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Gobernanza de la Tierra y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sustentable en Argentina

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2020
Argentina

El presente informe fue construido de manera conjunta por las Iniciativas “ODS y Tierra”, “ENI Argentina” y “Land Matrix”. Su objetivo es realizar contribuciones al Estado y a la sociedad en general, para mejorar la implementación de los ODS y sus Metas relacionadas a la Tierra en la República Argentina. Para tal fin, se utilizaron datos extraídos del documento “Trayectoria de las Metas de Tierra de los ODS en Argentina”, estudio encargado por la ENI Argentina a la consultora Dra.

The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure (VGGT) - Popular version for communal land administration

Reports & Research
April, 2021
Namibia

The VGGT Popular Version for Communal Land Administration was developed to support the Parliament of Namibia in delivering training to traditional authorities and regional institutions to enhance their capacity to administer communal land within their jurisdictions. This was carried out in line with the Communal Land Reform Act, Act 5 of 2002 and the resolutions of the 2nd National Land Conference. The Popular Version outlines 14 pertinent land governance issues in Namibia’s communal areas.

L’accès à la terre en Côte d’Ivoire

Peer-reviewed publication
April, 2019
Côte d'Ivoire

En Côte d’Ivoire comme dans d’autres pays africain, le pluralisme juridique est l’origine d’une crise de la légalité et de crispations sociales. L’accès à la terre est emblématique des difficultés et des différends qui peuvent naître de la coexistence, issue de la colonisation, d’une pluralité de modes de normativité étatique et coutumier en jeu sur un même territoire.

Centre du Mali: l’accord de Niono, d’un espoir de paix durable à la résurgence du conflit

Policy Papers & Briefs
August, 2021
Mali

Cet article s'attachera à analyser la situation du conflit entre les djihadistes de Katiba Macina et les donsos dans la zone de Niono (région de Ségou, centre du Mali), ainsi que le processus qui a conduit à l'accord de paix entre les belligérants. La dynamique du conflit dans le centre et l'accord de paix permettent de comprendre les rouages complexes de la violence dans le centre du Mali.

Behind the Brands Independent Evaluation on the Implementation of Land Rights Commitments

Reports & Research
February, 2021
Africa

This independent evaluation by Emerald Network focuses on land rights, access and sustainable use, through an assessment of five companies: the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), PepsiCo, Nestlé, Unilever and Associated British Foods’ (ABF) subsidiary Illovo Sugar Africa. As a result of the Behind the Brands campaign, these companies have publicly recognized the risk of people being dispossessed of their land to make way for agricultural commodities and have pledged to respect the rights of women, communities and smallholder farmers.

Land reform in Cameroon: a coherent vision from civil society

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2021
Cameroon

The Cameroonian government’s decision to reform the land legal framework is an opportunity to provide real protection for rural land tenure rights, in a context where major investments and projects are increasing tenure insecurity across the country. Responding to an invitation from the administration to help design this new framework, civil society stakeholders have issued multiple proposals over the years on the topics they think should be included in the new land law. The LandCam project has documented, analysed and consolidated these proposals.

Effects of the current land tenure on augmenting household farmland access in South East Ethiopia

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2021
Ethiopia

According to the current land policy of Ethiopia, rural households are legally allowed to access agricultural lands. Nonetheless, the difficulty of rural population in accessing farmlands makes controversial authenticity of this land tenure to solve problems of household farmland access. This study aimed at assessing the effects of the current land tenure on augmenting household farmland access in Ethiopia. The study followed a mixed-methods research design to investigate the variables in the study.

Traditional Authorities and Spatial Planning in Urban Burkina Faso

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2021
Burkina Faso

In terms of urban spatial planning, decentralisation and urban growth make it necessary to rethink the sources of legitimacy, agreements and conflicts relating to the actors’ strategies for land access in Ouagadougou. By localising the power and land management in local arenas (municipal territories and neighbourhoods), the decentralisation policy – that has promoted the participatory approach – and legal pluralism have exacerbated land-use competition.

Understanding changing land access and use by the rural poor in Senegal

Reports & Research
April, 2017
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 gain sufficient access to land to maintain viable enterprises.

Amélioration de la gouvernance foncière au Sénégal

Reports & Research
October, 2013
Senegal

L’économie sénégalaise est dominée par l’agriculture et les activités informelles qui génèrent 92 % des emplois et auto-emplois (Faye et al., 2007). Malgré une contribution relativement modeste au PIB estimée entre 15 et 18 %, le secteur agricole au sens large occupe aujourd’hui plus de 65 % de la population active du pays et fournit une partie importante des produits de base pour les ménages et les agro-industries locales (arachide, coton, sucre et riz).