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State Lands and Land Laws: A Hand Book

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2015
Sri Lanka
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
development
land law
property law
common law
statute law
land acquisitions
encroachment
prescription
leases
private property
state property
development agencies
The state owns over 80% of the land in Sri Lanka. The remainder is owned by private parties. Under the State Lands Encroachments Ordinance, all waste lands, forest lands, unoccupied and uncultivated lands are presumed to belong to the state until the contrary is proved (section 7) and all cinnamon land which have been uninterruptedly possessed by the state for over 30 years are held and deemed to belong to the state (section 6).
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Land governance in Brunei Darussalam

Reports & Research
January, 2019
Brunei Darussalam
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land administration
land governance
land policies
land management
leases
land ownership
Land governance is proven to be significant in the development and survival of any nation. However, challenges associated with land governance have been a continuing debate as they keep changing due to the progress of any given society. Most researches on land governance have concentrated on the general aspects of land administration and management with reference to best practices of good governance.
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The Great Timber Heist: The Logging Industry in Papua New Guinea

Reports & Research
December, 2014
Papua New Guinea
Land & Corruption
corruption
land use
natural resources management
leases
land ownership
local communities
extractive industries
The Great Timber Heist: The Logging Industry in Papua New Guinea, exposes massive tax evasion and financial misreporting by foreign logging companies, allegedly resulting in nonpayment of hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.
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The structure and changes of China’s land system

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2019
China
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land law
agricultural and rural legislation
land policies
farmland
agricultural land management
agriculture
land rights
migration
farm tenancy
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the structure and changes of China’s land system. To achieve this aim, the paper is divided into four parts.
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Reconstruction of China’s Farmland Rights System Based on the ‘Trifurcation of Land Rights’ Reform

Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2020
China
Land & Investments
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land law
agricultural and rural legislation
land management
farmland
agricultural land management
agriculture
leases
farm tenancy
leaseholds
property rights
With the aim of improving farmland use efficiency without damaging the social function of farmland, Chinese policymakers have proposed the ‘trifurcation of land rights’ reform. When it comes to realization of the law, however, neither the Ownership Model nor the Bundle of Sticks Model can adequately explain this reform. The tree concept of property, which provides a new perspective in delineating property rights based on the function served by specific properties, is thus adopted.
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Structures agraires et accès des jeunes à la terre : gestion intrafamiliale du foncier et stratégies d’autonomisation des jeunes

Institutional & promotional materials
May, 2019
Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
agricultural and rural legislation
agriculture
farm tenancy
farmland
land access
land acquisitions
Ce numéro de « Regards sur le foncier » est composé d’une revue bibliographique et des communications écrites par des jeunes chercheurs. Ces textes sont issus des journées d’études de juillet 2018 organisées par le Comité technique « Foncier & développement » dans le cadre du chantier de réflexion collective « Systèmes agraires et accès des jeunes à la terre ».
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Land In India: Issues and Debates

Reports & Research
March, 2020
India
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
common lands
common rights
forest land
forest law
gender equity in access to land
land economics
land investments
land tenure
land tenure systems
leases
pastoral land rights
pastoral lands
pastoralists
tenure security
women
This report titled Land in India: Issues and Debates is part of an initiative under the aegis of India Land & Development Conference (ILDC) which has a long-term objective of bringing out an annual Status of Land in India volume. This report is a modest beginning in that direction by drawing on the works of ILDC partners to present a quick over view of some of the key developments and debates in India’s land sector. The report brings together 11key issues which currently engage the minds of the policy makers and researchers in India.
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The challenge of participatory mapping for agricultural investment mapping: Compromise and lessons learned for shared benefits in a project in Sierra Leone

Reports & Research
January, 2020
Sierra Leone
maps
sustainable land use
leases
This document, presents a learning story from the LEGEND Challenge Fund that supported partnership projects by civil society and private sector business to test approaches through which private business can potentially contribute to more secure land rights and better land governance in agricultural investment sites and supply chains. It explains the challenges involved in a participatory mapping exercise conducted jointly by a company Natural Habitats Sierra Leone Ltd (NHSL) a member of the Netherlands based Natural Habitats Group (NHG), and the NGO Solidaridad.
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Negotiating and implementing large scale land deals in Sierra Leone

Improving transparency and consent

Policy Papers & Briefs
July, 2019
Sierra Leone
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
land deals
land dispute resolution
land grabbing
land investments
land tenure
leases
research
women
Investment into large-scale agribusiness projects in African post-conflict states is framed within broader economic reforms. On their surface, these projects boast of attracting much-needed infrastructure development, providing employment and shifts from subsistence agriculture to formal wage labor, and raising GDP.
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Note on: the land tenure system in the Niger customary rights public and private domain

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 1972
Ethiopia, Africa
land subdivision
land
farm tenancy
land tenure
The Second United Nations Regional Cartographic Conference for Africa held at Tunis in September 1966, the Niger in association with Madagascar; presented a resolution recommending that the ECA organize a seminar on cadastre. It was hoped that such a seminar would enable the Niger to become acquainted with and compare the latest methods used by certain African countries and possibly to benefit from their experience in establishing a cadastre in the Niger.