Draft National Land Policy enunciates policy statements in respect of the key components of the National Land Policy such as access to land and tenure rights, land use planning and regulation, and the management of specialland issues, land administration structures, land laws and the constitution
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesAugust, 2015Sierra Leone
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Library ResourceLegislationAugust, 1961Sierra Leone
An Act to amend the Crown Lands Ordinance, 1960
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesOctober, 2017Sierra Leone
Representatives of government institutions, civil society, NGOs and the private sector
attended a validation workshop in Freetown on October 18-19, 2017. One and One-half days
of discussions provided suggested revisions to the draft AIAP. Based on this input, the working group prepared a revised AIAP. -
Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesAugust, 2015Sierra Leone
This report, alongside other relevant documents, served as sources of reference for the formulation of this Comprehensive National Land Policy for Sierra Leone, with various versions. The first version was prepared by the Technical Advisor for discussion and approval by the TWG and SCM. With support from UNDP, version I of this policy was evaluated by an International Consultant, Professor Sam Moyo, for international standards and best practices. Outcome of the evaluation was excellent, though with few comments, which led to the review of version
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Library ResourceLegislationGhana, Africa, Western Africa
This Decree provides for the protection of public land from unlawful deeds, occupation, trespass or other illegal encroachment or interference.The Decree prescribes penalties for unlawful sale or occupation of public land and provides for the ejection of trespassers. The Decree further defines “public land” and defines responsibility for offences committed by legal juristic persons.
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Library ResourceLegislation & PoliciesSeptember, 2022Sierra Leone
The Customary Land Rights Act, 2022 (Sierra Leone)
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Library ResourceInternational Conventions or TreatiesJanuary, 1979Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Sao Tome and Principe, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Canada, United States of America, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China, Japan, Mongolia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Georgia, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, Croatia, Greece, Italy, North Macedonia, Malta, Montenegro, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, France, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Cook Islands, Niue, Samoa, Tonga
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) - currently ratified by 187 countries - is the only human rights treaty that deals specifically with rural women (Art. 14). Adopted in 1979 by the United Nations Generally Assembly, entered into force in 1981. The Convention defines discrimination against women as follows:
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesGhana, Africa, Western Africa
The overall aim of the present Forest and Wildlife Policy is the conservation and sustainable development of forest and wildlife resources for the maintenance of environmental stability and continuous flow of optimum benefits from the socio-cultural and economic goods and services that the forest environment provides to the present and future generations whilst fulfilling Ghana’s commitments under international agreements and conventions.
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Library ResourceNational PoliciesGhana, Africa, Western Africa
The overall aim of the present Forestry Development Master Plan is to provide a basis for achieving sustainable utilization and development of forest and wildlife resources, modernization of the timber industry and conservation of the environment, and thereby ensure realization of the objectives of the Forest and Wildlife Policy. At the same time, the various proposals have had to take account of the need to improve the state of the environment, the complexities of land tenure and the importance of appropriate and efficient land use.
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Library ResourceLegislationGhana, Africa, Western Africa
The Act specifies the application of the principal Act. The principal Act does not apply to land acquired absolutely as freehold, or land that has been cultivated as farmland before any grant was made in respect of that land. The principal Act does apply to land: (1) vested in the President; (2) subject to the Administration of Lands Act; (3) sub-leased for the purpose of farmland; (4) acquired by way of lease for farming; (5) acquired under customary law and leased or otherwise transferred for farming.
Amends: Rents (Stabilization) Act, 1962 (Act No. 109). (1962-03-01)
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