A terra volta a ser tema de debate em Moçambique, cinco anos após a aprovação de uma lei de terras na sequência de uma ampla consulta, naquele que foi um dos processos mais democráticos vividos no país nos anos 1990. A lei grangeou elogios por proteger os direitos dos camponeses e por criar, ao mesmo tempo, espaço para o investimento estrangeiro. O novo debate gira em redor de duas questões:
Presentation of 5 brief case studies of what Oxfam actually did with regards land in post-conflict situations in Africa, in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, Rwanda and Angola, concluding with the common themes, conclusions and lessons that emerged from the case studies. Also includes a critique of the role of USAID.
Series of papers on land tenure issues including: Piloting local administration of records in Ekuthuleni, KwaZulu-Natal, by Donna Hornby (AFRA, South Africa)Ivory Coast’s Plan Foncier Rural: lessons from a pilot project to register customary rights, by Camilla Toulmin (IIED) Customary land identification and recording in Mozambique, by Chris Tanner Supporting local rights: will the centre let go?
Land is again the subject of debate in Mozambique, five years after the passage of a land law following wide-spread consultation in one of the most democratic processes in Mozambique in the 1990s. The law has won praise for protecting peasant rights while creating space for outside investment. The new debate is about two issues:
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