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Land Access, Land Rental and Food Security: Evidence from Kenya

Reports & Research
January, 2015
Kenya, Norway, United States of America
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
food security
land
land access
land rent
Constrained access to land is increasingly recognized as a problem impeding rural household welfare in densely populated areas of Africa. This study utilizes household and parcel level data from rural Kenya to explore the linkage between land access and food security. We find that a 10% increase in operated land size would increase household total food consumption per capita, cereal consumption per capita, non-cereal consumption, and home produced food consumption by 2.6%, 2.1%, 2.7% and 5.4%, respectively.
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Remembering Elinor Ostrom

Her Work and its Contribution to the Theory and Practice of Conservation and Sustainable Natural Resource Management

Reports & Research
April, 2014
Eritrea, Kenya, Mexico, Canada, Mongolia, India, Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
forest conservation
land conservation
sustainable land management
natural resources management
common rights
commons
communal ownership
common property
This special issue of Policy Matters focuses on the outreach and impact of Dr. Elinor Ostrom's groundbreaking research on common property (or commons) theory. Her work was instrumental in shaping contemporary analyses of resource management and conservation, especially at a local level. This collection of research papers, essays, commentaries, and songs build upon her work and provide case studies demonstrating the practical application of her theoretical contributions.
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The role of indigenous communities in reducing climate change through sustainable land use practices

A Webinar Report

Reports & Research
September, 2019
Africa, Kenya, Latin America and the Caribbean, United States of America, Asia, Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
common lands
common rights
commons
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous peoples' lands
Indigenous Peoples
indigenous people's tenure
land rights
land use
property rights
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
The climate crisis demands urgent action, yet we live in a politically polarized and paralyzed world. As governments and other actors struggle over climate change, our environment is irreversibly changing. A United Nations report on the Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services revealed that three-quarters of the earth’s land-based environment has been significantly altered by human actions.
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Consent is Everybody's Business: Why banks need to act on free, prior and informed consent

Reports & Research
August, 2019
Kenya, South Africa, Guatemala, Honduras, United States of America, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
communal territory
community land rights
compulsory acquisitions
contract farming
corruption
grazing contracts
grazing land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous peoples' lands
Indigenous Peoples
indigenous people's tenure
land investments
land rights
A community’s choice to give, or withhold, their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) to a project or activity planned to take place on their land is a recognized right of Indigenous peoples under international law. It is also a best practice principle that applies to all communities affected by projects or activities on the land, water and forests that they rely on.
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Moving forward

Reports & Research
December, 2009
Angola, Liechtenstein, Bangladesh, United States of America, Congo, Comoros, Cameroon, Uzbekistan, Switzerland, Kenya, Zambia, Denmark, Rwanda, Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Italy, Brazil, Tunisia, Argentina, Sudan, Papua New Guinea, Czech Republic
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
forestry
natural resources management
sustainable land management
forest land
Forests, trees and woodlands cover almost one-third of the Earth’s land area. They are a crucial source of food and income for more than a billion people around the globe. They provide a variety of wood and non-wood products and vital ecosystem services – preventing erosion from wind and water, preserving water quality, shading crops and livestock, absorbing carbon which contributes to countering climate change, and providing habitat for many species of plants and animals, thus helping to conserve the planet’s biological diversity.
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Rapport de la Commission des ressources génétiques pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture - CGRFA-16/17/Rapport/Rev.1

Reports & Research
August, 2018
Zimbabwe, Qatar, Burkina Faso, Philippines, Iraq, Panama, Samoa, France, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Vanuatu, Tonga, Canada, Iran, Venezuela, Malawi, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Togo, Kenya, Cuba
natural resources management
Meeting Name: Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA-16/17/Rapport/Rev.1
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Productive Impact of Ethiopia’s Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Kenya, United States of America, Mexico, Zambia, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Italy, United Kingdom, Ghana, Nicaragua, Bolivia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Africa
land use
This report uses data from a two-year impact evaluation to analyse the impact of the Ethiopia Social Cash Transfer Pilot Programme (SCTPP) on household behaviour and decision-making, including agricultural production and other income-generating activities, labour supply, the accumulation of productive assets, access to credit and food security.
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Land tenure alternative conflict management

Reports & Research
December, 2006
United States of America, Kenya, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, United Kingdom, Canada, Mozambique, Philippines, South Africa, Nicaragua, Uganda, Italy, Ecuador, Bolivia, Paraguay, Mexico, Brazil
property rights
natural resources management
land governance
land tenure
land rights
land access
private ownership
land ownership
This training manual focuses on how to manage and resolve conflicts over land tenure rights, security of tenure and land access in the field of rural development. It results from complementary activities undertaken within FAO's Livelihood Support Programme (LSP) and the Land Tenure and Management Unit and with the International Land Coalition. It addresses the specific issues of land tenure identified in the volume Negotiation and Mediation Techniques for Natural Resource Management published by the LSP.
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Submissions of Stakeholders on Voluntary Codes of Conduct, Guidelines and Best Practices and/or Standards in relation to Access and Benefit-sharing for all Subsectors of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

Reports & Research
June, 2014
Kenya, Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, Denmark, Australia, Brazil, Netherlands, Cuba, China, Gabon, Norway, Canada
natural resources management
Meeting Name: Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources (of the CGRFA) - ITWG-FGR
Meeting symbol/code: CGRFA/WG-FGR-3/14/Inf.6
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Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015: A global forum on rights-based approaches for fisheries

Reports & Research
December, 2015
Kenya, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Nauru, Uganda, Indonesia, Australia, Canada, Iceland, Sierra Leone, Costa Rica, Republic of Korea, Mexico, Norway, Cambodia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Indigenous Peoples
indigenous people's tenure
land tenure systems
customary tenure
land tenure
Session: Tenure & Fishing Rights 2015