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Indigenous & Community Land Rights

Estimates of the amount of land held in terms of customary and Indigenous systems of land rights vary widely across contexts. According to the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), communities and Indigenous Peoples are estimated to hold as much as 65% of the world’s land area under customary systems.

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So who owns the Forest?

Liberia
"So Who Owns the Forest: An Investigation into Forest Ownership and Customary Land Rights in Liberia" is a comprehensive study by Liz Alden Wily, a land tenure specialist with over 30 years of experience in agrarian states. This study, conducted under the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) and FERN, delves into the complex issue of forest ownership and land rights in Liberia. The aim of the study is to transform decision-making processes related to natural resources and promote the equitable sharing of benefits derived from natural resource exploitation in Liberia.
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Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest: Kenya
January 2010 to January 2014

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LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
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Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Colombia_Teofila_Liliana Merizalde Caquetá
LAND-at-scale Colombia- Land formalization through a Fit for Purpose approach in Indigenous and Afro-Colombian
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Other organizations (Projects Database), Kadaster International, Tropenbos International, ICCO
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Responsible Land Policy in the Ivory Coast
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
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The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

Land Registration and Property Valuation Project
35000000
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World Bank Group

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To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

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The Asia Foundation
400000.00
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The Asia Foundation
Omidyar Network

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Nicaragua Property Rights Strengthening Project
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World Bank Group

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The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

Sustainable resource management in Cameroon
1845000
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Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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As part of the development cooperation program "Sustainable Resource Management in Cameroon", the project aims to maintain high-quality ecosystems and to improve the living conditions of the population through sustainable forest and wildlife management in the south-west region of Cameroon.

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The Millennium Challenge Corporation
United States Agency for International Development, Government of the United States of America

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The Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest (Justice) Project piloted an approach for improving women’s access to customary justice, particularly related to women’s land rights, by enhancing the customary justice system in one target area. The work

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LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
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Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
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Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Responsible Land Policy in the Ivory Coast
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
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To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

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Nicaragua Property Rights Strengthening Project
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Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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9800000
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation
United States Agency for International Development, Government of the United States of America

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67500000
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

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The Land and Rural Development Program began in July 2013 and is a five-year task order under the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights Indefinite Quantity Contract. The program helps the Government of Colombia improve its ability to resolve the many complicated

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United States dollar
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LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
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Project duration:
to
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Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
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To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

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The Asia Foundation
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The Asia Foundation
Omidyar Network

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Nicaragua Property Rights Strengthening Project
50000000
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Sustainable resource management in Cameroon
1845000
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Government of Germany, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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As part of the development cooperation program "Sustainable Resource Management in Cameroon", the project aims to maintain high-quality ecosystems and to improve the living conditions of the population through sustainable forest and wildlife management in the south-west region of Cameroon.

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United States Agency for International Development

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Landesa
From Commitment to Practice (C2P)
September 2016 to March 2019

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Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
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Currency Symbol
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LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
Colombia_Teofila_Liliana Merizalde Caquetá
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Other organizations (Projects Database), Kadaster International, Tropenbos International, ICCO
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Responsible Land Policy in the Ivory Coast
3925000
Project duration:
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Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

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The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

Land Registration and Property Valuation Project
35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

MOD-thumbnail
The Asia Foundation
400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
The Asia Foundation
Omidyar Network

General

Nicaragua Property Rights Strengthening Project
50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

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The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

Land Tenure Security Sub-Activity
9800000
Project duration:
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Key Registers for e-Government & EU-integration
1100000
Project duration:
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United States dollar
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

General

658210
Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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The C2P project aimed to support  the operationalization of private sector commitments to addressing land rights by working closely with  a leading private sector company, Illovo Sugar, to apply VGGT principles to company practice, including  and piloting the

Solidaridad
Applying the VGGT to the responsible development of a large-scale oil palm plantation in Sierra Leone
September 2016 to March 2019

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Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
GBP
Currency Symbol
£
LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
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Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
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Colombia_Teofila_Liliana Merizalde Caquetá
LAND-at-scale Colombia- Land formalization through a Fit for Purpose approach in Indigenous and Afro-Colombian
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database), Kadaster International, Tropenbos International, ICCO
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

giz
Responsible Land Policy in the Ivory Coast
3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

General

Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

Land Registration and Property Valuation Project
35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

MOD-thumbnail
The Asia Foundation
400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
The Asia Foundation
Omidyar Network

General

Nicaragua Property Rights Strengthening Project
50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

Land Tenure Security Sub-Activity
9800000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
The Millennium Challenge Corporation
United States Agency for International Development, Government of the United States of America

General

Key Registers for e-Government & EU-integration
1100000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

General

607685
Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

General

Natural Habitats Sierra Leone (NHSL) acquired an oil palm concession of over 40,000 hectares from a previous owner, planning to produce organic palm oil from plantations to be developed within it. The concession covered the entire Makpele Chiefdom, located in

vsf
Investing in land tenure and management to assure sustainable tourism revenues, natural resource utilisation a
September 2016 to June 2019

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Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
GBP
Currency Symbol
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LAND-at-scale mozambique @Terra Firma
LAND-at-scale Mozambique Scaling community legal literacy, land rights certification and climate resilience
1700000
Project duration:
to
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Terra Firma, Centro Terra Viva
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
Colombia_Teofila_Liliana Merizalde Caquetá
LAND-at-scale Colombia- Land formalization through a Fit for Purpose approach in Indigenous and Afro-Colombian
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Village in Burkina Faso
Responsible Land Policy in Burkina Faso
6910000
Project duration:
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German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

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Responsible Land Policy in the Ivory Coast
3925000
Project duration:
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Afghanistan Land Administration System Project
25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
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The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

Land Registration and Property Valuation Project
35000000
Project duration:
to
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World Bank Group

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

MOD-thumbnail
The Asia Foundation
400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
The Asia Foundation
Omidyar Network

General

Nicaragua Property Rights Strengthening Project
50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
World Bank Group

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

Land Tenure Security Sub-Activity
9800000
Project duration:
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The Millennium Challenge Corporation
United States Agency for International Development, Government of the United States of America

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Key Registers for e-Government & EU-integration
1100000
Project duration:
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Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation

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Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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The project secured collective land rights for surviving Hadzabe hunter–gatherer and Datoga pastoralist groups, and  improved  the governance of village lands in 11 neighbouring village areas in the Yaeda-Mangola area, east of Lake Eyasi, in Northern Tanzania,

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