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Opções para Garantir a Posse e a Documentação dos Direitos à Terra em Moçambique

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Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2020
África Oriental
Moçambique

Um dos principais aspectos do quadro legal moçambicano de terras é que os cidadãos Moçambicanos podem adquirir direitos de posse por herança, por ocupação pacífica ou por canais costumeiros. Estes usufruem de direitos de posse, conhecidos pelo acrônimo em língua portuguesa 'DUAT' (Direito de Uso e Aproveitamento da Terra), que podem ser possuídos individualmente ou em conjunto.

Opções para Garantir a Põsse e a Dõcumentaçaõ dõs Direitõs a Terra em Mõçambique

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Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2020
África Oriental
Moçambique

Este documento informativo é baseado nos resultados e lições aprendidas em projectos realizados recentemente em Moçambique, financiados pelo programa LEGEND do DFID, nas análises mais amplas conduzidas por esse programa, e no conhecimento e experiência prática dos autores. O documento é um resumo de um Documento mais longo sobre Política e Práticas de Norfolk, S., Quan, J. & D.

Approaches to land rights documentation and mapping to protect local people’s land rights in agricultural investment contexts

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Reports & Research
February, 2020
Sub-Saharan Africa
Mozambique
Tanzania
Sierra Leone

This paper is one of three thematic case studies resulting from a set of pilot projects undertaken jointly by civil society and private business partners from 2016–2019 in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Reducing concession size, adjusting business plans and developing more inclusive business models

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Reports & Research
February, 2020
Malawi
Mozambique
Western Africa
Ghana
Sierra Leone

This paper is one of three thematic case studies resulting from a set of pilot projects undertaken jointly by civil society and private business partners from 2016–2019 in five countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Towards an open up guide on land governance

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Conference Papers & Reports
February, 2020
Global

This report provides a summary of an online workshop on March 16th 2020, organised in place of a planned fringe meeting of the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2-hour digital workshop brought together over 40 participants from across the world to discuss key data and key open data use-cases for land governance.

Threats of Statutory Tenure on Customary Land in Zambia: Evidence from Chamuka Chiefdom in Chisamba District

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Peer-reviewed publication
February, 2020
Zambia

This chapter investigated threats of statutory tenure on customary land. The study was primarily qualitative in nature and adopted a case study approach. Using evidence from Chamuka Chiefdom in Chisamba District, Central Province, the paper concludes that there are various threats of statutory tenure on customary land.

Strengthening civic spaces in spatial planning processes

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Manuals & Guidelines
February, 2020
Global

This technical guide provides strategies on how to strengthen, protect and promote legitimate tenure rights in spatial planning processes at the local, regional and national levels. It addresses state authorities involved in spatial planning processes, national governments and local authorities, and those operating on behalf of the state or within customary governance systems.

Webinar Report: Building a Land Information Ecosystem in India

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Reports & Research
January, 2020
India

An information ecosystem is an extremely vast and cluttered space. What data exist? What data is up to date? What data is reliable? Who owns the data? Can I use the data without inflicting harm? Who are the data subjects? Many people across numerous sectors struggle with such questions and more. The land governance sector in India is no different.

Solving Brazil's land use puzzle: Increasing production and slowing Amazon deforestation

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Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Brazil

Brazil has become an agricultural powerhouse, producing roughly 30 % of the world’s soy and 15 % of its beef by 2013 – yet historically much of that growth has come at the expense of its native ecosystems. Since 1985, pastures and croplands have replaced nearly 65 Mha of forests and savannas in the legal Amazon.

Legal guide on land consolidation

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Manuals & Guidelines
Legislation & Policies
January, 2020
Central Asia
Europe

Land consolidation is a highly effective land management instrument that allows for the improvement of the structure of agricultural holdings and farms in a country, which increases their economic and social efficiency and brings benefits both to right holders as well as to society in general.