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Country Partnership Strategy: Tajikistan, 2016–2020

Sector Assessment (Summary): Agriculture And Natural Resources

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Tajikistan
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
food security
land reform
climate change
natural disasters
arable land
agriculture
natural resources
natural resources management
water management
migration
women
Tajikistan’s population is predominantly rural and largely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture accounts for a quarter of Tajikistan’s gross domestic product and export revenues, 39% of tax revenues, and half of total employment. Given the widespread migration of male Tajik workers overseas, women constitute the majority of employees (accounting for 53% of the economically active population in agriculture). Arable land is in short supply at 0.15 hectares (ha) per capita (rising to 0.20 ha per capita for the rural population).
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Country Policy and Information Note Pakistan: Land disputes

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2017
Pakistan
Land Conflicts
conflicts
dispossession
land conflicts
land dispute
land dispute resolution
This note provides country of origin information (COI) and policy guidance to Home Office decision makers on handling particular types of protection and human rights claims. This includes whether claims are likely to justify the granting of asylum, humanitarian protection or discretionary leave and whether – in the event of a claim being refused – it is likely to be certifiable as ‘clearly unfounded’ under s94 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002.
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Oecusse’s Special Economic Zone and Local Governance

Policy Papers & Briefs
May, 2016
Timor-Leste
land administration
land governance
natural resources management
In November 2015, the government of Timor-Leste showcased its first Special Zone of Social Market Economy (ZEESM) in the Oecusse-Ambeno enclave in a high-profile ‘celebration of Timorese identity’. This event combined the 40th anniversary of the declaration of Timor-Leste’s independence and the approximately 500th anniversary of interaction with Portugal through the arrival of Dominican missionaries.
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The Role of the Manhyia Palace in Traditional Land Resource Conflict Management in Kumasi, Ghana

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2016
Ghana
Land Conflicts
land management
land use
land rights
land conflicts
land dispute resolution
land tenure
tenure security
This paper explores the role of Manhyia Palace, a traditional political office of the Asantehene (King of Asante Kingdom) in traditional land conflict management in Kumasi. Land conflicts remain a major hindrance to land use and tenure security in most parts of Ghana. Sometimes, the institutions governing land use and management are crucial to the occurrence and adjudication of these disputes. Consequently, statistics at the Accra High Court Registry shows that, land litigation ranks first in the number of cases pending with about 60,000 cases being registered in the superior courts.
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After 200 Years, Why is Indonesia's Cadastral System Still Incomplete?

Policy Papers & Briefs
February, 2016
Indonesia
cadastres
cadastral register
cadastral administration
land titling
land law
agrarian structure
land tax
customary tenure
property rights
This paper discusses Indonesia’s experience with establishing a uniform cadastral system in rural areas since the idea was first mooted in the early 19th century. Until 1961, a formal cadastre that identified, measured, registered and certified land titles existed only in urban areas. A cadastre for rural land did not start until after the 1960 Agrarian Law. Until then, the village-based land tax registers acted as a substitute cadastral register in areas subject to land tax.
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Land Policy Brief: Key findings from survey on access to land, tenure security & land conflicts in Timor-Leste

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Timor-Leste
Land Conflicts
land administration
land policies
land access
land conflicts
tenure security
Continued stability and future development in Timor-Leste are dependent on establishing the necessary legal and administrative mechanisms for providing access to land, land tenure security, as well as preventing and addressing land-related conflict. The survey interviewed representatives of 1,152 households between 3 and 8 of September 2016 in Ainaro, Ermera, and the urban area of Dili and was conducted by The Asia Foundation and the Van Vollenhoven Institute.
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Determining Minimum Compensation for Lost Farmland: A Theory-Based Impact Evaluation of a Land Grab in Sierra Leone

Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2016
Sierra Leone
Land in post-conflict settings
compensation
land acquisitions
land dispute
land grabbing
land rights
local communities
The land grabbing issue has produced a plethora of debates ranging from ethical conduct of land grabbing agents, specifically concerning displacement, to evidence for and against positive externalities such as technological spill-overs and construction of infrastructure. An underexplored topic is the valuation of agricultural land and the compensatory payments made to land users, distinct from land owners, for the loss of their source of food security.
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La participación de mujeres indígenas rurales para fortalecer la gobernanza comunitaria

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Land & Gender
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
community forestry
women
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Uso y comercio sostenible de carne de monte en Colombia: Hacia la operacionalización del marco legal

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Colombia, South America
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
forest land
land management
food security
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Implementation of CITES for bushmeat species and its impacts on local livelihoods in Colombia

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2016
Colombia, South America
Forest Tenure
forest land
land management