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   Legislative approaches to sustainable agriculture and natural resources governance

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2020

   Global

   Forest Landscape Restoration

   Forest Tenure

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Gender

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   agricultural land management

   forestry

   land tenure

   land tenure

   land tenure systems

   sustainable land management

   sustainable land management

   women

   Influenced by international trends, as well as in response to population, climate, resource and development needs, the standards, norms, mechanisms and incentives in natural resources law at the national level have evolved in recent years. Natural resources laws are influenced by developments in the international arena, either through international treaties that are binding or through ‘soft law’ instruments that are not legally binding but nevertheless have widespread adherence among governments, or that provide principles that guide and shape national legislation.

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   Scramble for Land Rights: Reducing Inequity between Communities and Companies

   Journal Articles & Books

   December, 2018

   Global

   Forest Landscape Restoration

   Forest Tenure

   Indigenous & Community Land Rights

   Land & Gender

   Land, Climate Change & Environment

   deforestation

   forestry

   Indigenous Peoples

   land governance

   land rights

   land tenure

   land tenure

   land tenure systems

   sustainable development

   women

   Community land, crucial to rural livelihood around the world, is increasingly targeted by commercial interests. Its loss can lead to environmental degradation, increased rural poverty and land disputes that last for years. Without formal legal recognition of their land rights, communities struggle to protect their land from being allocated to outside investors.