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Access to Land Influencing the Urban Development of Egypt

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2019
Egypt
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
community land rights
customary land rights
land access
land conflicts
land deals
land governance
land information systems
land law
land management
land ownership
land policies
land register
land registration
land rights
land tenure
tenure security
urban land
The paper seeks to assess the impact of access to the land of Egypt on urban development in an attempt to identify policies and laws that can be categorized as a catalyst in urban conflict A systematicreview of Data on land tenure environment of Egypt land access land governance and tenure security the actors involved in these processes their roles the land tenure related challenges they face and measures that can be taken to address these challenges was collected at country level In the context of Egypt Access to land is deemed with obstacles confronting beneficiaries and legal procedures
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Biofuels in Tanzania: Small-Scale Producers and Sustainable Environmental Management

Reports & Research
February, 2013
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
community land rights
displacement
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land investments
The purpose of this study was to assess the bio-energy sector in Tanzania and to critically inquire the threats, benefits and opportunities to smallscale producers and sustainable environment management. Based on the terms of references this study focused on areas where land is earmarked or already in use for production of biofuels in Tanzania for both large and small-scale firms. The development of policy of liquid biofuels and other policies in general were examined.
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Challenges and opportunities of recognizing and protecting customary tenure systems in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Reports & Research
April, 2019
Laos
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
VGGT
land governance
land rights
community land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
indigenous people's tenure
Indigenous Peoples
This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to the recognition of customary tenure in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Customary tenure is understood to be the local rules, institutions and practices governing land, fisheries and forests that have, over time and use, gained social legitimacy and become embedded in the fabric of a society.
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Customary land reform to facilitate private investment in Zambia: achievements, potentials and limitations

Reports & Research
December, 2010
Zambia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
agrarian reform
agricultural and rural legislation
community land rights
customary tenure
In the name of development, governments in southern Africa are reformulating land policies to facilitate privatisation of customary land rights. It is argued that this can stimulate land markets, (foreign) private investment, access to formal credit, and enhance security of tenure (by way of holding title), thereby leading to economic growth and poverty alleviation.
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Dynamics of Informal Settlement Expansion on the Urban Fringe: The Case of Birbir Town, Southern Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2023
Ethiopia
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
community land rights
customary land rights
forest land
land access
land administration
land conflicts
land governance
land information systems
land management
land ownership
land productivity
land reform
land rights
urban land
This study examines the dynamics of fringe land invasion in Birbir Town southern Ethiopia by adopting a descriptive survey design with both qualitative and quantitative data analyses Primary data were acquired through a household survey key informant interviews focus group discussions and observations This study also benefited from relevant secondary sources Using a simple random sampling technique 156 household heads were selected from Birbir and two adjacent rural areas The study revealed that informal settlement expansion in the form of fringe land invasion occurs in Birbir Town predomin
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Fact Finding Mission Report on Kimere Farmers Land Conflict-Mapinga

Reports & Research
October, 2011
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
advocacy
agrarian reform
agricultural and rural legislation
community land rights
displacement
land conflicts
land dispute
land markets
This fact finding is based on one of the claims of a group of peri-urban dwellers in Kimere, Mapinga village in Bagamoyo District, whose land they claim have been invaded by one of the well connected elite with a view to assist them register their rights only to realise later on that he was playing a tricky game to own their land.
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FEMACT Loliondo Findings

Reports & Research
August, 2009
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
advocacy
agrarian reform
community land rights
compulsory acquisitions
concession (land)
eminent domain
grazing land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land investments
Over the Last three months, acts of unconceivable evil were perpetrated through an eviction operation against indigenous pastoralists in Loliondo. Loliondo is one of the three Divisions of the Ngorongoro District situated in the Arusha Region in Northern Tanzania. The Ngorongoro District Covers an area of about 14037 square Kilometres. Stretching across some 8,300 sq km, is the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, established in 1959 and governed by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, and the rest is the Loliondo Game Control Area consisting of the Sale and Loliondo Divisions.
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Food Security and Land Governance Factsheet Kenya

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2015
Kenya
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
communal ownership
community land rights
food security
forest land
forest law
formal tenure
gender equity in access to land
indigenous peoples' land rights
indigenous peoples' lands
indigenous people's tenure
land access
land acquisitions
land administration
land allocation
land governance
land tenure
land tenure systems
private ownership
public ownership
tenure regularization
water management
water rights
youth
In Kenya, insecure land tenure and inequitable access to land, forest and water resources have contributed to conflict and violence, which has in turn exacerbated food insecurity. To address these interlinked problems, a new set of laws and policies on food security and land governance are currently being introduced or designed by the Government of Kenya. The new Food Security Bill explicitly recognizes the link between food security and land access, and the 2012 land laws target the corrupt system of land administration that made much of Kenya’s land grabbing possible.
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Gauging the Relationship between Contextual Growth and Structural Neglect

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2018
Urban Tenure
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
community land rights
land degradation
land information systems
land management
land policies
land register
land rights
Population and land use outmigrations from urban to peripheral areas can result in nonfunctional unmaintained historic structures which deteriorate to the point where removal is cheaper than removal or demolition by neglect The increasing rate of neglected historic structures is a growing concern There is a need for research investigating connections between urban growth management and its effect on neglect This paper applies Newmans 2013 conceptual model of measuring neglect to Geographic Information Systems comparing rates of neglect in historic Doylestown Quakertown and Bristol boroughs
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Harnessing Proposed Land Reforms to Promote Environmental Conservation in Kenya: Lessons from The Case of Mwaluganje Elephant Sanctuary and Hombe Community Forest Association

Reports & Research
April, 2012
Kenya
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
advocacy
agricultural land management
agriculture
community land rights
environment
forest conservation
land access
land administration
land economics
land management
natural resources management
poverty
rural development
rural population
Land plays a vital and central role in the economic, social-cultural and political lives of both individuals and communities. Given its centrality in the socio-economic and political spheres, national goals such as economic development, poverty reduction, social and political stability are closely linked to land. Land provides the livelihood base for the bulk of the population especially in the rural areas where agriculture is the main occupation. Despite their importance, land and environment in Kenya have suffered decades of mismanagement that has led to the current state of degradation.