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National Environment (Waste Management) Regulations, 1999 (S.I. No 52 of 1999).

Regulations
Uganda
Africa
Eastern Africa

These Regulations, made under sections 53(2) and 107 of the National Environment Act, apply: (a) to all categories of hazardous and non-hazardous waste; (b) to the storage and disposal of hazardous waste and their movement into and out of Uganda; and (c) to all waste disposal facilities, land fills, sanitary fills and incinerators.

Resolución Nº 085/14/MINAM - Guía para el Muestreo de Suelos y Guía para la elaboración de Planes de Descontaminación de Suelos.

Regulations
Peru
Americas
South America

La presente Resolución aprueba las Guía para el Muestreo de Suelos y la Guía para la elaboración de Planes de Descontaminación de Suelos, que son de aplicación y cumplimiento obligatorio para los procesos de descontaminación de sitios contaminados, en trámite o por iniciarse, independientemente de su ámbito de ejecución.

Implementa: Decreto Supremo Nº 002-2013-MINAM ─ Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA) para Suelo. (2013-03-24)

Décret n° 2013-1308 du 26 février 2013, fixant les conditions et les modalités de gestion des margines provenant des huileries en vue de leur utilisation dans le domaine agricole.

Regulations
Tunisia
Africa
Northern Africa

Le présent décret fixe les conditions et les modalités de gestion des margines provenant des huileries en vue de leur utilisation dans le domaine agricole.Les quantités et la composition des margines utilisées dans les opérations d'épandage ou de compostage ne doivent pas avoir directement ou indirectement, lors de leur transport ou épandage, un impact sur la santé de l'homme et de l'environnement, sur la qualité et l'état phytosanitaire des cultures et sur les propriétés du sol et des milieux naturels et aquatiques.L'épandage est interdit dans les zones qui sont à une distance inférieure à

Agricultural change, land, and violence in Darfur

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2014
Central African Republic

Most analyses of violence in Darfur ignore the local dimension of the crisis, focusing instead on the region’s economic and political marginalization and climatic variability. However, agricultural change and other changes relating to the land-rights and land-use systems have led to competition and exclusion, and have played a major role in the collective violence that has raged throughout the region. Understanding these questions is essential for the successful resolution of political and policy debates in Darfur.

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Law No. 60/VIII/2014 establishing the legal regime for urban land planning.

Legislation
Cape Verde
Africa
Western Africa

This Law, consisting of 6 Chapters, establishes the legal regime for urban land planning. It specifies the requirements to be satisfied in order to perform any urban operations, including allotment, urbanization, construction and use and conservation of buildings. The Law is divided as follows: Preliminary provisions (I); Preliminary inspection (II); Education and controls (III); Guarantee for individuals (IV); Taxes for urban works (V); Final provisions (VI).

Amended by: Rectification of Law No. 60/VIII/2014 on the legal regime for urban land. (2014-06-27)

Gender and equity implications of land-related investments - Case of study - Zambia (FAO 2013)

Reports & Research
January, 2013
Southern Africa

In recent years, Zambia has witnessed increased interest from private investors in acquiring land for agriculture. As elsewhere, large-scale land acquisitions are often accompanied with promises of capital investments to build infrastructure, bring new technologies and know-how, create employment, and improve market access, among other benefits

A Case Study of Selected Agricultural Investments in Zambia (2013) 

Order No. 418 on electronic planning registration PlansystemDK.

Regulations
Denmark
Europe
Northern Europe

This Order sets regulations concerning the electronic registration of planning via PlansystemDK, which is a national digital system and register containing proposals of adopted plannings that are provided in accordance with the Planning Act and plans covered by the Act's article 54b, section 6. In PlansystemDK plannings are made available and can be accessed at www.plansystemdk.dk. All information must be submitted to this portal no later than 30 June 2014.

Implements: Planning Act (No. 587 of 2013). (2013-05-27)