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Creating a system to record tenure rights and first registration

Journal Articles & Books
January 2019
Sweden
Ukraine
Peru
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom
Canada
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Tanzania
Netherlands
France
Spain
Croatia
China
Australia
Ireland
Finland
New Zealand
Rwanda
Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan
Ghana
land rights
customary law
land tenure

This guide is about extending the recording or registration of tenure rights to people who currently are not served by systems to record their rights. It provides practical advice on ways to introduce a new system to record tenure rights and for the recording of rights for the first time by the state, a process that is sometimes called first registration.

Impact of land security on household’s agricultural productivity in Benin

Peer-reviewed publication
December 2018
Benin
Sub-Saharan Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
land administration
land tenure

This paper studies the impact of land tenure on household agricultural productivity in Benin. Compared to households without land ownership or right to land (squatters), results show that land certificate ownership increases by 0.238 the likelihood of investing in agricultural equipment, whereas customary law ownership increases this likelihood by 0.374.

Customary Land Recognition in Zambia

Customary Land Recognition: Zambian Approach to Documentation and Administration

Reports & Research
December 2018
Zambia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
common lands
common law
common property
common rights
commons
communal ownership
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
forest land
land administration
land rights
natural resources management

From January 15 to February 6, 2018, the USAID’s Tenure and Global Climate Change Program and Land Portal Foundation co-facilitated a dialogue on experiences of documenting household and community-level customary rights in Zambia.

Understanding local customs to achieve the 2030 Agenda

Institutional & promotional materials
November 2018
Serbia
North Macedonia
Lithuania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Albania
Italy
Montenegro
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
property rights
customary law
customary tenure
land governance
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure
private ownership
land tenure systems
land ownership
indigenous people's tenure

FAO and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have been providing support to the Western Balkans region to promote progress on Gender Equality, with a focus on measuring the proportion of countries where the legal framework guarantees women’s equal rights to land ownership and/or control.

Liberia Land Rights Act

The Liberia Land Rights Act: An Online Dialogue

Reports & Research
October 2018
Liberia
Land & Gender
community land rights
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
gender equity in access to land
land governance
land law
land rights
local communities
marital property rights
property law
women

The Land Portal Foundation, Landesa and the Sustainable Development Institute (SDI) co-facilitated a discussion on Liberia’s Land Rights Bill between July 18 and August 8, 2018. The discussion took place in collaboration with the Rights & Rice Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and the Land Rights Now campaign. 

Land Reform in Kenya

The Land Reform Agenda for Kenya

Reports & Research
October 2018
Kenya
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
common property
common rights
commons
community land rights
customary land rights
customary law
grazing land rights
land governance
land law
land reform
land rights
local communities
negotiated land reform
property law
statute law
statutory tenure

The webinar on the Land Reform Agenda for Kenya took place on 10 October, 2018. The webinar reviewed the land reform process in Kenya and addressed a range of challenges, with a view to defining a path forward that will lead to equity and justice in land reforms.

自由事先知情同意

Institutional & promotional materials
July 2018
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
customary tenure
natural resources management
land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure

自由事先知情同意是受国际人权标准保护的一项原则，同时也与自决权相联系。自由事先知情同意原则得到了《联合国土著民族权利宣言》、《生物多样性公约》及国际劳工组织《第169号公约》的支持 。本手册是粮农组织与若干协作组织自2015年7月启动协商进程以来的结晶本手册，是专为发展组织的项目从业人员设计的工具。

Свободное, предварительное и осознанное

Institutional & promotional materials
July 2018
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary law
customary tenure
natural resources management
land governance
land tenure
land rights
Indigenous Peoples
land tenure systems
indigenous people's tenure

Руководство «Свободное, предварительное и информированное согласие» (FPIC) разработано в качестве инструмента для специалистов широкого круга проектов и программ любой организации , занимающейся международным развитием , и предоставляет информацию о праве на свободное, предварительное и проинформированное согласие , и о том, как его можно реализовать в шесть шагов.

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