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  1. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Mozambique

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    December, 2023
    Mozambique

    In Mozambique, the law recognizes certain forms of occupation as constituting legal tenure and nationals can claim this recognition of their right to occupy and use land allocated through customary norms/practices. Local communities can also claim rights over land which they have customarily occupied, used, and managed. These rights are not prejudiced by their lack of titling or documentation and may be defended on the basis of oral testimony.

  2. Library Resource
    State of Land Information  in Liberia

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    December, 2023
    Liberia

    Land rights are fundamental sources of tension in Liberia, so transparency about land information is both essential and highly politicized. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission and other scholars have documented land conflict as one of the major causes of the 14 year civil conflict (1989-2003) in Liberia, rooted in the country’s formation in the 19th Century as a land divided by indigenous peoples and freed slaves settling from the United States.

  3. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Madagascar

    An Open Data Action Framework

    Reports & Research
    September, 2023
    Madagascar

    This report on the land data ecosystem in Madagascar is the first step towards providing a baseline and diagnostic tool to inform conversations around land and data governance. It aims to complement existing initiatives to improve the accuracy and extent of land data in Madagascar and identify opportunities to improve public access to all forms of land information.

  4. Library Resource
    État de l'information foncière à Madagascar

    Un cadre d’action pour l’ouverture des données

    Reports & Research
    September, 2023
    Madagascar

    Ce rapport sur l’écosystème des données foncières à Madagascar est la première étape vers la fourniture d’une base de référence et d’un outil de diagnostic pour informer les conversations autour de la gouvernance foncière et des données. Il vise à compléter les initiatives existantes pour améliorer la précision et l’étendue des données foncières à Madagascar et à identifier les opportunités d’améliorer l’accès du public à toutes les formes d’informations foncières.

  5. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Madagascar

    An Open Data Action Framework

    Reports & Research
    September, 2023
    Madagascar

    This report on the land data ecosystem in Madagascar is the first step towards providing a baseline and diagnostic tool to inform conversations around land and data governance. It aims to complement existing initiatives to improve the accuracy and extent of land data in Madagascar and identify opportunities to improve public access to all forms of land information.

  6. Library Resource
    Un cadre d’action pour l’ouverture des données

    Un cadre d’action pour l’ouverture des données

    Reports & Research
    September, 2023
    Madagascar

    Ce rapport sur l'écosystème des données foncières à Madagascar est la première étape vers la fourniture d'une base de référence et d'un outil de diagnostic pour informer les conversations autour de la gouvernance foncière et des données. Il vise à compléter les initiatives existantes pour améliorer la précision et l'étendue des données foncières à Madagascar et à identifier les opportunités d'améliorer l'accès du public à toutes les formes d'informations foncières.

  7. Library Resource

    Benin: Participatory Village Mapping in Northern Benin

    Institutional & promotional materials
    July, 2023
    Benin

    The Global Programme 'Responsible Land Policy' (GPRLP) is part of the Special Initiative 'One World, No Hunger' of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), which aims to reduce extreme poverty and hunger.

  8. Library Resource
    The role of metadata and open data in the innovation cycle of land administration
    Reports & Research
    April, 2023
    Global

    This publication discusses the importance of open data as a tool for inclusive land governance. It introduces and describes open data, land governance functions, and metadata. It provides an in-depth looks at AGROVOC, the controlled vocabulary about agriculture and related sciences coordinated by FAO for more than 40 years, and LandVoc, a sub-vocabulary dedicated to the land sector. Using these two examples, the article explores why structured metadata is integral for open data to support innovation and improvements in land administration.

  9. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Zambia

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    June, 2023
    Zambia

    This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Zambia, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 

  10. Library Resource
    State of Land Information in Botswana

    An Open Data Assessment

    Reports & Research
    July, 2023
    Botswana

    This State of Land Information (SOLI) report is an analysis of the current state of land data in Botswana, assessing the availability of land information and the compliance of this information with open data standards. 

    The aim of this report is to serve as a diagnostic for the land information ecosystem in Botswana and enable targeted interventions for improved information management.

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