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Quelques remarques sur les cadastres en général et sur centaines aspects de leur établissement et leur tenue à jour, à l'aide des techniques actuelles de lève

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 1970
Africa

Un rapport général concemant l'utilisation du cadastre comae "base

de la création des regimes fonciers, élabore dans le cadre de la collaboration entre la Commission IV (cadastre et remembrement rural).

Some remarks on cadastres in general and on some features of the establishment and maintenance of a cadastre, seen in the light of present-day surveying possibilities

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 1970
Africa

A Cadastre, in the sense to be used in this paper, is a methodically established record of immovable. (Land, buildings, rights that are put on a par with landed property) based on the survey of a complete district. The official record of a cadastral survey generally consists of a drawing or map and a written description of the field work. Cadastres as a rule consist of a map of the survey, a register arranged according to parcels, a register arranged according to proprietors and some auxiliary registers for easier handling. The single parcels are systematically numbered, on the map.

Sub-regional knowledge exchange and capacity building workshop on the economic valuation of land and ecosystem services: final report

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2012
Eastern Africa

This paper is focuses on Sub-regional knowledge exchange and capacity building workshop on the economic valuation of land and ecosystem services: final report. The overall objective of the workshop was to build the capacity of key actors involved in land use decisions in relation to the assessment of the real value of land, the understanding of the multiple benefits originating from ecosystem services, and the awareness of tools, methodologies, institutions and processes that can facilitate SLM adoption

Understanding Land in the Context of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions: A Brief History of Land in Economics

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2019
Global

In economics, land has been traditionally assumed to be a fixed production factor, both in terms of quantity supplied and mobility, as opposed to capital and labor, which are usually considered to be mobile factors, at least to some extent. Yet, in the last decade, international investors have expressed an unexpected interest in farmland and in land-related investments, with the demand for land brusquely rising at an unprecedented pace.

Land In India: Issues and Debates

Reports & Research
February, 2020
India

This report titled Land in India: Issues and Debates is part of an initiative under the aegis of India Land & Development Conference (ILDC) which has a long-term objective of bringing out an annual Status of Land in India volume. This report is a modest beginning in that direction by drawing on the works of ILDC partners to present a quick over view of some of the key developments and debates in India’s land sector. The report brings together 11key issues which currently engage the minds of the policy makers and researchers in India.

China National Human Development Report Special Edition

Reports & Research
November, 2019
China

2019 marks the 70th anniversary of People’s Republic of China, and 40th year anniversary of the United Nations and UNDP presence and partnership in China. The Special Edition report reflects on the remarkable changes that have taken place. It takes stock not only of the economic achievements often and widely reported, but, more importantly of the wider range of sustainable human development progress achieved by China.


Synthesis of agricultural land system change in China over the past 40 years

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2019
China

In summary, China presents a particularly intriguing case for the study of land system dynamics with its spatial patterns of cropland and crops, crop structure and diversity, land transfer and consolidation, and land use intensity changes against the backdrop of its rapid socio-economic transformation, globalization, and environmental challenges. Moreover, after 40 years since the commencement of China’s Economic Reform and the de-collectivization of agriculture, it is a good time to review and reflect how China’s agricultural land systems have been transformed.

The kingdom of Lesotho: Country strategic opportunities programme 2022 2025

Reports & Research
November, 2019
Lesotho

This document prepared by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) identifies strategic opportunities with the goal of contributing to the transformation of rural Lesotho towards a more resilient and economically productive environment that allows its population to sustain their livelihoods and overcome poverty and malnutrition. It sets out to identify initiatives which can contribute to inclusive commercialisation of the rural economy and creating an enabling natural and business environment for sustainable and resilient rural transformation.