estuary, West Kalimantan

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2014
Indonesia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
coastal areas
community land rights
concession (land)
conflict of interest
corruption
deforestation
development
displacement
dispossession
environment
expropriation
fisheries
forest conservation
forest land
green belts
land access
land acquisitions
land clearing
land conflicts
land dispute
land grabbing
land tenure
land transactions
local communities
protected areas
Indonesia comprises more mangroves than any other country, but also exhibits some of the highest mangrove loss rates worldwide. Most of these mangrove losses are caused by aquaculture development. Monetary valuation of the numerous ecosystem services of mangroves may contribute to their conservation.
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Eroding battlefields: Land degradation in Java reconsidered

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2014
Indonesia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
community land rights
conflict of interest
deforestation
displacement
dispossession
encroachment
environment
expropriation
forest conservation
forest land
forestry
land access
land clearing
land conflicts
land cover
land degradation
land dispute
land ownership
land rights
land tenure
land use
state forests
state property
territory
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.
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Historia de los conflictos interétnicos por el territorio en Chocó y Norte del Cauca. Su incidencia en la política de restitución de tierras, 2011

Journal Articles & Books
Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2014
Colombia
Land Conflicts
land conflicts
land administration
land distribution
land ownership
El presente artículo da cuenta de las relaciones entre indígenas y comunidades negras en la zona del Norte del Cauca (San Rafael y Monte Teta) y del Norte del Chocó (Unguía), enfocándose en las situaciones de conflicto por el territorio; ello con el objetivo de demostrar que los grupos étnicos no son homogéneos ni presentan un estado de inercia en el tiempo.
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Scenario Methodology for Modelling of Future Landscape Developments as Basis for Assessing Ecosystem Services

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2014
Germany
land use
land tenure
The ecosystems of our intensively used European landscapes produce a variety of natural goods and services for the benefit
of humankind, and secure the basics and quality of life. Because these ecosystems are still undergoing fundamental changes,
the interest of the society is to know more about future developments and their ecological impacts. To describe and analyze
these changes, scenarios can be developed and an assessment of the ecological changes can be carried out subsequently. In the
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Residential Location Preferences. The Significance of Socio-Cultural and Religious Attributes

Peer-reviewed publication
July, 2014
Northern America
Urban Tenure
urbanization
religious tenure regimes
The objective of this paper is to explore residential location preferences and how they are related to travel behavior. The literature focuses on the preferences in relation to physical and demographic aspects, such as land uses, facilities, transportation facilities, transportation services, car ownership, income, household size and travel accessibility. However, this study suggests social and cultural issue such as racial diversity which is literally to be a significance context. The case study reported here is based on Iskandar Malaysia’s development region.