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Sub-decree No. 148 on Cutting and Reclassifying 1,900 hectares of Forest Concession under Permanent Forest Reserve and ELCs in Kratie provice

Regulations
September, 2012
Cambodia

Cutting 1,900 ha of land in Sre Char and 2 Thnou communes of Snoul district in Kratie province: 943 ha from Forest Concession of SL. International Ltd, 43 ha from ELC of Hai Yong, and 914 ha of ELC of CIV; Reclassifying all the land state private land for granting donation of ownership to 560 families.

Land Markets : Promoting the Private Sector by Improving Access to Land

August, 2012

Land markets that allow access to
land-and to buildings-through secure property rights, at
transparent prices, and with efficient permitting processes
and land tax systems are essential to a good business
environment. Creating such markets, however, can be a long,
complex, politically charged process, especially where most
land is untitled and where there are conflicting claims. But
experience points to practical interim or step solutions

Land Policy and Administration as a Basis for the Sustainable Development of the Brazilian Amazon

August, 2012

There is enough land in the Amazon
region to satisfy Brazilian society's demands for
economic development, environmental management of a resource
base of global importance and the challenges of agrarian
reform. Yet Brazil has been unable to create a fully
coherent and manageable land policy and administration
system for the region which permits sustainable development
goals to be achieved while reconciling special interests and

Sub-Decree on Determining Management Zone in Nature Protection Area as Sustainable Use Zone

Regulations
August, 2012
Cambodia

Determining 17,650 hectares as sustainable use zones in Oaral Wildlife Sanctuary in Oaral district of Kampong Spue province, and granting the land for agro-industry investment to Great Field (Cambodia) International Ltd (9,059 hectares), and to Yellow Field (Cambodia) International Ltd (8,591 hectares).

A Scorecard for Energy Reform in Developing Countries

August, 2012

Only a handful of developing countries
have fully reformed their energy sector - oil, gas, and
power. A World Bank Survey of 115 developing countries shows
that on average, in mid-1998 just 39 percent of key reform
steps had been carried out. There are large variations among
countries in the number of reform steps take, with most
reforms concentrated in a small number of countries. In a
great majority of countries, little or no reform has been

To Buy or Lease? Farm Revival in Eastern and Central Europe

August, 2012
Europe

Buying, selling and mortgaging farmland
are still rare in Eastern and Central Europe. Not
surprisingly, given the level of risk in many of these
countries, short-term transactions, especially leasing, are
more common. These short-term transactions do almost as well
as land sales in allocating resources. Making them more
secure by improving simple registration and enforcement
systems and increasing public access to information on what