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  1. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies

    Land tenure and food production

    Factsheet produced by the FAO Food for the Cities multidisciplinary Initiative.

  2. Library Resource

    Adopted after the international conference on ‘Human Rights and Business: Plural Legal Approaches to Conflict Resolution, Institutional Strengthening and Legal Reform’ - Bali, Indonesia, 28th November 1st December 2011

    Legislation & Policies
    January, 2011
    Asia

  3. Library Resource

    Namibia Land Management Series Number 2

    National Policies
    January, 2010
    Namibia

    This brochure provides the necessary information for people living in communal areas to have their land rights registered.  The brochure also tackles why land has to be registered; who is responsible for the various aspects of the process; and how land disputes are handled.

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    'A Brief Introduction to the “Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security”'

    Legislation & Policies
    June, 2012
    Global

    The majority of the world live in rural areas and are dependent on land and land based resources. The increasing pressure on land, particularly that used for food production, by countries and private investors poses a huge risks to millions of these rural communities. One of the major causes is weak and poor governance in land tenure systems, as most Governments have so far failed to provide adequate safeguards to protect poor people from eviction or dispossession leaving them without compensation and remedy. 

  5. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2012
    Asia

    See attached the 10 points of the agreement signed around land rights between Ekta Parishad and the Indian Government.

  6. Library Resource
    Legislation & Policies
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    January, 2008
    Global

    [September 2008]


    Within this report, the FAO outlines its efforts to reinforce local institutions and promote policies and legislation that aim for fairer access for both women and men to natural resources (particularly land, water, fishing and forestry) and to the relevant economic and social resources.


    It goes on to approach the reasons why land tenure should be taken into account in project design, highlighting ecological issues, questions of gender, conflict and migrations, and the relationships between them.

  7. Library Resource

    India

    National Policies
    January, 2013
    India
  8. Library Resource
    National Policies
    January, 2013
    Uganda

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