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Securing land rights for the poor in Africa

Key to growth, peace and sustainable development

Reports & Research
January, 2006
Africa
legal empowerment
This paper has been prepared for the Commission on the Legal Empowerment of the Poor and it argues for a particular focus on securing land and property rights for the poor in sub-Saharan Africa. It presents the key challenges faced in achieving such an objective and outlines proposals for action, combining the strong body of existing work underway across the continent with the added energy generated by the current Legal Empowerment initiative.
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ADB Agriculture and Natural Resources Research Policy

Legislation & Policies
Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 1995
Asia
agriculture
forestry
fisheries
natural resources management
research
This Policy Paper identifies the role of agriculture and natural resources research (Chapter II); review the Bank's research experience (Chapter III); identifies the developmental issues and research challenges faced by the Bank (Chapter IV); indicates where research can contribute meaningfully (Chapter V); and concludes with recommendations on the priorities and approaches the Bank should adopt in supporting agriculture and natural resources research (Chapter VI).
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Land Tenure and Food Security: a review of concepts, evidence and measures

Reports & Research
January, 1998
Global
natural resources management
research
This paper attempts to build on a conceptual analysis of both land tenure and food security to set these various linkages that in a dynamic framework that captures both the effects of access to resources on food security and the effects of food security on access to and use of resources.
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World Resources 2005

The wealth of the Poor: Managing Ecosystems to Fight Poverty

Global
environment
research
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Land, Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in Cambodia

Reports & Research
January, 2002
Cambodia
local communities
landlessness
food security
natural resources management
research
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A Territorial Development Vision oriented to Indigenous Peoples: A possible path

Training Resources & Tools
January, 2011
Global
Indigenous Peoples
common property
rural development
land area
capacity development
natural resources management
The United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) encouraged FAO at its VII Session to promote the recognition of indigenous peoples’ territorial rights.
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PARTICIPATORY and NEGOTIATED TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT (PNTD)

Legislation & Policies
January, 2005
Global
agrarian reform
land rights
rural development
land governance
land area
capacity development
natural resources management
Territorial Development: an innovative approach
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PUSHBACK: Local Power, Global Realignment

State of Rights and Resources 2010-2011

Reports & Research
Global
Land & Investments
Indigenous Peoples
local communities
land rights
land grabbing
forestry
land policies
climate change
legal empowerment
land conflicts
natural resources management
environment
If 2009 was the end of the hinterland and the beginning of a new globalized forest era, 2010 was a year of pushback. Worldwide, the news was full of reports of forest communities and Indigenous Peoples pushing back at land grabs and shaping policy at the national and global levels, and of governments countering and trying to contain community rights. Some governments and private investors accepted or even embraced the new players at the table and began to promote fairer business and conservation models.
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Land Grabbing in Africa and the New Politics of Food

Reports & Research
January, 2011
Africa
Land & Investments
land grabbing
food security
research
This paper explores the phenomenon of land grabbing in Africa, including the key drivers and policy responses.
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What are the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI) and why do they matter?

Brief March 2011

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2011
Global
Land & Investments
agriculture
land grabbing
land policies
advocacy
This brief produced for the Dialogue Initiative on Large-Scale Land Acquisitions and their Alternatives provides an overview of the Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment (RAI), developed by the World Bank, FAO, UNCTAD and IFAD in response to calls for guidelines to regulate the phenomenon of large-scale investment in land, or land grabbing.