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Investigation into the delays in issuing title deeds to beneficiaries of housing projects funded by the capital subsidy

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2011
South Africa
Urban Tenure
land
title deeds
statutory tenure
housing rights
customary land rights
informal property
The Department of Human Settlements reports that between 1994 and 2009, 2.94-million housing units and serviced sites have either been built or were under construction. By September 2010, 1.44-million of these properties were formally registered on the Deeds Registry. This means that about 50% of subsidy beneficiaries had not yet received formal title for their housing. Moreover, since 2005, the percentage of subsidy properties that have been formally registered per year has plummeted.
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Small-scale private rental in South Africa

Training Resources & Tools
January, 2011
South Africa
Land & Investments
land
scale
land markets
land rent
This case study draws on research that aimed to provide greater understanding of the small-scale private rental market in South Africa. The
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Rural Development and Land Reform General Amendment Act, 2011

Legislation & Policies
May, 2011
South Africa
rural development
land reform
land policies
land rights
research
land administration
tenants
land ownership
property
property law
surveyors
tenure security
To amend various laws under the administration of the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, so as to substitute certain obsolete definitions to ensure legal certainty; to effect certain consequential amendments in this regard; and to provide for matters connected therewith. BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa
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Decentralised Land Governance

Case studies and local voices from Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique

Reports & Research
June, 2011
Madagascar, Mozambique, Botswana
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
customary tenure
land administration
land allocation
land law
statutory tenure
This reviews the literature on decentralised land governance in Southern Africa, highlighting key issues and challenges of ‘land governance from below’.
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Revue des questions foncières 01/2011

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2011
Rwanda, Laos, Belgium, Philippines, South Africa, Uganda, Germany, Italy, Botswana, Vietnam, United Kingdom, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon, Brazil
land
land-use planning
land governance
land administration
land tenure
natural disasters
land access
land reform
Second issue of the Journal, which is now published in both hardcopy and in electronic formats and provides an open, impartial and practice-oriented global forum for promoting the latest knowledge in land tenure. This issue features five continents and subcontinents exploring common challenges including tenure governance, the legal recognition of customary tenures, land scarcity and redistributive reforms, and the increasing role of information technology in tenure systems.
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Land Tenure Journal 2/2011 - Revue des questions foncières 2/2011

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2011
Sudan, Tanzania, Zambia, Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Namibia, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, China, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Romania, Italy
land administration
land registration
land governance
land policies
environment
land
land tenure
This thematic issue of the Land Tenure Journal brings together theories and practices related to land tenure and climate change both from the mitigation and adaptation perspectives. Articles look at the implications that REDD+ and Payments for Environmental Services pose to land tenure and administration, propose approaches to deal with the new challenges and analyse the adaptation of local tenure systems and livelihoods to climate change.
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LADA Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands Methodology and Results

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2011
Austria, South Africa, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, Tunisia, Argentina, Senegal, Brazil, Cuba, Europe, Asia, Africa, Northern America
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
desertification
land degradation
land use mapping
land cover mapping
land management
LADA (Land Degradation Assessment in Drylands project) is a scientifically-based approach to assessing and mapping land degradation at different spatial scales ? small to large ? and at various levels ? local to global. It was initiated in drylands, but the methods and tools have been developed so as to be widely applicable in other ecosystems and diverse contexts with minimal required adaptation.