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  1. Library Resource

    National Forestry Law.

    An Act adopting the new National Forestry Law.

    Legislation
    Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
    Land Conflicts
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    deforestation
    protected areas
    land law
    forestry
    land management
    forest management plans
    land dispute resolution
    forest land
    leases
    forest conservation

    This Act makes provision, in 22 Chapters, for the management and conservation of forest resources of Liberia, defines ownership rights and other rights in forests, provides for the protection of the environment and wildlife in forests, regulates the trade in forest products and provides for various other matters relative to forestry and wildlife.Chapter 2 defines rights in forest resources in Liberia and grants the right to the Forestry Development Authority to lease out forestry land.

  2. Library Resource

    National Forestry Reform Law of 2006.

    An Act Adopting the National Forestry Reform Law of 2006

    Legislation
    Liberia, Africa, Western Africa
    Land Conflicts
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    deforestation
    protected areas
    land law
    forestry
    land management
    forest management plans
    land dispute resolution
    forest land
    leases
    forest conservation

    This Act makes provision, in 23 Chapters, for the management and conservation of forest resources of Liberia, defines ownership rights and other rights in forests, regulates commercial and other use of forests resources, provides for the protection of the environment and wildlife in forests, regulates the trade in forest products and provides for various other matters relative to forestry and wildlife.The Act defines the principles of forest management and conservation to be undertaken by the Forestry Development Authority.

  3. Library Resource

    Mines and Minerals Act (Cap. 61:01).

    An Act to make provision with respect to searching for and mining minerals, to repeal the Mining Act and certain other Acts and to provide for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

    Legislation
    Malawi, Africa, Eastern Africa
    Land Conflicts
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    deforestation
    protected areas
    forest management plans
    forestry
    fisheries
    land access
    land law
    land dispute resolution

    This Act, among other things, vests the property of mineral rights in the President, provides with respect to the administration of matters regarding mines and minerals, provides for the granting of mineral rights and related matters, and provides for the protection of the environment in relation with mining operations. The Act also includes provisions concerning dispute resoluation.No person shall carry on in Malawi reconnaissance, prospecting or mining operations, except under and in accordance with a Mineral Right, a non-exclusive prospecting licence, a claim or a mineral permit.

  4. Library Resource

    Afar National Regional State Rural Lands Administration and Use Proclamation No. 49/2009.

    Legislation
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
    Land Conflicts
    Land & Gender
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    Forest Tenure
    forestry
    farmland
    pastoralists
    land-use planning
    land law
    environment
    compensation
    land management
    deforestation
    forest management plans
    land dispute resolution
    gender equity in access to land
    agriculture
    grazing
    land ownership

    This Proclamation of the Afar National Regional State establishes a rural land administration system that is suitable for natural resource management and protection and that incentivizes investment within the traditional clan-based communal land tenure system. Laws that pertain to lands designated as forest lands, wildlife sanctuaries, biodiversity protected lands, environmental and natural resource conservation and preservation areas shall not be affected by this Proclamation. The Proclamation, among other things: provides for survey, registration, certification etc.

  5. Library Resource

    Decreto Legislativo Nº 60 - Ley Agraria.

    Legislation
    El Salvador, Americas, Central America
    Land Conflicts
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Tenure
    deforestation
    land dispute resolution
    farmland
    land ownership

    La presente Ley Agraria, de carácter administrativo, tiene como finalidad: 1) armonizar el conjunto de disposiciones legales sobre esta materia con las nuevas orientaciones jurídico-administrativas y con las actividades necesarias para cumplir los fines de engrandecimiento y mejoramiento del país (Título I); 2) ampliar las garantías a la propiedad rural y hacer efectivas las medidas de Policía Agrícola (Título II); 3) reglamentar a adquisición, conservación, usos y servidumbres de los predios rústicos (Título III); 4) reglamentar el ejercicio de la ganadería y caza, así como la Policía sani

  6. Library Resource

    Benishangul Gumz Regional State Rural Land Administration and Use Proclamation No. 85/2010.

    Legislation
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
    Land Conflicts
    Land & Gender
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    Forest Tenure
    forestry
    farmland
    pastoralists
    land-use planning
    farming systems
    land law
    environment
    compensation
    land management
    deforestation
    forest management plans
    land dispute resolution
    gender equity in access to land
    agricultural land management
    grazing
    land ownership

    This Proclamation of the Benishangul Gumz Regional State shall apply to any rural land found in the region. It mainly is concerned with land rights land use and administration of rural lands. Land is declared the common property of the state and people and it shall not be subjected to sale or other means of exchange. Any peasant who legally resides in the region shall have the right to hold land irrespective of gender or any other discrimination. Land administration shall be implemented through community participation. Rural land shall not be expropriated unless to use for public services.

  7. Library Resource

    Afar National Regional State Rural Land Use and Administration Policy.

    National Policies
    Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
    Land Conflicts
    Land & Gender
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
    Forest Tenure
    sustainable land use
    forestry
    farmland
    pastoralists
    land-use planning
    environment
    protected areas
    compensation
    land management
    deforestation
    forest management plans
    land dispute resolution
    gender equity in access to land
    agriculture
    grazing
    land ownership

    This Rural Land Use and Administration Policy of the Afar National Regional State seeks to provide an answer to the following problems: The traditional land administration and use system is not in line with the formal government land administration and use system.

  8. Library Resource

    The Forest Conservation and Management Act, 2016

    Legislation & Policies
    September, 2016
    Kenya
    Forest Tenure
    Indigenous & Community Land Rights
    Land & Gender
    Land & Investments
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    agroforestry systems
    alienation (land)
    community forestry
    community land rights
    deforestation
    forest conservation
    forest land
    forest law
    forest management plans
    forestry
    investment funds
    land administration
    land dispute
    land dispute resolution
    land investments
    land management
    local communities
    natural disasters
    natural resources management
    private forests
    state forests
    sustainable land management
    urban forestry

    THE FOREST CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT, 2016 No. 34 of 2016

    Date of Assent: 31st August, 2016

    Date of Commencement: By Notice

  9. Library Resource

    Stratégie nationale sur la restauration des paysages forestiers et des infrastructures vertes à Madagascar, 2017.

    National Policies
    January, 2017
    Madagascar
    Land Conflicts
    Land, Climate Change & Environment
    Forest Landscape Restoration
    Forest Tenure
    forestry
    land-use planning
    land governance
    deforestation
    natural disasters
    land management
    forest conservation
    land dispute resolution
    forest land
    sustainable land use

    Les objectifs de cette Stratégie nationale sur la restauration des paysages forestiers et des infrastructures vertes (SNRPF) à Madagascar sont: une planification de l’aménagement du paysage et un processus décisionnel communautaires; une coopération intersectorielle efficace et une coordination entre agences gouvernementales aux niveaux national, infranational et local; un renforcement de la capacité des institutions locales à mieux gérer les conflits sur l’utilisation et la propriété des terres; et une amélioration des politiques visant à une gestion intégrée des terres.

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