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National Sustainable Development Plan 2016 to 2030.

National Policies
October, 2016
Vanuatu

The Final Technical Report on the National Sustainable Development Plan NSDP 2016 to 2030 details the important strategic context behind the goals and policy objectives. It also provides the detailed background to the consultative process that led to the final document, and explains the key issues under each goal. This is complemented by the Implementation and Monitoring Framework for the National Sustainable Development Plan to guide the execution of this plan.

The Recognition of Customary Tenure in Myanmar

Reports & Research
October, 2016
Myanmar

The present study on Myanmar focuses on customary tenure among upland ethnic
nationalities, where colonial and state land administration systems have been poorly integrated,
allowing customary systems to be sustained over time. Much like under British colonial power, the
state has an ambiguous attitude towards customary systems: they are not formally recognized in
law but in practice they are tolerated. Customary land is not titled and therefore at risk of
alienation. The expropriation of many thousands of acres of farmers’ land during the military junta

The impact of swidden decline on livelihoods and ecosystem services in Southeast Asia: A review of the evidence from 1990 to 2015

Reports & Research
September, 2016
Myanmar
South-Eastern Asia

Abstract: "Global economic change and policy interventions
are driving transitions from long-fallow swidden (LFS)
systems to alternative land uses in Southeast Asia’s uplands.
This study presents a systematic review of how these
transitions impact upon livelihoods and ecosystem services
in the region. Over 17 000 studies published between 1950
and 2015 were narrowed, based on relevance and quality, to
93 studies for further analysis. Our analysis of land-use
transitions from swidden to intensified cropping systems

Aboriginal Land Grant (Jervis Bay Territory) Regulation 2016.

Regulations
September, 2016
Australia

Section 6 establishes Penalties for offences against the By-Laws as follows: For the purposes of subsection 52A(7) of the Act, the maximum penalty that may be imposed on a person for an offence against the provision of the By-Laws specified in an item in the attached table is the penalty specified in that item.The purpose of the Regulations is to prescribe penalties for a natural person and for a corporation for certain offences against the by-laws.

Free Prior and Informed Consent: An indigenous peoples’ right and a good practice for local communities

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Bangladesh
Philippines
Sweden
Guatemala
Ecuador
Bolivia
India
Costa Rica
Finland
Norway
Mongolia

This Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) Manual is designed as a tool for project practitioners of a broad range of projects and programmes of any development organization, by providing information about the right to FPIC and how it can be implemented in six steps.

الموافقة الحرّة والمسبقة والمستنيرة: حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيّدة للمجتمعات المحلّية

Reports & Research
August, 2016

صمم دليل حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيدة للمجتمعات المحلية كأداة للمارسي المشاريع في طيف واسع من المشاريع والبرامج التابعة لأي منظمة تنموية، حيث يوفر معلومات حول حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيدة للمجتمعات المحلية وكيف يمكن تنفيذها في ست خطوات. ويكمل هذا الليل سياسة منظمة الأغذية والزراعة الخاصة بالشعوب الأصلية والقبلية (2010) والتي تدرج حق الشعوب الأصلية وممارسة جيدة للمجتمعات المحلية كواحد من مبادئها.

Islamic Inheritance Laws and their impact on rural women. A synthesis of studies from Asia and West Africa and emerging recommendations

Reports & Research
August, 2016
Africa

Analyses inheritance laws and their impacts on rural women in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Senegal, Togo and Mali. Focuses on Muslim societies, but also looks at how these differed from or influenced the inheritance practices of non-Muslim groups. Shows that women continue to be systematically denied their rights to inheritance, especially in rural areas.

Community Land Act, 2016 (No. 27 of 2016).

Legislation
August, 2016
Kenya

This Act makes provision for the recognition, protection and registration of community land rights and also provides for conversion of community land, special rights and entitlements with respect to community land, environment and natural resources management of community land and settlement of disputes relating to community land.

Native Title (South Australia) Regulations 2016.

Regulations
August, 2016
Australia

These Regulations, consisting of 16 sections completed by two Schedules, implement the Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994 by providing specifications on the Native Title Register, access to information to be included in State Native Title Register and administrative procedures related to native title questions.

Implements: Native Title (South Australia) Act 1994. (2001-07-13)
Repeals: Native Title (South Australia) Regulations 2001. (2001-08-09)