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Segunda Reforma Agraria: Una historia que incomoda

Journal Articles & Books
February, 2017
Bolivia

El libro expone historias que incomodan de muchas maneras. Incomoda el mismo título que lleva el trabajo. El ciclo inaugurado en 1996 pocas veces ha sido considerado como una verdadera segunda Reforma Agraria debido a que, en términos legales, tiene hilos de continuidad con la histórica Reforma Agraria de 1953 y, en términos políticos, tanto los gremios corporativos como los movimientos sociales del campo han resistido su aplicación, con excepción de los pueblos indígenas de las tierras bajas y su defensa de las Tierras Comunitarias de Origen (TCO).

PREPARATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNTY SPATIAL PLANS

Manuals & Guidelines
January, 2017
Kenya

The Constitution of Kenya 2010 apportions responsibility of planning to both National and County governments. The County Government Act, 2012 obligates county governments to prepare and implement County Integrated Development Plans (CIDP). The CIDPs are, according to the act, five year plans that will form the basis of annual budgetary allocation by the county governments.

La problemática de la tierra a 18 años de la Ley INRA

Journal Articles & Books
January, 2017
Bolivia

La problemática de la tierra: a 18 años de la Ley INRA La primera colección de cuatro estudios sobre temas relacionados con territorios, minifundio e individualización. El primer trabajo de Pablo Regalsky gira en torno a los derechos territoriales de la TCO Ayopaya,una de las demandas de titulación colectiva y reivindicación territorial más importantes en la zona andina que hacia el final del proceso se encuentra en una encrucijada:la disputa por el control de fuentes de agua en el marco del proyecto Misicuni de Cochabamba.

Taking On the Logging Pirates: Land Defenders in Papua New Guinea Speak Out!

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Papua New Guinea

A landmark report from the Oakland Institute, Taking On the Logging Pirates: Land Defenders in Papua New Guinea Speak Out! elevates the voices of communities across the country who are opposing the theft of their land, made possible by the corrupt practices of local officials and foreign companies.

Land Reform in Afghanistan: Full Impact and Sustainability of $41.2 Million USAID Program Is Unknown

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Afghanistan

According to land reform experts, in Afghanistan, as in other developing countries, land administration is critical to economic growth and security. Since 2004, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has supported efforts to address land reform and land tenure in Afghanistan because of their effects on the economy and the lives of the Afghan people. According to a U.S. Institute of Peace land expert, the majority of Afghans do not have proper legal documentation for their land ownership, due in part to poor paper records and land titles.

Transparency Under Scrutiny: Information Disclosure by the Parliamentary Land Investigation Commission in Myanmar

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Myanmar

This case study presents a country-wide quantitative analysis of a Parliamentary Commission established in 2012 in Myanmar to examine ‘land grab’ cases considered and to propose solutions towards releasing the land to its original owners, in most cases smallholder farming families. The study analyses the information contained in four reports released to the public, but also aims to elicit information they do not reveal.

Changing landscapes in Mozambique: why pro-poor land policy matters

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Mozambique
Africa

In Mozambique, changes in land access and use are shaping new landscapes, often at the expense of the poor. Despite progressive land legislation, elite groups and vested interests are consolidating land holdings while peasant producers are being dispossessed of their land and access to fertile plots is becoming increasingly difficult. As national and foreign investors seek land for housing, real estate, agriculture, tourism, mining and forestry, what is the state’s role in responding to these increased demands?

Strategies towards financial sustainability of RLAS

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Ethiopia

This study looks at the financial sustainability of the rural land administration system (RLAS) and how alternative strategies could ensure better financial sustainability of the system at the woreda (district) level..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: https://landportal.org/community/projects/land-investment-transformation...

How can rural land administration systems pay for themselves in the long term?

Reports & Research
January, 2017
Ethiopia

This summary of LIFTs Strategies Towards Financial Sustainability of RLAS looks at the financial sustainability of the rural land administration system and how alternative strategies could ensure better financial sustainability of the system at the woreda (district) level..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme. For more information;please check: https://landportal.org/community/projects/land-investment-transformation...

Caring for Commons - Securing legitimate rights

Videos
December, 2016
Global

Millions of people worldwide depend on natural resources such as land, fisheries and forests that are used collectively as commons. Commons are essential to culture, identity and well-being. As a source of food and income, they are an important safety-net, especially for the most marginalized and vulnerable people. The Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security provide a historic opportunity to recognize and secure tenure rights to commons.