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Mapping Land Use Systems at global and regional scales for Land Degradation Assessment Analysis

Journal Articles & Books
January, 1970
Argentina, China, Cuba, Senegal, South Africa, Tunisia
land
land degradation
land use
assessment
property
The objective of the Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands (LADA) project was to develop tools and methods to assess and quantify the nature, extent, severity and impacts of land degradation on dryland ecosystems, watersheds and river basins, carbon storage and biological diversity at a range of spatial and temporal scales. This builds the national, regional and international capacity to
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Southern Africa Regional Assessment for the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 1970
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Germany
land
property
assessment
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), GTZ (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit) and other development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure.
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Grassroots Women Forge Deeper Relationships with Researchers at IDRC Conference "Gendered Terrain: Women's Access to Land in Africa"

September, 2010
Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Uganda
land
property
women
In a groundbreaking symposium on women's access to land in Africa, with mostly researchers and institutional officials as attendees, the Huairou Commission delegation provided a unique community-based perspective. The Huairou Commission delegation of 12 grassroots women leaders from Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa participated in two important panels, "Promoting Security of Tenure and Land Rights for Women in Urban Areas" and "Grassroots Women's Practices on Land Access and Control".
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Report of the FAO/OXFAM GB workshop on women's land rights in Southern and Eastern Africa

Reports & Research
January, 2003
South Africa
food security
land policies
right of access
women
This document reports on a workshop held in South Africa in June 2003 to address continuing insecurity of women's land rights. It brought together a broad group of participants covering NGO, grassroots, government, UN agency staff, researchers, activists, lawyers, and women living with HIV/AIDS.
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Supporting land reform in South Africa: participatory planning experience in the Northern Cape Province

January, 2005
South Africa
land policies
land reform
research
This paper documents a participatory approach for supporting black South Africans in developing knowledge and skills to use land, acquired under the land reform scheme, more effectively. This approach enables land reform groups to work jointly through a sequence of steps in order to develop and implement a land management plan.The participatory planning method can be summarised into four main stages. First, the land reform group seeks to understand how the agricultural sector operates in its area, and identifies those agencies that provide technical and managerial support.
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Key experiences of land reform in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

January, 2005
South Africa
land reform
research
Since 1994, the South African government has embarked on an ambitious land reform programme to redistribute and return land to previously disenfranchised communities. However, many black people lack the knowledge, skills and experience needed to manage their land.
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Land reform and its impact on livelihoods: evidence from eight land reform groups in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

January, 2005
South Africa
research
One of the key objectives of the South African land reform programme is to provide poor people with an additional asset that they could use to develop strategies to escape from poverty. Although land ownership patterns have begun to change, there is little evidence to show how land reform beneficiaries are using their land and whether it is making a significant impact on poverty reduction.This report is based on a study examining the assets, activities and income sources of a random sample of households chosen from eight land reform groups, looking at changes between 2001 and 2003.
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FAO support of multi-stakeholder platforms on land tenure governance

Innovative practices from the field and building on experience

Conference Papers & Reports
May, 2021
Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, South Africa, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Colombia, Mongolia
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
natural resources management
land tenure
land stakeholders
As part of the efforts to find sustainable solutions to complex land tenure issues, multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) create an inclusive forum where actors can discuss problems and propose solutions to improve governance of tenure and provide better access to natural resources. This publication highlights how MSPs at regional, national and local level demonstrate forward thinking, including innovative practices and approaches to respond to the above mentioned social challenges, for the benefit of all.
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Customary Law and the Protection of Community Rights to Resources

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2014
Africa, South Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
common lands
communal ownership
community land rights
conflict of interest
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
development
extractive industries
indigenous peoples' land rights
We believe that law should in principle assist vulnerable communities in changing power relations. Law is fundamentally a ‘neutral’ set of rules that constrains power by requiring decisions and actions of those in power to comply with legal rules, rights and obligations. Unfortunately, we have seen the powerful appropriate law as a tool for only protecting and strengthening their interests.
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Communal Property Associations Amendment Act

Legislation & Policies
National Policies
July, 2017
Africa, South Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
advocacy
boundaries
collective ownership
common lands
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
Written submissions on the Communal Property Associations Amendment Act to the Portfolio Committee Rural Development and Land Reform