The stories in this report illustrate the invaluable contributions being made by community members, pioneering government personnel and others who are actively participating in forest management – leading to improved livelihoods, and more equity and a fairer share of benefits.
L’étude de Qasimabad, un district urbain, de Shahidano Meena, un district semi-urbain, et Achin à Shinwari, un district rural, dans la province de Ningarhar, permet d’analyser le rôle du shafa (droit coutumier et islamique du voisinage) dans l’accaparement foncier (land-grabbing) et, par extension, dans le développement tant urbain que rural.
Research sought to evaluate the determinants of urban land markets, to analyse trends in urban land markets and values, and to assess impacts of urban land prices and policies.
Busarin Lertchavalitsakul charts Shan migrants’ experiences of ID card procurement and their mixed fortunes travelling between Thailand and Burma." ...Substantial article; contains information about the process of obtaining Burmese identity documents.
In Big Men, director Rachel Boynton has achieved a tour-de-force of documentary filmmaking.
This report is the first in a series of three on issues related to theft of state and private lands by private individuals, armed groups, communities, the government and the state.
Le conflit ivoirien (2002-2011) a exacerbé des tensions foncières anciennes engendrées par d’intenses migrations agraires, notamment dans la zone forestière restée sous contrôle gouvernemental durant la crise.
Tenure insecurity can have important consequences for the conservation of natural resources. Land titling is often considered a solution to the problem of weak investment incentives under tenure insecurity.
La présente loi détermine le statut des Rois et Chefs, notamment les Rois; les Chefs de province ; les Chefs de canton; les Chefs de tribu et les Chefs de village Ils sont désignés suivant les us et coutumes dont ils relèvent et exercent leur autorité sur au moins un village.
This Law, consisting of 91 articles divided into twelve Chapters, establishes the Rural Land Policy and Rural Land Regularization in the State of Roraima. This Law provides for the policy on rural land regularization of land settlements within the State territory of Roraima.
The report analyses displacement in Coast region and identifies tensions over land tenure and poor land governance as key triggers, and obstacles to durable solutions. It provides examples of land issues underlying displacement caused by generalised violence, disasters and human rights violations, and establishes a close link between tenure insecurity and forced evictions.
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