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Category Archives: land tenure
Land Acquisitions in Tanzania (IISD / Mark PURDON)
Land Acquisitions in Tanzania: Strong Sustainability, Weak Sustainability and the Importance of Comparative Methods Full text link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10806-013-9442-2 Abstract: This paper distinguished different analytical approaches to the evaluation of the sustainability of large-scale land acquisitions—at both the conceptual and … Continue reading
Posted in land grab, land tenure
Fighting poverty one land plot at a time (The Seattle Times)
Read at : http://seattletimes.com/html/specialreportspages/2020566120_prosterman.html UW professor fights poverty one land plot at a time For decades, Roy Prosterman has pushed to change land-ownership laws and practices in an effort to lift some of the world’s poorest people out of poverty. … Continue reading
Posted in land tenure, poverty
Land ownership and land reform in South Africa (AfricaFiles / NGOPulse)
Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=26241 Summary & Comment: This article focuses on land ownership in South Africa and some facts not widely known. “The first is that the amount of land in black hands is not 13 percent but may be … Continue reading
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women own 2 percent of arable lands in West, Central Africa (AfricaFiles / ANSA)
Read at : http://www.africafiles.org/article.asp?ID=24592 Research shows women own 2 percent of arable lands in West, Central Africa http://www.ansa-africa.net/index.php/views/news_view/research_shows_women_own_2_pc_of_arable_lands_in_west_central_africa/ Research shows women own 2 percent of arable lands in West, Central Africa Author: Press Release Date Written: 8 November 2010 Primary … Continue reading
Posted in gender, land tenure
Solutions to land disputes (IRINNews)
Read at: http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?Reportid=91098 LIBERIA: Searching for solutions to land disputes GANTA, 15 November 2010 (IRIN) – With close to 25 years surveying land and helping resolve land disputes, J. Patrick Vanie has unrivalled expertise on the nuances of land ownership … Continue reading
Posted in conflicts, land tenure
Access to land and secure land tenure are key to poverty reduction (IFAD)
Read at : http://ifad-un.blogspot.com/2010/10/sharing-practices-to-make-land-tenure.html Sharing practices to make land tenure securer #sfaddis Posted by Roxanna Samii By Willem Bettink The land pathway got underway with knowledge from land right practitioners from Benin, Tanzania, Niger, Madagascar, Swaziland, Ethiopia and the Philippines. … Continue reading
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LIBERIA: Land-rights tensions not abating (IRINNews)
Read at: IRIN http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=89149 LIBERIA: Land-rights tensions not abating MONROVIA, 17 May 2010 (IRIN) – Since the civil war ended in 2003, the combination of returning refugees, population growth, and ongoing land tenure tensions dating back 25 years has led … Continue reading
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Nigeria: Land reforms – the lingering debate (AfricaFiles)
Read at : AfricaFiles Title: Nigeria: Land reforms – the lingering debate Author: Martin Dada, Lagos Category: Western Region Date: 1/10/2010 Source: Daily Independent Source Website: http://www.independentngonline.com/ African Charter Article# 14: The right to property shall be guaranteed. Summary & … Continue reading
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Tenure to land and other natural resources (AfricaFiles / all Africa / FAO)
Read at : AfricaFiles http://www.africafiles.org/afgeneral.asp Two FAO land initiatives Author: various, Capetown Date Written: 30 October 2009 Primary Category: Africa General Document Origin: AllAfrica.com Secondary Category: -none- Source URL: http://allafrica.com/ Key Words: FAO, land initiatives, food security, Summary & Comment: … Continue reading
Posted in FAO, land tenure, natural resources
Burkina Faso: Field Report (MCA) – (T. SIMEONE / CGD)
Read at : CGD : Center for Global Development (mail from T. SIMEONE) http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_active/mcamonitor/fieldreports/burkinafaso Burkina Faso: Field Report Rebecca Schutte1 July 20092 In July 2005, Burkina Faso became the first country to sign a threshold program with the Millennium Challenge … Continue reading
