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De las lanzas a los mapas: el caso de la resistencia waorani en Ecuador para la defensa del derecho a la consulta previa
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 22 February 2021
A mountain of tailings, or mining waste, at an open-pit copper mining complex southwest of the city of Arequipa in southern Peru (Photo: A Davey, Creative Commons via Flickr)
IIED webinar: civil society submissions in investor-state arbitration – do they work?
… such as agribusiness and mining, has increased pressures on land in many low- and middle-income countries. People are coming together to protect their rights, to seek better terms or to oppose investments. Citizens groups … resources are happening, working to protect the environment and the rights of citizens.  …
Event, 06 February 2018
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Participatory Land Use Planning as a Tool for Community Empowerment in Northern Tanzania
… Across much of Africa, surging competition over land and resources amongst local, national,and international groups of … depend. Development strategies that reconcile emerging conflicts over land and natural resource use, and which provide local communities with secure rights and tenure, are increasingly critical to rural livelihoods and …
Publication, 01 December 2010
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Evolving Land Rights, Policy and Tenure in Africa
… book presents and discusses several key aspects of Africa’s ongoing land policy debate including legislative reform, the management of land rights, issues of implementation, and policy-making processes. It … Land acquisitions and rights … Evolving Land Rights, Policy and Tenure in Africa …
Publication, 01 January 2000
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Understanding changing land access issues for the rural poor in Uganda
… The ways in which people obtain land in Uganda are changing fast. Land that used to be secured through inheritance, gifts or proof of … are frequently able to override local rules and gain access to land at the expense of poorer individuals. Government-backed … Land acquisitions and rights … Understanding changing land access issues for the rural poor in Uganda …
Publication, 01 May 2017
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Rural Land Plans: Establishing relevant systems for identifying and recording customary rights
… Can identifying and recording customary rights contribute to the securing of these rights? This paper looks at this question by describing the aims and content of rural land plan tools, looking at experiences in different countries and seeing how they contribute to securing land tenure. Case studies are from Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin …
Publication, 01 January 2004
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Understanding changing land access and use by the rural poor in Senegal
… Senegal currently has a complex and poorly regulated system of land governance, which — combined with an urbanisation trend and increasing outsider interest — is leading to land privatisation and a consequent reduction in the availability of cultivable land for small producers. Young farmers in particular are struggling to …
Publication, 01 May 2017
One man in a small boat on a reservoir, in front of a large dam
Resettlement from large dams – what have we learned?
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Insight, 30 October 2019
Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations
… go beyond minimizing the possible negative impacts of large-scale land acquisitions, to also promote investment models that maximize … Development (IFAD) says: "At IFAD we believe that secure land rights and equitable access to land – especially for smallholder farmers … Alternatives to large land acquisitions in developing nations …
News, 18 June 2010
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Towards a political economy of the COVID-19 crisis: Reflections on an agenda for research and action
… and in the longer term. Based on a review of developments concerning land governance, this article discusses continuities with longstanding … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 04 February 2021