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“Public officers are also human beings”: trust and environmental governance
… the request by the campesinos , or peasant farmers, for their land to be acknowledged as a Campesino Reserve Zone (CRZ). My colleague … strongly questioned by the Colombian government.  A CRZ is an area of land adjudicated to rural peasants  to protect it from land grabbing and … areas. In Sumapaz, peasant organisations have  been defending their rights for decades, their leaders have been – and still are – threatened …
Insight, 08 July 2020
A woman carries firewood in the rainforest
CoNGOs: NGOs collaborating for equitable and sustainable community livelihoods in Congo Basin forests
… an urgent need, not only to clarify, recognise and secure customary rights of forest-dependent communities, but to ensure that policies and … help build the foundations for a more inclusive and equal forest and land use sector in the Congo Basin. The project was designed to … International Development's (DFID) Improving Livelihoods and Land Use in the Congo Basin Forests (ILLUCBF)  programme to support the …
Project, 04 August 2016
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Community forestry in Cameroon: a diagnostic analysis of laws, institutions, actors and opportunities
… which reflect community utilisation of natural resources (including land for agriculture) in forested areas;~• Analyse the constraints – … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 November 2017
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Agricultural Investments Under International Investment Law
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 October 2018
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Making Land Rights More Secure: International workshop for researchers and policymakers, Ouagadougou, 19-21 March 2002
… results of recent research and practical experience in the area of land tenure security. Researchers, decision-makers, leaders of farmers’ … essential to work out appropriate rules governing competition for land. Negotiations between the state and farmers’ organisations, some … society organisations and experts in the debate on agriculture and land tenure. …
Publication, 01 January 2004
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Who benefits from land titling? Lessons from Bolivia and Laos
… of marriages, the impact of civil war and HIV/AIDS, secure access to land by women is crucial. This paper looks at property formalisation … significant social, political and cultural constraints to acquiring rights to land. … Land acquisitions and rights … Who benefits from land titling? Lessons from Bolivia and Laos …
Publication, 01 July 2007
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Better land access for the rural poor: Lessons from experience and challenges ahead
… This paper reviews recent policy and practice to improve land access for poorer groups. It examines shifting approaches to land reform, different means to secure land rights and to achieve more equitable land distribution, the particular … Land acquisitions and rights … Better land access for the rural poor: Lessons from experience and challenges …
Publication, 01 October 2006
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Changes in Land Access, Institutions and Markets in West Africa
… Developing effective land policies in West Africa requires a thorough understanding of the … taking place on the ground. How are mechanisms to gain access to land and to natural resoures evolving? Are land rights becoming more individualised and "commodified"? These are just … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 March 2006
A group of women writing notes on a poster.
Quel rôle pour les Groupements de Promotion Féminine dans l’accès sécurisé des femmes au foncier ?
… Land acquisitions and rights … What works for women’s land rights? …
Insight, 24 November 2020
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Land in Africa: Market asset or secure livelihood? Proceedings and summary of conclusions from the Land in Africa Conference held in London, November 8-9, 2004
… Land tenure and shelter are insecure for many ordinary Africans in both urban and rural areas. Property rights are weak or unclear, and this is widely regarded as a major … In this dynamic and challenging context, a conference entitled Land in Africa: market asset or livelihood security? Organised by IIED , …
Publication, 01 October 2005