This Act regulates forestry activity. It consists of 14 Chapters specifying authorized activities to be performed by public and private entities in order to protect national forests. It also establishes national administration competencies and actions to be carried out by the Government of Cape Verde for managing forestry resources. Chapter I defines all sectors relative to forestry activity (i.e.
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Library ResourceLegislationCape Verde, Africa, Western Africa
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Library ResourceLegislationEthiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Proclamation of the Afar National Regional State establishes a rural land administration system that is suitable for natural resource management and protection and that incentivizes investment within the traditional clan-based communal land tenure system. Laws that pertain to lands designated as forest lands, wildlife sanctuaries, biodiversity protected lands, environmental and natural resource conservation and preservation areas shall not be affected by this Proclamation. The Proclamation, among other things: provides for survey, registration, certification etc.
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Library ResourceLegislationEthiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Proclamation of the Benishangul Gumz Regional State shall apply to any rural land found in the region. It mainly is concerned with land rights land use and administration of rural lands. Land is declared the common property of the state and people and it shall not be subjected to sale or other means of exchange. Any peasant who legally resides in the region shall have the right to hold land irrespective of gender or any other discrimination. Land administration shall be implemented through community participation. Rural land shall not be expropriated unless to use for public services.
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Library ResourceLegislationAugust, 2016Kenya
This Act makes provision for the recognition, protection and registration of community land rights and also provides for conversion of community land, special rights and entitlements with respect to community land, environment and natural resources management of community land and settlement of disputes relating to community land.
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An Act to provide for the ascertainment of rights and interests in customary land; for the better agricultural development of customary land and for other purposes connected therewith or incidental thereto.
LegislationMalawi, Africa, Eastern Africa“Customary land”, “private land” and “public land” shall bear the same meaning in this Act as in the Land Act. The Minister may apply the provisions of this Act to areas in which, according to the Minister, ascertainment of interests in customary land or the agricultural development of such land require the application of provisions of this Act.
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Library ResourceLegislationSeptember, 2017Cape Verde
This Decree-Law, redefines the Southern Integral Tourism Development Zone (ZDTI) of "Baia das Gatas" within the island of São Vicente. It establishes new configuration of the above mentioned zone, taking into account that the previous amendment did not take into account the people agglomeration of the Northern ZDTI of the Baia das Gatas that is contained in the Southern ZDTI.
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Library ResourceLegislationSeptember, 2016Cape Verde
This Decree-Law, consisting of three Chapters and one Annex, establishes the organization and functioning norms of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Territorial Planning and Housing (MIOTH).
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Decreto-Lei n. 65/2014 de 2 de Dezembro.
LegislationCape Verde, Africa, Western AfricaThis Decree-Law, consisting of four Chapters, creates the new structure of the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Planning (MAHOT).
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Library ResourceLegislationSeptember, 2020Senegal
Le président de la République, Macky Sall, a signé le 16 septembre 2020, le décret n°2020-1773 modifiant le décret n°72-1288 du 27 octobre 1972 relatif aux conditions d’affectation et de désaffectation des terres du domaine national. Désormais, le Conseil municipal n’a plus la prérogative d’affecter ou de désaffecter des terres sans l’approbation de l’autorité administrative locale.
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Library ResourceLegislationSeychelles, Africa, Eastern Africa
This Act provides rules for the carrying out of geological surveys or soil surveys within a part or the whole of Seychelles. The Minister may order such surveys to be carried out and the President may appoint geological surveyor for such surveys. The Act defines powers and duties of a surveyor and provides for compensation of damage caused by a surveyor.
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