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Good Governance in Land Administration

Reports & Research
December, 2006
property rights
land governance
land administration
land tenure
private ownership
land ownership
This joint FAO-World Bank publication aims to draw attention to the negative impacts of weak governance in land administration and to point out the manifold benefits of good governance in the protection of property rights and the development of efficient land and property markets. It provides positive examples of good practices from around the world, as well as an overview of principles and key questions to be applied in any country for the evaluation of governance in land administration.
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Final Report - Study on livelihood systems assessment, vulnerable groups profiling and livelihood adaptation to climate hazard and long term climate change in drought prone areas of NW Bangladesh

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Bangladesh, Thailand, Asia
natural resources management
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European Union accession and land tenure data in Central and Eastern Europe

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Serbia, Slovenia, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Croatia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Estonia, Ireland, Malta, Italy, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary, Albania, Montenegro, Poland, Latvia, Romania, Czech Republic, Europe
land governance
land tenure
EU membership has profound implications for all parts of a country’s economy, as well as for its relationships with the other countries in Europe and its internal political structures. Members of the EU must be democracies governed by the rule of law and which guarantee human rights. They must have functioning market economies able to withstand the competitive pressures that EU membership brings, and governmental structures capable of discharging the wide range of obligations imposed on EU Member States.
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Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa: Mali - Country Case Study

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Mozambique, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Germany, Ghana, Ethiopia, Niger, Norway, Africa
customary law
land tenure
land rights
land access
land registration
land ownership
The study aims to clarify the various issues regarding land security of poor and other marginalized groups in Malian rural areas. It looks into questions relating to how poor and vulnerable groups obtain access to land and natural resources, and what factors cause their exclusion. It analyzes existing methods for formalizing land rights and land transactions and their impacts on the poor. Specific attention is given to the practical organization of the procedures for formalization and recording land rights.
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MASSCOTE : a methodology to modernize irrigation services and operation in canal systems

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
India, Nepal, Netherlands, Italy, Asia
agricultural land management
water management
The case studies presented here have been developed through a set of training workshops in Nepal with engineers and managers from the Department of Irrigation (DOI) and the Department of Agriculture (DOA) in 2003 and 2006.
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Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa: Namibia Country Case Study.

Reports & Research
December, 2006
Angola, Kenya, South Africa, Germany, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Norway, Africa
land
customary law
land governance
land registration
land rights
land access
land tenure
land ownership
This case study looks at the land tenure in Namibia, where for a century of colonial rule indigenous Namibians were dispossessed from rights to both land and resources – by German and then white South African settlers establishing commercial farms and related businesses. Access to freehold tenure was reserved for white settlers and tenure security for indigenous Namibians largely disappeared. In non-white areas, rights were provided under indigenous tenure systems whose legal status was somewhat murky. Urban tenure was denied as blacks were not allowed ownership of residential land.
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Leaving two thirds out of development: Female headed households and common property resources in the highlands of Tigray, Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Nepal, Zambia, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Indonesia, Canada, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Mozambique, Laos, Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, India, Mongolia, Mexico, Cambodia, Africa
property rights
farmers
farming systems
land governance
land tenure
land access
private ownership
common property
land ownership
This report contains the results of a study of gender and access to forest and tree resources, women and men’s use of common lands and botanical resources, and the importance of these resources for the livelihoods of people in highland Ethiopia.
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Understanding forest tenure: What rights and for whom?

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
United States of America, China, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Pakistan, Thailand, Nepal, Republic of Korea, Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Netherlands, India, Bhutan, Vietnam, Cambodia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
customary tenure
land use
natural resources management
land governance
collective ownership
land tenure
forestry
community forestry
land ownership
Indigenous Peoples
forest land
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
The study conducted by FAO and partners in South and Southeast Asia was based on an analysis of forest tenure according to two variables: the type of ownership, and the level of control of and access to resources. It aimed to take into account the complex combination of forest ownership − whether legally or customarily defined − and arrangements for the management and use of forest resources. Forest tenure determines who can use what resources, for how long and under what conditions.
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Property rights, land fragmentation and the emerging structure of agriculture in Central and Eastern European countries

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Slovenia, United States of America, Israel, Germany, Bulgaria, Austria, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Paraguay, Hungary, Albania, Romania, Poland, Georgia, Armenia, Brazil, Europe
land consolidation
land use
land reform
rural development
land improvement
This paper offers an overview of land reform processes in the CEECs and their outcomes and impacts and analyzes current and emerging structures in rural areas. Different types of land consolidation are defined and their potential impacts are assessed. The paper then looks in depth at land consolidation processes, especially in the context of land management, and outlines preconditions and cornerstones for various approaches. Environmental aspects and principles for land funds and land banking are also drawn in.
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The new generation of watershed management programmes and projects

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2006
Germany, France, United States of America, Kenya, Burundi, Zimbabwe, China, Guatemala, Indonesia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Nepal, South Africa, Vietnam, Italy, Ecuador, India, Bhutan, Mexico, Cuba, Europe, Asia, Africa, Americas
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
capacity development
customary tenure
land tenure
land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land degradation
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure
On the occasion of the International Year of Mountains-2002, FAO and its partners undertook a large-scale assessment and global review of the current status and future trends of integrated and participatory watershed management. The overall objectives were to promote the exchange and dissemination of experiences in implementing watershed management projects in the decade from 1990 to 2000 and to identify the vision for a new generation of watershed management programmes and projects.