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Mekong Land Research Forum: Annual country reviews 2018-19

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2019
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
compensation
concession (land)
encroachment
farmers
forest conservation
forest land
grassroots organizations
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land dispute
land dispute resolution
land distribution
land grabbing
land investments
land law
land markets
land registration
land rights activists
land transactions
landlessness
property rights
research
tenure security
state property
sustainable development
urbanization
waste (abuse)
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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Study on Gender Impacts of Land Titling in Post-Tsunami Aceh, Indonesia

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2010
Indonesia, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
Urban Tenure
agriculture
decentralization
forest land
forestry
land administration
land improvement
land management
land markets
land reform
land registration
land rights
land speculation
land tenure
land titling
land transactions
land use
land-use planning
land valuation
rural areas
rural development
state property
urban areas
urban population
zoning
The tsunami that originated from the Indian Ocean in 2004 wreaked massive destruction, killing more than 130,000 people and displacing half a million individuals in Aceh, Indonesia. More than 800 kilometers of coastline was affected, and close to 53,795 land parcels were destroyed. The land administration system sustained significant damage because documentation of land ownership was washed away along with people's houses and other possessions in the affected communities. Physical boundary markers, including trees and fences, also disappeared.
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REDD+ and Community Forestry

Lessons Learned from an Exchange of Brazilian Experiences with Africa

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2012
Brazil, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
agriculture
climate change
community forestry
deforestation
forest conservation
forest land
forest management plans
forestry
land access
land allocation
land rights
land tenure
land use
land-use planning
private forests
property rights
state forests
sustainable development
transaction costs
This publication is the result of an initiative to promote an exchange between Brazil and African countries on lessons learned about the role of community forestry as a strategic option to achieve the goals of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The initiative was supported by the World Bank with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and coordinated by the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS) with support from the National Forestry Agency International (ONFI).
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Participatory Forest Management and REDD+ in Tanzania

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2011
Tanzania, Africa
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
agriculture
forest conservation
forest land
forest management plans
forestry
land area
land tenure
land use
land-use planning
natural resources management
nature reserves
private forests
property rights
transaction costs
Tanzania's land, local government and forest laws mean that rural communities have well defined rights to own, manage and benefit from forest and woodland resources within their local areas through the establishment of village forests. This approach, known by practitioners as Community Based Forest Management (CBFM) results in the legal establishment of village land forest reserves, community forest reserves or private forests. By 2008, 1,460 villages on mainland Tanzania1 were involved in establishing or managing village forests covering a total of over 2.345 million hectares.
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Revising the Land Law to Enable Sustainable Development in Vietnam

Summary of Priority Policy Recommendations Drawn form World Bank Studies

Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2012
Vietnam, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
agriculture
climate change
common property
decentralization
farmland
forest land
forestry
land administration
land allocation
land area
land degradation
land distribution
land law
land management
land markets
land ownership
land reform
land registration
land rights
land speculation
land tenure
land titling
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
land valuation
natural resources management
sustainable development
sustainable land use
urban areas
urban planning
urbanization
Vietnam's rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction in the last two decades benefitted from the policy and legal reforms embodied in the Land Laws of 1987, 1993 and 2003 and subsequent related legal acts. This note outlines reforms related to four main themes. The first relates to the needed reform for agriculture land use to create opportunity to enhance effectiveness of land use as well as to secure farmers' rights in land use. Prolonging the duration of agricultural land tenure would give land users greater incentives to invest and care for the land.
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Draft National Land Reforms Policy

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2013
India
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
agrarian reform
agricultural land management
agriculture
common lands
common property
displacement
forest land
housing rights
land acquisitions
land distribution
land law
land reform
land use
land-use planning
women
Chiefly an agricultural society, India has a strong linkage between land and social status of an individual. Nearly 70 % of its population dependent on land, either as farmers or farm laborers and it is imperative to address the issues of land ensuring livelihood, dignity and food security to millions of Indians. Land reform was a major policy initiative in the country in 1950s and early 1960s.
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Land Use in Kenya; The case for a national land-use policy

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2015
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
advocacy
cadastral administration
community forestry
deforestation
estate management
forest conservation
forest land
forest law
forest management plans
forestry
formal tenure
intensive land use
land administration
land management
land tenure
land tenure systems
land use
land use mapping
land-use planning
management rights
natural resources management
private forests
state forests
statutory tenure
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
tenant farmers
tenant's rights
tenure regularization
water management
water rights
This book exposes the key land use and environmental problems facing Kenya today due to lack of an appropriate national land use policy. The publication details how the air is increasingly being polluted, the water systems are diminishing in quantity and deteriorating in quality. The desertification process threatens the land and its cover. The soils are being eroded leading to siltation of the ocean and lakes. The forests are being depleted with impunity thus destroying the water catchments.
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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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Pacific Regional Assessment for the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Guinea, Asia, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
VGGT
land administration
land policies
land reform
land-use planning
land management
common lands
forest land
land use
land
natural resources management
land markets
land economics
land tax
land rights
landlessness
land access
land tenure
land ownership
land tenure systems
customary tenure
indigenous people's tenure
Indigenous Peoples
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure. By setting out principles and internationally accepted standards for responsible practices, the Voluntary Guidelines will provide a framework and point of reference that stakeholders can use when developing their own policies and actions.
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Una gobernanza responsable en la tenencia de la tierra: factor esencial para la realización del derecho a la alimentación

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Bangladesh, Honduras, Mali, Guatemala, Bolivia, Ghana, Malawi, Colombia, Thailand, Nigeria, Nepal, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Tanzania, Ecuador, Paraguay, Brazil, Suriname, Europe, Africa, Asia, Northern America
Land & Investments
Forest Tenure
land policies
food security
land management
land-use planning
natural resources management
land use
land administration
land economics
land tax
land rights
land markets
land transfers
forest land
land tenure
land reform
land governance
land ownership
land
Documento de trabajo sobre la tenencia de la tierra 15. Esta publicación presenta los vínculos que existen entre la tenencia de la tierra y la realización del derecho a la alimentación. Plantea que una gobernanza responsable de la tierra requiere un enfoque basado en los derechos humanos con el fin de implementar soluciones globales que resulten coherentes y efectivas a largo plazo.