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LAND GRABBING AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE COMMUNITIES IN THE OIL RICH ALBERTINE REGION OF UGANDA

The Case of Hoima, Buliisa and Amuru

Reports & Research
September, 2011
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
adjudication
community land rights
compulsory acquisitions
development
eviction
extractive industries
land
land administration
land conflicts
land grabbing
This report is in relation to a study on the Land Tenure and Livelihood Issues in the Albertine Graben Region. The study was carried out in three districts of Amuru Buliisa and Hoima. The study specifically focused on tenurial arrangements and land transactions in the region. The ultimate outcome of this study will be drawing of policy issues for policy engagement and dialogue towards a comprehensive policy direction to land governance in the Albertine Graben.
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A study on Land Grabbing cases in Uganda

Reports & Research
April, 2012
Uganda
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
Land, Climate Change & Environment
compulsory acquisitions
development
eviction
land dispute
land grabbing
land law
This report investigates cases of land grabbing in Uganda, focusing in particular on oil palm plantations in Kalangala, Lake Victoria. It assesses the impacts on rural communities and on the local environment, and questions who benefits from these projects.
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Why is customary protection failing to prevent land grabbing?

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2009
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
adjudication
common property
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
eviction
land access
land conflicts
land dispute
land grabbing
The protection given to the land rights of women, orphans and any other vulnerable groups in Northern and Eastern Uganda is probably as good as can be found anywhere in the world. Customary land law is based on three main principles. First, everyone is entitled to land, and no-one can ever be denied land rights. A second principle is that all inherited land is family land, never individual property.
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ESCAPING THE OIL CURSE AND MAKING POVERTY HISTORY

A Review of the Oil and Gas Policy and Legal Framework for Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2006
Uganda
Land, Climate Change & Environment
advocacy
eviction
extractive industries
land use
natural resources management
poverty
rural areas
state forests
territory
In this oil research paper, we have set out the challenges confronting oil producing countries in sub-Saharan Africa by giving case studies of Nigeria, Angola and Equatorial Guinea. We have also critiqued the draft National Oil and Gas Policy under formulation as well as the legal framework. We argue that the oil Dutch Disease and conflict nexus associated with oil producing countries are not a given since there are examples such as Norway which have utilised their oil revenue for transformation and sustainable development.
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Living on the Margins of Life

Living on the Margins of Life; The Plight of the Batwa Communities of South Western Uganda

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2006
Uganda
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
advocacy
agrarian reform
alienation (land)
common property
common rights
compulsory acquisitions
eviction
The meaning and scope of the concept of Community-Based Property Rights (CBPR) has become a dominant feature of conservation and development policy discourse over the last decade. The debate has largely been shaped by the growing trends where governments have continued to appropriate traditional lands for conservation and development activities that have resulted into large scale dislocation and widespread disenfranchisement of sections of our society.
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Due diligence on lands at risk of or subject to land acquisitions in Uganda

Reports & Research
September, 2012
Uganda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
common property
development
displacement
eviction
land
land access
land allocation
land conflicts
land grabbing
This research forms part of a larger study on large-scale land acquisition in Uganda. There are three main components of this study: (1) a “risk map” that identifies areas “at risk” for land acquisition due to their high suitability for biofuel crop production; (2) a due diligence report on the existing land uses and users of land identified as “at risk” in the first activity; and (3) an assessment of the land acquisition process, including applicable social and environmental safeguards.
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Prevention of Illegal Eviction from and Unlawful Occupation of Land Act

Legislation
January, 1998
South Africa
eviction
illegal occupation
squatters
To provide for the prohibition of unlawful eviction; to provide for procedures for the eviction of unlawful occupiers; and to repeal the Prevention of Illegal Squatting Act, 1951, and other obsolete laws; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.
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Secure Land Tenure Rights for All: Key Condition for Sustainable Development

Successful Approaches and Their Impacts

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2019
Africa, Ethiopia, Uganda, Namibia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil, Peru, Asia, Cambodia, Laos, Eastern Europe, Global
cadastral administration
community land rights
customary tenure
displacement
eviction
gender equity in access to land
informal settlements
land registration
land rights
land tenure systems
private ownership
public ownership
tenure security
tenure regularization
The aim of this policy paper is to present successful approaches to secure land tenure rights in rural and urban areas. To support future programmatic decisions by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), this paper focusses especially on impacts and good practices. It discusses examples from the German technical cooperation but also includes good practices and impacts achieved by other development partners.
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From Promise to Performance? Wildlife Management Areas in Northern Tanzania

Reports & Research
October, 2011
Tanzania
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
displacement
dispossession
eviction
grazing contracts
natural resources management
research
TNRF, UCRT and Maliasili Initiatives have published, From Promise to Performance?: Wildlife Mangement Areas in Northern Tanzania. The summary provides an overview of findings of two studies recently carried out by TNRF on the current status and performance of three WMAs in northern Tanzania, in Arusha and Manyara regions
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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.