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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    September, 2017
    Brazil

    This paper addresses the serious problems involving land regulation in Brazil and stresses the urgentneed to solve the country's agrarian issues. The historical background of landholding and land propertyregulation in Brazil is analyzed in parallel with the overall institutional framework of land regulation. In addition, it interprets the connection between regulation of land use in Brazil and the various social,economic and environmental impacts. After discussion of recent land policies, a new sustainable andparticipative proposal for municipal land governance is outlined.

  2. Library Resource
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    Reports & Research
    Training Resources & Tools
    March, 2013
    Kenya, Zimbabwe, Brazil, Nepal, Yemen, Global

    The land challenge is central to the broader youth dynamics of migration, employment, livelihoods and belonging. The more than 1.8 billion youth living worldwide represent not only a land challenge, but an untapped potential in moving the tenure security agenda forward. Recognizing this, the Global Land Tool Network has partnered with UN-Habitat to develop youth responsive land tools through the Youth-led Action Research on Land program. Five action research projects will be undertaken by youth organizations in Brazil, Kenya, Nepal, Yemen and Zimbabwe.

  3. Library Resource
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    2016 Testing of a New Survey Module on Perceptions of Land Tenure Security in Nine Countries

    Reports & Research
    March, 2017
    Egypt, Tanzania, Nigeria, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Indonesia, Greece

    This report presents results from nationally representative surveys with 1,000 residents aged 15 and older in eight countries — Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Greece, Indonesia, Nigeria, Peru and Tanzania — and with 3,000 residents in India. Each survey attained comprehensive coverage of both urban and rural areas of the country using multi-stage stratified cluster sampling.1 Standardized interviewer and supervisor training, as well as robust validation of data collection/data entry, help to ensure rigorous quality standards. 

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2015
    Global, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, China, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Zambia

    In this publication, the issue of tenure security is addressed and assessed in several countries where government, civil society, the private sector and development cooperation initiatives have been implemented for decades. The selected case studies from fifteen countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America ensure not only a eographic balance but they also represent countries with different socio-economic and land-related histories and that have followed different pathways. The studies’ key findings underline the still precarious state of tenure security in many countries.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    August, 2016
    Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru

    Minutes of the Experts Group Meeting about Land Governance and Security of Tenure in Latin America and the Caribbean.

  6. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2016
    Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru

    Draft report of the Scoping Study about Responsible Governance and Secure Tenure of Urban and Peri-Urban Land in Latin America and the Caribbean: Analysis of 10 Countries, discussed during the Experts Group Meeting held in San José, Costa Rica, July 2016. This study aims to generate recommendations for partnerships, collaboration, and action to advancing responsible governance, and land tools for access to and secure land tenure, and contribute to the effective implementation of the New Agenda Urbana in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

  7. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2016
    Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago

    List of Participants of the Experts Group Meeting about Responsible Governance and Secure Tenure of Urban and Peri-Urban Land in Latin America and the Caribbean, held in San José, Costa Rica, in July 2016. This study aims to generate recommendations for partnerships, collaboration, and action to advancing responsible governance, and land tools for access to and secure land tenure, and contribute to the effective implementation of the New Agenda Urbana in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2016
    Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru

    Concept Note of the Experts Group Meeting "Concepts, Contexts, and Solutions for Responsible Land Governance, and Secure Tenure in Latin America and the Caribbean", held in San José, Costa Rica, in July 2016. The aim of the study is to generate recommendations for partnerships, collaboration, and action to advancing responsible governance, and land tools for access to and secure land tenure, and contribute to the effective implementation of the New Agenda Urbana in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

  9. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    July, 2016
    Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru

    Agenda of the Experts Group Meeting about to review the preliminary Report Responsible Governance and Secure Tenure of Urban and Peri-Urban Land in Latin America and the Caribbean: Analysis of 10 Countries, held in San José, Costa Rica, in July 2016. This study aims to generate recommendations for partnerships, collaboration, and action to advancing responsible governance, and land tools for access to and secure land tenure, and contribute to the effective implementation of the New Agenda Urbana in the Latin America and Caribbean region.

  10. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    April, 2012
    Brazil

    Extended abstract. Habitat for Humanity Brazil (HFH) and The Center Dom Helder Camara CENDHEC are partner implementers of the Empowering Women and Vulnerable Groups to Exercise their Rights for Inclusion and Secure Land Tenure and Property Project. In Brazil around 40% of families living in urban areas do not legally possess a property or any legal document(s) to confirm possession of the land on which they live.

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