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Myanmar-World Bank Group Partnership

Avril, 2016

Myanmar grew at an estimated 8.5 percent
in real terms in 2014-15. Economic reforms have supported
consumer and investor confidence despite business
environment and socio-political challenges. The economic
impact of the floods that hit Myanmar from July 2015 is
still being assessed, but will likely adversely affect the
main rice crop this year. According to preliminary analysis
of census data, the areas most affected by the floods are

Principles for Responsible Agricultural Investment that Respects Rights, Livelihoods, and Resources

Avril, 2016

These organizations have joined together to recommend the principles presented below. The document concludes with anticipated next steps, which point toward a toolkit of best practices, guidelines, governance frameworks, and possibly codes of practice by the major sets of private actors.

Cotton in the Global Context

Avril, 2016
Global

Production in 2004 was actually running
higher than consumption prior to 1995 and this has caused the existence of a world surplus of
baled cotton in the form of stocks in warehouse. It is the existence of these “ending stocks” that
has a large effect on the international price of cotton. Consumption began to
outpace production in 2001 to 2003 period and this, mixed with crop disasters in various regions,
caused the international price to rise. The reaction from many countries was to increase

Home Country Measures that Promote Responsible Foreign Agricultural Investment

Reports & Research
Mars, 2016
Afrique
Mozambique
Sierra Leone
Amériques
Brésil
Canada
États-Unis d'Amérique
Asie
Chine
Japon
République de Corée
Malaisie
Inde
Europe
Fédération de Russie
Danemark
Irlande
Norvège
Suède
Royaume-Uni
Italie
France
Allemagne
Pays-Bas
Suisse
Australie

This paper summarizes the good practices by nine selected OECD countries that seek to promote responsible foreign investment in developing country agriculture, primarily by investors in their territory or jurisdiction. The study provides examples of the increasing trend of home countries in establishing binding legal norms and other mechanisms as safeguards that are relevant for agricultural investment.

Law No. 1067-VIII amending Law No. 973-IV on farming.

Legislation
Mars, 2016
Ukraine

Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Farming shall be considered entrepreneurial activity performed by natural persons in the sphere of production of agricultural commodities, processing and trade thereof, with a view of generating income, on plots of land transferred thereto in ownership, tenancy and lease for farming and production of agricultural commodities, individual peasant farming, in accordance with the provisions of acting legislation”.

Residents' awareness of own/neighborhood greeneries and intention on keeping ownership of their own greeneries in the suburban residential district

Journal Articles & Books
Mars, 2016
Japan

In this study, we investigated the lot owners' awareness of their own and neighborhood greeneries, and examined factors influencing their awareness including personal attributions and life histories as well as surrounding physical urban green environment. We also associated these awareness with potential of continuous maintenance of these greeneries. We selected suburban residential district with considerable greeneries in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, central Japan as case study area, and carried out questionnaire survey to the residents.

The relationship between willingness to pay of a green space where development is assumed, and accessibility and visibility from surrounding houses

Journal Articles & Books
Mars, 2016

This paper was conducted to evaluate the residents' conservation awareness of a terrace slope forest by using amount of Willingness To Pay (WTP). This green space is an important landmark for this area, but it has a development possibility to become solar panels. The assessment of these green spaces are insufficient in previous research. Influences of different residential communities, and visibility and accessibility of green spaces are mainly discussed in the previous research.

Law “On protection, export and import of the objects of cultural heritage”.

Legislation
Mars, 2016
Turkménistan

This Law regulates relations in the sphere of identification, conservation, management, promotion, public protection, import and export of the objects of cultural heritage thus ensuring the right of Turkmen people to conservation and development of its national identity. Objects of historical and cultural heritage shall be considered those created fifty and more years ago. The Cabinet of Ministers shall set forth rules and regulations concerning ownership, management and disposal of the object of historical and cultural heritage.

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2016 (2016 asp 11).

Legislation
Mars, 2016
Royaume-Uni

This Act amends the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 in Schedule 2A, which makes provision about an additional amount of tax chargeable in respect of certain chargeable transactions. It sets out rules regarding the assessment of ownership of land.

Amends: Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 (2013 asp 11). (2013-07-31)

Resolución Nº 111/16/MINAGRI - Lineamientos para la ejecución del procedimiento de Rectificación de Áreas, Linderos, Medidas Perimétricas, Ubicación y otros Datos Físicos de Predios Rurales Inscritos.

Regulations
Mars, 2016
Pérou

La presente Resolución aprueba los Lineamientos para la ejecución del procedimiento de Rectificación de Áreas, Linderos, Medidas Perimétricas, Ubicación y otros Datos Físicos de Predios Rurales Inscritos, con el objeto de establecer un adecuado procedimiento de rectificación de áreas, linderos, medidas perimétricas, ubicación y otros datos físicos de predios rurales inscritos, así como los Formatos correspondientes.

Decreto Nº 440 - Modifica el Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Administrativo Agropecuario, Pesquero y de Desarrollo Rural, en lo relacionado con la Unidad Administrativa Especial de Gestión de Restitución de Tierras Despojadas.

Regulations
Mars, 2016
Colombie

El presente Decreto modifica el Decreto Único Reglamentario del Sector Administrativo Agropecuario, Pesquero y de Desarrollo Rural, en lo relacionado con la Unidad Administrativa Especial de Gestión de Restitución de Tierras Despojadas, reglamentar las funciones del Fondo adscrito a la Unidad Administrativa Especial de Gestión de Restitución de Tierras Despojadas, para que responda con oportunidad y eficacia a los requerimientos y órdenes judiciales de acuerdo con las funciones establecidas en la Ley Nº 1.448 de 2011.