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Governing Land For Women and Men: Gender and Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources

Reports & Research
November, 2011
Africa
Algeria
Madagascar
Malawi
Rwanda
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ghana
Mauritania
Honduras
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Northern America
Asia
Tajikistan
Indonesia
Malaysia
Bangladesh
India
Pakistan
Europe
Albania
Germany

Land Tenure Working Paper 19. The present paper is written as part of the overall Voluntary Guidelines consultation and development process and is a contribution to the subsequent preparation of the Gender Technical Guide. It contextualises and defines gender for the Voluntary Guidelines, discusses what governance of tenure means from a gender perspective and identifies and analyses key issues and themes. It then summarises recommendations relevant to gender before drawing some conclusions for the development process of the Voluntary Guidelines.

Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2006
Burkina Faso
Nigeria
Mozambique
Zimbabwe
Australia
Ghana
Malawi
Niger
Ethiopia
Rwanda
South Africa
Lesotho
Uganda
Somalia
Uruguay
Tanzania
Senegal
Sudan
Cameroon
Norway
Kenya
Africa

Most of the world’s poor work in the “informal economy” – outside of recognized and enforceable rules. Thus, even though most have assets of some kind, they have no way to document their possessions because they lack formal access to legally recognized tools such as deeds, contracts and permits.

Revue des questions foncières 01/2011

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2011
Rwanda
Laos
Belgium
Philippines
South Africa
Uganda
Germany
Italy
Botswana
Vietnam
United Kingdom
Ghana
Senegal
Cameroon
Brazil

Second issue of the Journal, which is now published in both hardcopy and in electronic formats and provides an open, impartial and practice-oriented global forum for promoting the latest knowledge in land tenure. This issue features five continents and subcontinents exploring common challenges including tenure governance, the legal recognition of customary tenures, land scarcity and redistributive reforms, and the increasing role of information technology in tenure systems.

Gobernanza y tenencia de tierras y recursos naturales en America Latina

Reports & Research
November, 2009
Honduras
El Salvador
Chile
Guatemala
Bolivia
Cuba
Venezuela
Costa Rica
Uruguay
Japan
Nicaragua
Colombia
Ecuador
Netherlands
Argentina
Paraguay

Documento de trabajo sobre tenencia de la tierra 5. Este informe estudia las tendencias de la buena gobernanza de la tenencia de la tierra y otros recursos naturales en América Latina. En él se analizan los diferentes mecanismos empleados y se identifican los aspectos que cabe considerar en aras de una gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra.

Near East Regional Assessment for the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and Other Natural Resources

Reports & Research
November, 2010
Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Mauritania
Asia
Afghanistan
Iran
Bahrain
Iraq
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syrian Arab Republic
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Global

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and several development partners are working together with countries to prepare Voluntary Guidelines that will provide practical guidance to states, civil society, the private sector, academic and research institutions, donors and development specialists on the responsible governance of tenure.

FLOSS in Cadastre and Land Registration

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2010
Switzerland
United States of America
Nepal
Israel
Sweden
Germany
China
Australia
Canada
Samoa
Finland
Ethiopia
New Zealand
Rwanda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
South Africa
Uganda
Spain
Cambodia
Ghana
Europe
Asia
Africa
Northern America

Land administration and cadastral systems are playing a crucial global role in safeguarding the security of access to land and natural resources. Information technology systems have become basic elements of these systems everywhere. Introduction of automation to land administration has improved systems’ efficiency, standardisation and accessibility, which in turn have contributed to responsible land governance. Developing country land administrations are, however, often inefficient and poorly structured.

Central America and the Caribbean Regional Assessment for the FAO Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources

Reports & Research
November, 2010
Americas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Brazil
Chile
Ecuador
Suriname

Concentration of land ownership, lack of access, insecurity of tenure and lack of efficiency and transparency in land administration services, are among the obstacles towards responsible governance of tenure of land and other natural resources in Latin America. These issues have been the subject of discussions and policy recommendations during many international forums, such as the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD) held in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in March 2006.

Good Governance and Natural Resource Tenure in the Caribbean Subregion

Reports & Research
November, 2010
Americas
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Belize
Costa Rica
Honduras
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Colombia
Guyana
Suriname
Venezuela
India
Spain
France
Netherlands

Land Tenure Working Paper 17. This publication identifies and assesses issues related to land governance and provides examples of good governance in the Caribbean subregion. This working paper was done in light of FAO’s Voluntary Guidelines on Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land and other Natural Resources.

Improving tenure security for the poor in Africa: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - Case Study

Reports & Research
November, 2006
Tanzania
Kenya
Egypt
Sudan
Uganda
Germany
Norway
Africa

This paper identifies the key issues of land tenure security for the rural poor, vulnerable and marginalized in the East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. The report finds that most of these issues are common across the three countries, both in terms of the challenges that the communities face and imperatives that inform policy interventions and responses.

Making the most of agricultural investment

Journal Articles & Books
November, 2010
Honduras
United States of America
Kenya
Mali
United Kingdom
Ghana
Papua New Guinea
Ethiopia
Colombia
Mozambique
Japan
South Africa
Mexico
Malaysia
Malawi
Madagascar
Italy
Netherlands
Argentina
India
Vietnam
Brazil

Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in agricultural investment. In many cases, this new momentum has translated into large-scale acquisitions of farmland in lower- and middle-income countries. Partly as a result of sustained media attention, these acquisitions have triggered lively if polarised debates about “land grabbing”. Less attention has been paid, however, to alternative ways of structuring agricultural investments that do not involve large-scale land acquisitions.

Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and Displaced Persons

Reports & Research
November, 2007
Angola
Timor-Leste
Rwanda
Iraq
Afghanistan
Burundi
Guatemala
Sri Lanka
Cyprus
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Congo
Pakistan
Colombia
Mozambique
Liberia
South Africa
Vietnam
Somalia
Italy
Cambodia
Sudan
Georgia
Uganda

The Pinheiro Principles provide restitution practitioners, as well as States and UN and others agencies, with a consolidated text relating to the legal, policy, procedural, institutional and technical implementation mechanisms for housing and property restitution. As such, the Principles provide specific policy guidance regarding how to ensure the right to housing and property restitution in practice and for the implementation of restitution laws, programmes and policies, based on existing international human rights, humanitarian, refugee and national standards.

Bonne gouvernance et questions relatives à la gouvernance des ressources naturelles dans la sous-région des Caraïbes

Reports & Research
November, 2010
Antigua and Barbuda
France
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Dominica
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Belize
Jamaica
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Suriname
Venezuela
Guyana
Costa Rica
Colombia
Panama
Nicaragua
Spain
Grenada
Haiti
Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago
Netherlands
Saint Lucia
India
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Americas

Document de travail sur les régimes fonciers 17. Cet article identifie et analyse des questions relatives à la gouvernance des terres et apporte des exemples de bonne gouvernance de la sous-région des Caraïbes. Cette étude a été conduite en vue de l’initiative de la FAO sur les Directives Volontaires sur la gouvernance responsable de la tenure des terres et des autres ressources naturelles. Disponible en anglais