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FAO support of multi-stakeholder platforms on land tenure governance

Innovative practices from the field and building on experience

Conference Papers & Reports
May, 2021
Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, South Africa, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Colombia, Mongolia
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
natural resources management
land tenure
land stakeholders
As part of the efforts to find sustainable solutions to complex land tenure issues, multi-stakeholder platforms (MSPs) create an inclusive forum where actors can discuss problems and propose solutions to improve governance of tenure and provide better access to natural resources. This publication highlights how MSPs at regional, national and local level demonstrate forward thinking, including innovative practices and approaches to respond to the above mentioned social challenges, for the benefit of all.
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Appui de la FAO aux plateformes multi-acteurs sur la gouvernance foncière

Pratiques innovantes issues du terrain et enseignements tirés de l’expérience

Conference Papers & Reports
May, 2021
Kenya, Malawi, Somalia, Tanzania, South Africa, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guatemala, Colombia, Mongolia
VGGT
land governance
sustainable development
natural resources management
land tenure
land stakeholders
Dans le cadre de la recherche de réponses durables aux questions foncières complexes, les plateformes multi-acteurs offrent un lieu de débat ouvert qui permet aux acteurs d’aborder les problèmes et de proposer des solutions pour améliorer la gouvernance foncière et l’accès aux ressources naturelles.
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- English
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From illegality to legality: Illegal urban development and the transformation of urban property rights in Lesotho

Conference Papers & Reports
May, 2001
Lesotho
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
property law
urban planning
urbanization
informal property
This paper draws on research on the enforcement of the Land Act of 1979 in Lesotho. It seeks to show that illegal settlements occur under the shadow of formal state rules, from which social actors borrow selectively and in opportunistic ways to acquire urban property rights. This is possible because of inconsistencies and contradictions in state rules and enforcement methods.
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Report of the ad hoc expert group meeting on land tenure systems and sustainable development in southern Africa

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2003
Southern Africa, Africa
Land & Gender
development
land
sustainable development
land tenure
land rights
land tenure systems
women
In recognition of the problem of land tenure security and its effect on sustainable development, a study on Land tenure systems and sustainable development in Southern Africa was included in the ECA-SA work program. A draft publication on the findings of the study has been prepared. The publication addresses two core land tenure topics: (1) Land tenure security, and (2) Land rights of women and other groups.
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Gender and the commons: Pastoral women’s land rights and village land use planning in Tanzania: Experiences from the sustainable rangeland management project

Conference Papers & Reports
July, 2017
Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Land & Gender
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoral lands
rangelands
pastoralists
land-use planning
women
In pastoral societies women face many challenges. Some describe these as a ‘double burden’ –
that is, as pastoralists and as women. However, pastoral women may obtain a significant degree
of protection from customary law even if customary institutions are male-dominated. In periods
of change (economic, social, political), this protection may be lost, and without protection from
statutory laws, women are in danger of “falling between two stools” (Adoko and Levine 2009). A
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Joint Village Land Use Planning in Tanzania: A process to enhance the securing of rangelands and resolving land use conflicts

Conference Papers & Reports
November, 2017
Tanzania, Africa, Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
pastoral lands
rangelands
pastoralists
land-use planning
In Tanzania, ongoing land insecurity is a structural cause of food insecurity particularly for
pastoralists, agro-pastoralists and small-scale crop farmers leading to land use conflicts,
compromised access to resources including grazing and water and rangeland degradation.
Land tenure security and management can be improved through village land use planning (VLUP)
and land certification – namely the issuing of certificates of customary rights of occupancy
(CCROs). In situations where villages share resources such as grazing areas and water, joint village
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Improving access to the city through value capture

An overview of capturing and allocating value created through the development of transport infrastructure in South Africa

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2012
South Africa
Urban Tenure
land
urban areas
poverty
urban population
Cities attribute much of their economic expansion to the development of transit systems that link people efficiently to jobs. However, many of South Africa's cities lack modern mass transit systems for transporting commuters. Partly as a result, South Africans, especially low-income workers, spend a high share of their disposable income on transport.
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Incrementally securing tenure

An approach to informal settlement upgrading in South Africa

Conference Papers & Reports
April, 2010
South Africa
Urban Tenure
land
informal settlements
tenure security
land rights
slums
land governance
These documents summarise Urban LandMark's approach to incrementally securing tenure in informal settlements. This approach emphasises practical mechanisms that allow land rights to be upgraded over time. It has been developed from a range of activities, including input from research papers, a considerable number of interviews, and the testing of different processes with municipalities. The second report focuses on the notion of local land offices and their potential for promoting tenure security and incremental tenure processes.
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Land governance in South Africa

Implementing the land governance assessment framework

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2013
South Africa
land
land governance
assessment
research
The World Bank in 2010/11 undertook an in-depth review of land governance and land policy in South Africa, with Urban LandMark managing the process and implementing a Land Governance Assessment Framework (LGAF) for South Africa.
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Managing urban land

A guide for municipal practitioners

Conference Papers & Reports
January, 2012
South Africa
Land & Investments
Urban Tenure
land
land markets
urban areas
urban population
poverty
housing rights
sustainable development
urbanization
Urban land markets have a profound effect on how well poor households are able to access the jobs, amenities and services offered in the city. But often the way in which this market works frustrates attempts to open up better located living and business opportunities for poorer urban households and communities, despite government policies and programmes intended to address these challenges. The challenge in South Africa is even larger because of worsening poverty and inequality, and the continuing growth of cities through urbanisation.