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Smallholder agric-food systems gets boost

Journal Articles & Books
August, 2020
Malawi
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
sustainable development
food security
environment
farming systems
agriculture
land productivity
farmers
Smallholder farmers are an important piece in the country’s agriculture puzzle and attainment of food security.

With the globe facing looming food security issues, the smallholder farmers are and have always been stakeholders not be left behind.

Yes, we cannot talk food security without inputs from the small scale farmers. They need to be incorporated in every step, as the country takes baby steps initiatives towards being self sufficient.
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Food Security and COVID-19

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2021
Kenya, Angola, Chad, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, Global
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
COVID-19
land governance
sustainable development
food security
agricultural land management
agriculture
farmers
smallholders
June 4, 2021 -- An increasing number of countries are facing growing levels of acute food insecurity, reversing years of development gains. Even before COVID-19 reduced incomes and disrupted supply chains, chronic and acute hunger were on the rise due to various factors including conflict, socio-economic conditions, natural hazards, climate change and pests. COVID-19 impacts have led to severe and widespread increases in global food insecurity, affecting vulnerable households in almost every country, with impacts expected to continue through 2021 and into 2022.
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Final evaluation of the project “Adaptive management and monitoring of the Maghreb’s oases systems”

Reports & Research
July, 2020
Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land information systems
geographical information systems
gender equity in access to land
sustainable land management
natural resources management
water
water management
water rights
capacity development
The Maghreb's oases systems provide a major contribution to the region's food security, economy and natural resources. Despite this potential, oasis ecosystems are threatened by a range of complex factors related to the expansion of agricultural land and increasing scarcity of water resources. The project, implemented by FAO in Tunisia, Morocco and Mauritania from May 2016 to December 2019, brought together key stakeholders to address the lack of available information on the status of oases and to advocate on factual bases shared by all stakeholders and verifiable in the field.
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Communal Violence in Mauritania and Senegal 1989-1992

Reports & Research
April, 2021
Mauritania, Senegal
Land Conflicts
land administration
discrimination
land governance
agricultural and rural legislation
land policies
land management
environment
climate change
land use
land rights
land dispute
land dispute resolution
grazing land rights
A local famer-herder conflict over grazing rights in the Mauritanian-Senegal border region has triggered a spiral of violence between Senegalese and Mauritanians in the southern Senegal River bank and different Mauritanian cities. This escalation has to be understood against the background of persistent racism and discrimination of the ‘black’ population of Mauritania.
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Contribution à l’Amélioration de la politique foncière en Mauritanie à travers l’usage du Cadre d’Analyse de la Gouvernance Foncière (CAGF)

Reports & Research
July, 2014
Mauritania
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land governance
expropriation
land law
land policies
land use
land rights
land access
land tenure
public ownership
tenure security
Le Cadre d’analyse de la gouvernance foncière (CAGF) est un outil de diagnostic permettant d’évaluer le cadre juridique, les politiques et les pratiques en matière de gestion foncière et d’utilisation des terres.

Ce cadre conceptuel a été élaboré par la Banque mondiale depuis 2008 dans le cadre d’un partenariat avec la FAO, ONU- Habitat, le FIDA, l’IFPRI, l’Union africaine et des agences de développement bilatérales, comme outil de diagnostic permettant d’évaluer le statut de la gouvernance foncière d’un pays.
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Loi n°2007-055 du 18 septembre 2007 abrogeant et remplaçant la loi n° 97-007 du 20 janvier 1997 portant code forestier.

Legislation
September, 2007
Mauritania
Forest Tenure
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land governance
land law
forest law
forest conservation
land use
forest management plans
La présente loi est composée de 84 articles repartis en onze (11) titres. Ce texte prévoit la mise en valeur des forêts (Titre II) et les défrichements des forêts: organisation, et lieux des défrichements (Titre III).
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Women’s Access to Land in Mauritania. A Case Study in Preparation for the COP

Reports & Research
September, 2015
Mauritania
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
sustainable development
food security
land policies
climate change
natural resources management
land rights
land access
community land rights
tenure security
women
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Out of the Cauldron, Into the Fire?

Risk and the Privatisation of Uzbekistan’s Cotton Sector

Reports & Research
June, 2020
Uzbekistan
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
corruption
agriculture
land productivity
land investments
foreign investment
farmers
private sector
Ulster University and the Uzbek Forum for Human Rights has released the first sector wide study on corporate integrity in Uzbekistan.

The report and associated policy brief focus on the cotton cluster system, a landmark privatisation initiative designed to improve agro-industrial productivity, and address the structural drivers of systematic forced labour in Uzbekistan. State-organised forced labour regimes in Uzbekistan’s cotton sector have attracted significant domestic and international criticism over the past decade.
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Governing Landscapes for Ecosystem Services: A Participatory Land- Use Scenario Development in the Northwest Montane Region of Vietnam

Peer-reviewed publication
October, 2020
Vietnam
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land law
land use planning
public participation
climate change
community forestry
forest conservation
forest land
agroforestry systems
agriculture
customary land rights
customary tenure
Land-use planning is an important policy instrument for governing landscapes to achieve multifunctionality in rural areas. This paper presents a case study conducted in Na Nhan commune in the northwest montane region of Vietnam to assess land-use strategies toward multiple ecosystem services, through integrated land-use planning.
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In the Face of Threats and Invasions in the Forests, Communities Defend and Reclaim Their Life Spaces

WRM Bulletin 254 – Jan/Feb 2021

Policy Papers & Briefs
January, 2021
Mozambique, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Liberia, Nigeria, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
gender equity
poverty
sustainable development
land use planning
environment
climate change
fisheries
deforestation
forest conservation
forest management plans
mining
land dispute
community land rights
customary tenure
tenure security
Indigenous Peoples
land rights activists
local communities
extractive industries
women
The articles in this Bulletin are written by the following organizations and individuals: National Coordinator for the Defense of the Mangrove Ecosystem (C-CONDEM), Ecuador; Yayasan Pusaka Bentala Rakya (Bentala Raya Heritage Foundation), Indonesia; Venezuelan Observatory of Political Ecology and members of the WRM international secretariat in close collaboration with several allies who are part of grassroots groups in different countries.