This report examines the transparency in land governance in Ethiopia and proposals to improve this..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme.
This summary examines the transparency in land governance in Ethiopia and proposals to improve this..This resource was published in the frame of the Land Investment for Transformation (LIFT) Programme.
In agrarian societies land serves as the main means not only for generating a livelihood but often also for accumulating wealth and transferring it between generations.
Central America is undergoing an
important transition, with urban populations increasingat
accelerated speeds, bringing pressing challenges as well as
opportunities to boost sustained,inclusive and resilient
growth. Today, 59 percent of Central America's
Rwanda's completion, in 2012/13, of
a land tenure regularization program covering the entire
country allows the use of administrative data to describe
initial performance and combine the data with household
surveys to quantify to what extent and why subsequent
In the Mekong region, conflicts between local communities and large scale land concessions are widespread. They are often difficult to solve.
Based on data from the Land Matrix database, this paper briefly analyses large-scale land acquisitions in the context of current complex and dynamic land and climate governance discourse.
In the Mekong region, conflicts between local communities and large scale land concessions are widespread. They are often difficult to solve.
This study assessed the contribution of Geita Gold Mine (GGM) to the livelihoods of local communities in Geita District.
Land use—with a special focus on agriculture—is increasingly influenced by globalization and external driving forces, causing farmers to seek opportunities to develop efficient, large-scale production systems.[...]
Uganda discovered commercial quantities of oil in the country in 2006 and ever since, there has been increased activity in the exploration of oil and gas. The exploration activities are being undertaken in the Albertine Graben in mostly the districts of Hoima, Buliisa, and Nwoya by international oil companies contracted by the government.
Examines options for strengthening women’s participatory rights in the face of increasing commercial pressures on land in 3 countries: Mozambique, Tanzania, and the Philippines.