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Habitat III National Report Tanzania

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Tanzania
Urban Tenure
land policies
urban areas
human settlements
housing rights
Tanzania implemented extensive policy, legislative and structural reforms taken
and taken several other measures to fulfil her commitments to the Habitat II
Agenda. Yet achieving the objectives of "shelter for all" and "sustainable human
settlements in an urbanizing world" has remained elusive, due to financial and
human resource limitations of the urban authorities and rapid urbanization. Lack
of access to affordable housing, finance, land and services has resulted in most of
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The Impact of Large-Scale Mining on the Livelihoods of Adjacent Communities

The Case of Geita Gold Mine, Tanzania

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Tanzania
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
eminent domain
encroachment
environment
eviction
extractive industries
land acquisitions
use rights
This study assessed the contribution of Geita Gold Mine (GGM) to the livelihoods of local communities in Geita District. Specifically, it assessed the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility implementation, determined the extent to which GGM has contributed to socio-economic development in the study area, and examined the communities’ perceptions of environmental problems associated with mining activities and their impact on community well-being. A cross-sectional research design was employed, in which qualitative and quantitative methods of data collection were used.
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Pillars of the community: How trained volunteers defend land rights in Tanzania

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
displacement
gender equity in access to land
land allocation
land investments
land tenure
Training volunteers to help their communities defend their land rights has proved an effective approach for promoting land justice in Tanzania. This report documents how Hakiardhi, a Dar-es-Salaam based research institute working on land governance issues, has established and trained a 600-strong network of male and female ‘Land Rights Monitors’ (LRMs) operating in 300 villages on various aspects of the land law, so they can help people and local governments to exercise and ensure respect for their legal rights in land disputes.
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Soci0-Economic Contribution of Pastoralism as a Livelihood System in Tanzania

Case of Selected Districts in Arusha, Manyara and Dar es Salaam Regions

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
agropastoral systems
grazing
grazing land rights
land access
land administration
land allocation
land area
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
Tanzania is endowed with numerous resources including livestock. It is number three country in Africa in terms of livestock population after Ethiopia and Sudan. Currently, the country (Tanzania) has more than 22 million livestock, of which at least 95% are indigenous animals kept under traditional livelihood model known as indigenous pastoralism. At least 70% of Tanzanians earn their living through agro-pastoralism whereby around 40% of them entirely practices indigenous pastoralism.
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Submission by Pastoralists and Hunter-Gatherers Organizations in Tanzania

Submission to the Human Rights Council-Universal Review Mechanism (UPR 25th Session 2016)

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
agropastoral systems
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
This is a stakeholder submission prepared by a coalition of 24 pastoralists and huntergatherers’ Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), forums, networks and groups. The stakeholders submission is a compilation of primary and secondary sources of information, evidence and facts collected through consultative meetings and interviews with civil society organizations, public officials and community members, experts on pastoralism as well as members of the academia.
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Strengthening Women’s Voices in the Context of Agricultural Investments

Lessons from Tanzania

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural land management
compensation
compulsory acquisitions
displacement
dispossession
eminent domain
land acquisitions
land dispute
women
This report constitutes one of four countrywide assessments produced under the International Institute for Environment and Development’s (IIED) ‘Gender, land and accountability in the context of agricultural and other natural resource investments’ initiative. The goal of the initiative is to strengthen rural women’s livelihood opportunities by empowering them in relation to community land stewardship and increasing their ability to hold agricultural investors in East and West Africa to account. The main aim of this report is to provide a backdrop of relevant policies and practice.
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Mainstreaming Gender in Tanzania’s Local Land Governance

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
advocacy
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural land management
compensation
dispossession
land access
land acquisitions
land allocation
land conflicts
land dispute
land investments
women
Despite progressive provisions on gender equality in Tanzania’s land laws, women have little representation in land allocation decisions, including meetings of village councils and village assemblies. Mainstreaming gender in local regulations can help to address this problem.
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Tanzania Pastoralists threatened: eviction, human rights violations and loss of livelihood

Reports & Research
January, 2016
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
advocacy
agrarian reform
agropastoral systems
concession (land)
grazing
grazing land rights
land access
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land investments
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
The report explores the evictions of pastoralists and other conflicts over pastoralists’ land in Tanzania, with focus on the past decade.

Although most of these evictions and land based conflicts have been documented, the associated human and legal rights violations have increasingly lead to concern amongst civil society. A study was therefore commissioned to collate the available information as well as to visit affected pastoralist communities to assess the current situation faced by pastoralists in the country.
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A Legal Guide to Strengthen Tanzania’s Seed and Input Markets

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Tanzania
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
agrarian reform
agrarian structure
agricultural and rural legislation
agriculture
The Legal Guide was created to share information on Tanzania’s system for regulating seeds and other inputs, including areas such as variety release and registration, seed certification, and trade, and to identify key decision points and challenges that could unlock further development in the seed sector and implementation of existing frameworks. The Legal Guide itself will be part of a larger process of consultation and discussion, with key decision points followed by recommendations and a roadmap for strengthening the regulatory system for seeds and other inputs.
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Assessing the economic costs, benefits and drivers of sustainable land management for farmers in Ntcheu District, Malawi & Lushoto District, Tanzania

Reports & Research
October, 2016
Malawi, Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa
natural resources management
land management