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World Bank's Bad Business in Sierra Leone

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2014
Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
land acquisitions
land dispute
land grabbing
land investments
local communities
Since 2004, the World Bank has provided continuous “investment climate advisory services” to Sierra Leone. Business reforms and Bank-piloted programs such as Sierra Leone Business Forum and the Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency led to the World Bank classifying Sierra Leone among “the top 15 economies that improved their business regulatory environment the most” since 2005 and rank the country third in the regional “Protection of Investors” category.
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Perceptions of Land Conflicts with Special Reference to Nairobi

Journal Articles & Books
June, 2013
Kenya
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
land conflicts
Land conflicts are increasingly becoming common in Kenya's major urban areas and are blamed by scholars and
politicians alike on colonial planning and rule, which ended more than 40 years ago. The regulations on land use
I planning and public land allocation processes are also seen to have exacerbated the problems with the prevailing
institutional arrangements further providing the impetus for unequal access to the 'land resource. Corruption and
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Political Economy of Statebuilding

Journal Articles & Books
May, 2013
Sudan, Burundi, Haiti, Afghanistan, Georgia, Iraq, North Macedonia, Kosovo
Land in post-conflict settings
land administration
land dispute
land governance
This volume examines and evaluates the impact of international statebuilding interventions on the political economy of conflict-affected countries over the past 20 years. It focuses on countries that are emerging, or have recently emerged, from periods of war and protracted conflict. The interventions covered fall into three broad categories:
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Lands, Housing and Urban Development Sector Strategic Plan 2013/14 - 2017/18

National Policies
June, 2013
Uganda
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
farmland
public ownership
land-use planning
land registration
natural disasters
cadastres
land dispute resolution
waste (abuse)
urban areas
land ownership
The Lands, Housing and Urban Development Sector Strategic Plan is a national sectoral plan of Uganda for the period 2013/14 - 2017/18. Its main objective is to ensure sustainable land management, orderly development and adequate housing for socio-economic development.The Plan aims to make land use more productive and sustainable.
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND LAND COURT

Reports & Research
September, 2013
Kenya
land dispute
land dispute resolution
Dispute resolution is a key component of land administration and management in Kenya. Article 162 of the Constitution of Kenya provides for the establishment of the Environment and Land Court (ELC) by an Act of Parliament. Further, parliament is mandated to determine the jurisdiction and functions of the courts. In 2011, parliament passed the Environment and Land Court Act through which the Environment and Land Court was established. In accordance with the provisions of this act, the court is mandated to ensure reasonable and equitable access to its services in all counties.
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The Wildlife Conservation and Management Act, 2013.

Legislation & Policies
December, 2013
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
communal territory
community land rights
compensation
continuum in land rights
environment
investment funds
land administration
land dispute
land management
management rights
natural disasters
natural resources management
nature reserves
research
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
water management
water rights
THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT, 2013 No. 47 of 2013

Date of Assent: 24th December, 2013

Date of Commencement: 10th January, 2014
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A life of fear and flight: The Legacy of LRA Brutality in north-east Democratic Republic of Congo

Reports & Research
September, 2013
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Land Conflicts
displacement
food security
land dispute
tenure security
IDMC's report offers a revealing insight into the lives of those who live side-by-side with one of the most vicious and notorious armed groups in the world, the Lord’s Resistance Army.

Download the report in English or French
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Report on the State of Pastoralists´Human Rights in Tanzania

Reports & Research
March, 2013
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agropastoral systems
displacement
dispossession
eviction
grazing
land access
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land dispute
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
Pastoralists in Tanzania are suffering from many human rights violations, including forced evictions from their lands. This report gives a comprehensive analysis of the human rights situation of indigenous peoples in Tanzania, and documents cases of human rights violations against Maasai pastoralists during 2011.

The information contained in this report is a result of a comprehensive survey and human rights analysis, which used both primary and secondary data collection methodologies covering a total of 10 districts and 18 villages.
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Forced Evictions of Pastoralists in Kilombero and Ulanga Disticts in Mgorogoro Region in Tanzania

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2013
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agropastoral systems
displacement
dispossession
eviction
grazing
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land conflicts
land dispute
land investments
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
Parakuiyo Pastoralists Indigenous Community Development Organization (PAICODEO), PINGOs Forum, Tanzania Land Alliance (TALA), the Legal and Human Rights Centre (LHRC) and journalists from ITV, Star TV, Channel 10 and Mwananchi newspaper have conducted a fact finding mission concerning the forced evictions of pastoralists in Kilombero and Ulanga districts in Morogoro region in Tanzania. The fact finding mission was carried out from 12.11 – 15.11 2012.
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Biofuels Investment and Community Land Tenure in Tanzania

The Case of Bioshape, Kilwa District

Peer-reviewed publication
November, 2013
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
concession (land)
displacement
dispossession
land access
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land dispute
land investments
One of the most wellknown biofuel investments was that of Bioshape, which acquired approximately 34,000 ha in Kilwa District for the cultivation of jatropha.