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Women’s access to land: the de-feminisation of agriculture in southern Niger ?
… different members of Hausa households. How does Hausa society manage land ownership within households when changing dynamics and constant … challenges from a range of factors require new mechanisms for land redistribution which are subsequently accepted and recognised by … and social and economic factors arising from the allocation of land for other priorities? Do these rules guarantee any kind of equity? …
Publication, 01 January 2004
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Chinese agriculture goes global: food security for all?
… is hotly debated. Media reports cast China as a leader in the ‘global land grab’ and Chinese engagements with Africa have drawn particular, … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 December 2012
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Civil society and investor-state dispute settlement
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 January 2017
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International Soft-Law Instruments and Global Resource Governance: Reflections on the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure
… Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 January 2017
Pre-emptive controlled burning in Belize is preventing severe uncontrolled wild fires during the driest months (Photo: Toledo Institute for Development and Environment)
Flaming parrots and palmetto palms
… these resources in an increasingly variable climate. The forest land itself has also recently become a hot topic in relation to land rights. Back in 2014 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights … Land acquisitions and rights …
Insight, 08 February 2016
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Land Reform North and South
… Contents:~The Role Of Land ~Patterns Of Land Holding ~Where Is Ultimate Power Vested? ~The Role Of Customary … Land acquisitions and rights … Land Reform North and South …
Publication, 01 January 2000
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Changes in "customary" land tenure systems in Africa
… Across rural Africa, land legislation struggles to be properly implemented, and most resource users gain access to land on the basis of local land tenure systems. These usually involve … and “customary” entitlements, and multiple and overlapping rights over the same resource. In recent years, earlier emphasis on …
Publication, 01 March 2007
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Land Management in Ghana: Building on Tradition and Modernity
… The report examines the different institutions by which access to land and other resources are regulated and the interaction and areas of overlap between customary and state land management systems. The inefficiencies, inequities and weaknesses of the government land management machinery are exposed, while customary systems are shown …
Publication, 01 January 2001
People from Kandadji village, which is due to be flooded, meet to discuss resettlement plans.
Niger: Tough questions posed by the Kandadji dam development
… in western Niger. They mostly get by farming millet and rice on land that their parents and grandparents have farmed for generations. … displaced in the process, losing their houses, fields and grazing land to a dam intended to generate 565 GWh of electricity, irrigate … Foundation , to empower small holders, support the respect of their rights through secure land tenure arrangements and promote benefit …
Insight, 19 April 2013
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Bringing community perspectives to investor-state arbitration: the Pac Rim case
… community organisations, research institutes and environmental, human rights and faith-based non-profit organisations advocating on metals … Land acquisitions and rights …
Publication, 01 June 2015