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A Partitioned and Heterogeneous Land-Use Simulation Model by Integrating CA and Markov Model

Land

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2023
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
forest land
Conversion rule is a key element for a cellular automata (CA) model, and it is a significant and challenging issue for both domestic and international experts. Traditional research regarding CA models often constructs a single conversion rule for the entire study area, without differentiating it on the basis of the unique growth features of each location. On the basis of this, a partitioned and heterogeneous land-use simulation model (PHLUS) is constructed by integrating a CA and Markov model: (1) A general conversion rule is constructed for the entire study area.
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Andean Countries : A Strategy for Forestry, Volume 1. Executive Summary

July, 2014
Land & Investments
agriculture
climate change
deforestation
forest land
forest law
forest management plans
forestry
land clearing
land cover
land speculation
land tenure
land titling
land use
land-use planning
natural resources management
property rights
rural areas
sustainable development
The World Bank's revised forest
policy came into being in 2002 and covers all types of
forests. It has the following key objectives: (i) harnessing
the potential of forests to reduce poverty in a sustainable
manner; (ii) integrating forests effectively into
sustainable development; and (iii) protecting vital local
and global environmental services and values. The policy
enables the bank to fully engage in forestry throughout the
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Assessing the Impact of Confirmation of Rights and Collective Trust on Farmer’s Forestry Management and Protection Behaviour—A Case of Collective Forest Areas in Zhejiang and Jiangxi Provinces, China

Forests

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2023
China
Forest Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
forest land
Confirmation of rights and collective trust (interpersonal and institutional) can act as primary factors for facilitating effective forest management and conservation. Collective forests are lands held collectively by either rural or indigenous communities based on a shared history, language, culture, or lineage. It is an institutional arrangement in which communities are involved wholly or partly in decision-making and contribute knowledge and labour to achieve healthy forests and social well-being.
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Assessment of Land-Use/Cover Changes and Its Ecological Effect in Rapidly Urbanized Areas—Taking Pearl River Delta Urban Agglomeration as a Case

Sustainability

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Global
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Land & Investments
forest land
Based on the land-use data of 2000 and 2015, this study makes a quantitative analysis of the ecological environment effect in Pearl River Delta using the ecological environment quality index and the ecological contribution rate of land-use change types. The results showed the following: (1) During 2000–2015, the land-use changes in Pearl River Delta mainly manifested in the reduction of cultivated land, forest land, water area, and unused land, while the area of construction land and grassland showed an increasing trend.
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ATELIER 2 : TERRITOIRES FORESTIERS

Synthèse d'Atelier 2- Forum Mondial Sur L'Accès à La Terre

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2017
Global
Land & Investments
dispossession
forest conservation
forest land
indigenous peoples' lands
land grabbing
Au même titre que les autres ressources, les territoires forestiers sont accaparés. Des entreprises, souvent avec l'appui des États, dégradent ces territoires et dépossèdent les populations locales de leurs lieux de vie ou des ressources dont dépendent leurs conditions de vie. Ces territoires sont mis en péril par des concessions d'exploitation des forêts et des ressources minières, des projets hydroélectriques ou d’infrastructures de transport, des concessions touristiques, de chasse, par l'expansion des surfaces agricoles ou encore l'exploitation illégale de bois.
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Barriers and Bridges to U.S. Forest Service—Community Relationships: Results from Two Pilot Tests of a Rapid Social Capital Assessment Protocol

Forests

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2012
United States of America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
forest land
Successful management of national forests in the United States requires Forest Service personnel to collaborate with the public, including individuals living in communities near national forest lands. Collaboration enables agency personnel to build long-term trusting and reciprocal relationships with local communities through their ongoing planning processes. However, frequently agency personnel do not have the tools or data necessary to measure the strength of relationships that exist between the agency and local communities.
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China Land Policy Reform for Sustainable Economic and Social Development : An Integrated Framework for Action

June, 2012
China
Urban Tenure
Land & Investments
agriculture
capacity development
collective ownership
farmland
forest land
land administration
land consolidation
land management
land markets
land ownership
land registration
land rights
land tenure
land transfers
land use
land-use planning
landowners
property law
property rights
rural planning
urban areas
urbanization
China has undergone a profound economic and social transformation as it moves from a centrally-planned to a market-oriented economy. Land issues are implicated in this ongoing transformation in numerous important ways - as key factors in China's quest for economic growth, national food security and social stability; as important influences in the rapid growth of China's cities as well as the future of its agriculture; and as central features in local government finance and in the growth and stability of the financial and banking sector.
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Contested aquaculture development in the protected mangrove forests of the Kapuas estuary, West Kalimantan

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2014
Indonesia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
coastal areas
community land rights
concession (land)
conflict of interest
corruption
deforestation
development
displacement
dispossession
environment
expropriation
fisheries
forest conservation
forest land
green belts
land access
land acquisitions
land clearing
land conflicts
land dispute
land grabbing
land tenure
land transactions
local communities
protected areas
Indonesia comprises more mangroves than any other country, but also exhibits some of the highest mangrove loss rates worldwide. Most of these mangrove losses are caused by aquaculture development. Monetary valuation of the numerous ecosystem services of mangroves may contribute to their conservation.
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Cultivate or Rent Out? Land Security in Rural Thailand

June, 2012
Thailand
Land & Investments
agriculture
farmland
forest land
forestry
land allocation
land markets
land ownership
land reform
land rights
land titling
land use
landlessness
landowners
leases
property rights
squatters
tenants
In the 1980s the Thai government tried to legalize squatters by issuing special titles that restricted the sale and rental of the land. Using data from 2,874 farming households collected in 1997, the author finds that in places where these government titles where issued, leased plots are more likely to be titled than those that are self-cultivated. For these areas, he uses a model to estimate a 6 percent risk premium in the rental rate for untitled plots.
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Desafios do Desenvolvimento Rural em Moçambique: Contributo Crítico com Debate de Postulados Básicos

Journal Articles & Books
March, 2008
Mozambique
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
community land rights
environment
farmers
farmers associations
forest land
forest law
land area
local communities
sustainable development
sustainable land management
sustainable land use
Quando do Ministério da Planificação e Desenvolvimento veio a solicitação para que apresentasse uma palestra sobre os desafios do desenvolvimento rural, foi-me dito que deveria usar uma abordagem que provocasse a reflexão e a discussão crítica. Evidentemente, sem que eu próprio reflectisse criticamente sobre os desafios do desenvolvimento rural estaria incapaz de ajudar quem quer que fosse a fazer o mesmo. Lancei-me, então, na tarefa de construir um quadro analítico provocador e crítico que servisse para construir esta conversa. É este raciocínio que aqui pretendo apresentar.