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Are the Odds for Justice ‘Stacked Against’ Them? Challenges and Opportunities to Securing Land Claims by Smallholder Farmers in Myanmar

Policy Papers & Briefs
Abril, 2015
Myanmar

Abstract:
"In 2012, the Government of Myanmar (GoM) passed
the Farmland Law and the Vacant, Fallow, Virgin
(VFV) Land Law—creating a formalized land market. In essence, this created a formalized land
market. Land titling is often considered “the natural end point of land rights formalization” (Hall et al.
2010: 35). This thinking has become dominant among most governments and development agencies
ever since De Soto (2000) popularized it in
The Mystery of Capital
, in which he argued that the

The need for participatory land use planning in building resilience of ASAL communities in Kenya

Reports & Research
Abril, 2015
Kenya
África

Looks at land use planning challenges in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) of Kenya – lack of coherent vision, disconnect between political and technical planning processes, urgent needs of ASALs not being considered, lack of investment, National Land Commission under-resourced, conflicts over land use, lack of tenure security. Need to enact the Community Land Bill and for refocussing as a bottom up and participatory approach.

Effect of reduction of human activity on utilization of farmlands by wild boars (Sus scrofa) after evacuation from the nuclear accident at Fukushima

Journal Articles & Books
Abril, 2015
Japan
Europe

In recent years, wild boars (Sus scrofa) have caused growing damage to farm crops in a hilly and mountainous area of the Tohoku region. In particular, in designated evacuation zones following the accident at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, there are growing concerns about the expanding range of wild boars and the resulting degradation of farmland.

Potential of digital geoinfotechs in planning urban community settlements: the case study of Mlolongo settlement, Nairobi –Kenya

Journal Articles & Books
Abril, 2015
Kenya

This research paper attempts
to
explore the potential
of
modern digital Geoinformation technologies (GITs)
as
alternative
tools for spatial mapping, planning and management
is
compared against the hitherto used cadastral

based approaches
in
Keny, and
Nairobi City settlements
in
particular. Using a case study
of
Mlolongo Township, a
ty
pical peri-urban settlement
of
Nairobi, the potential
of
GITs
is

Town and Country Planning (Manchester Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (Confirmation) Notification, 2015 (No. 56A of 2015).

Regulations
Abril, 2015
Jamaica

This Order, made under section 7 of the Town and Country Planning Act, confirms and amends the Town and Country Planning (Manchester Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013. Minor amendments are made to provisions concerning, among other things, use classes, permitted development and conservation of built environment.

Amends: Town and Country Planning (Manchester Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (No. 56E of 2013). (2013-03-21)

Town and Country Planning (Negril and Green Island Area) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (Confirmation) Notification, 2015 (No. 56A of 2015).

Regulations
Abril, 2015
Jamaica

This Order, made under section 7 of the Town and Country Planning Act, confirms and amends the Town and Country Planning (Negril and Green Island Area) Provisional Development Order, 2013. Minor amendments are made to provisions concerning, among other things, the meaning of "development".

Amends: Town and Country Planning (Negril and Green Island Area) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (No. 56F of 2013). (2013-03-21)

Town and Country Planning (Portland Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (Confirmation) Notification, 2015 (No. 56B of 2015).

Regulations
Abril, 2015
Jamaica

This Order, made under section 7 of the Town and Country Planning Act, confirms and amends the Town and Country Planning (Portland Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013. Minor amendments are made to provisions concerning, among other things, the Environmental Action Program, the Agricultural Land Use Classification System and the protection of agricultural lands.

Amends: Town and Country Planning (Portland Parish) Provisional Development Order, 2013 (No. 89C of 2013). (2013-06-21)