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A Regional Workshop on Land Monitoring Initiatives: Proceedings

Reports & Research
April, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam
development agencies
land access
land reform
tenure security
This publication contains the major highlights of the Land Watch Asia's "Regional Workshop on Land Monitoring Initiatives: Towards an Accountable Governance on Land" held in Manila, Philippines on 21-22 April 2015. These include the land monitoring country reports (in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines) prepared by Land Watch Asia campaign using the Land Reform Monitoring Framework, which was its landmark contribution towards assessing land issues across the region.
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2014 CSO Land Reform Monitoring: Towards an Accountable Governance on Land in Asia

Reports & Research
January, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines
land governance
land reform
This publication is a collection of 2014 CSO land reform monitoring reports on the status of land tenure and access to land from seven Asian countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and the Philippines). The book also reflects the recent expansion of the monitoring initiative to a ridge-to-reef framework providing a more holistic approach in addressing ancestral lands, rural lands, and marine resource concerns.
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On the customary rights of indigenous peoples in Asia

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land ownership
tenure security
This issue brief highlights the challenges indigenous peoples experience in securing their customary land rights in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Philippines; hence, this publication specifies recommendations for the government and CSOs in strengthening the recognition to indigenous peoples' rights.
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Women’s land rights in Asia

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land access
land law
land policies
land rights
women
This issue brief highlights the challenges women are facing on access to lands, and the strategies in achieving gender justice for land rights - based from the results of the scoping studies on women and land in seven Asian countries (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines).
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Lok Niti: Indigenous Peoples and their Sacred Lands

Reports & Research
January, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary tenure
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous peoples' lands
Indigenous Peoples
land ownership
land rights
This compilation of scoping studies on indigenous peoples in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Philippines reveals how the basic bond of indigenous peoples to land are threatened by forces far more powerful than they are equipped to face.
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Lok Niti: Women stake their claim to land

Reports & Research
January, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land law
land policies
land rights
women
This publication is a collection of scoping studies on women and land in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines. It outlines the statuses of women's land rights in each country, the legal frameworks covering such rights, the key factors promoting or impending women's land rights, and the strategies to address gender inequality and advance women's rights to own and benefit from the land.
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Ahorrar para crecer en la práctica: maíz, arroz, trigo

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Benin, Honduras, Zambia, Zimbabwe, China, Indonesia, Bolivia, Bangladesh, Malawi, Kenya, Nicaragua, Uganda, Madagascar, Myanmar, Ecuador, Argentina, India, Senegal, Paraguay, Togo
water management
En la presente guía se describe la aplicación práctica del modelo de la FAO de intensificación sostenible de la producción agrícola “Ahorrar para crecer” en los cultivos fundamentales para la seguridad alimentaria mundial, esto es, el maíz, el arroz y el trigo. Con ejemplos de África, América Latina y Asia, se muestra cómo los sistemas agrícolas basados en los ecosistemas están ayudando a los pequeños agricultores a incrementar los rendimientos de los cereales, fortalecer sus medios de vida, reducir la presión sobre el medio ambiente y aumentar la resiliencia frente al cambio climático.
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L’Agroécologie pour la sécurité alimentaire et la nutrition. Compte-rendu du Symposium international de la FAO. 18-19 septembre 2014, Rome, Italie

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2015
Kenya, France, Honduras, Zimbabwe, China, Mexico, Indonesia, Cuba, Colombia, Brazil, Switzerland
natural resources management
water management
land management
L’AGROÉCOLOGIE est la science de la mise en oeuvre des concepts et principes de l’écologie pour la conception et à la gestion de systèmes alimentaires durables.* Elle se penche sur les interactions entre les plantes, les animaux, les humains et l’environnement. Les principes agroécologiques fonctionnent en harmonie avec ces interactions, appliquant des solutions innovantes qui tirent parti de la biodiversité tout en la préservant. L’agroécologie est pratiquée aux quatre coins du monde, et s’articule autour des savoirs locaux et traditionnels des petits paysans.
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Vers des fonds forestiers nationaux efficaces

Journal Articles & Books
October, 2015
Rwanda, Mali, Burundi, Guatemala, Peru, Indonesia, Vanuatu, Malawi, Costa Rica, Niger, Uruguay, Mozambique, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Portugal, Argentina, India, Vietnam, Kenya, Asia, Africa, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
sustainable land management
forest land
<i>Vers des fonds forestiers nationaux efficaces</i> aborde le besoin de disposer de davantage d’informations sur la manière dont les FFN fonctionnent et sur la manière de les créer et les gérer de manière optimale. Les leçons tirées de l’instauration et de la gestion de FFN sont partagées afin de soutenir les pays dans la création et la mise en oeuvre efficace de FFN en fonction de leurs besoins et circonstances spécifiques.
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Droits fonciers et droits de pêche 2015 - Un forum mondial sur les approches fondées sur les droits de pêche

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