Governments in many countries are decentralising to give more control over decision making and budgets to local administrations. One expectation of this change is that local governments will more effectively and efficiently respond to the poorest citizens in their jurisdictions. Decentralisation is especially significant to forest communities, which have historically benefited little from government services and poverty reduction programmes because of their physical isolation and social marginalisation.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Bolivia, Indonesia
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007Egypt, Switzerland, Lithuania, Croatia, Germany, Denmark, Australia, Canada, Finland, Thailand, New Zealand, Kenya, Tajikistan, Albania, Italy, Botswana, Cambodia, Georgia, Romania, Ghana, Europe, Asia
The articles in this issue supplement the recent publication "Good governance in land tenure and administration" (Land Tenure Studies No. 9), which provides practical advice for land professionals on improving governance in a land administration system or other land tenure arrangement.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2007
Los Estudios de la FAO sobre tenencia de la tierra son publicaciones concisas sobre el tema, a menudo complejo y polémico, de la tenencia de la tierra especialmente en relación con la seguridad alimentaria, la mitigación de la pobreza y el desarrollo rural. Los Estudios no pretenden ser exhaustivos sino reflejar las «buenas prácticas» identificadas por la FAO y muchos de sus colaboradores internacionales en relación con determinados aspectos particulares de la tenencia de la tierra y de su administración.
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Library ResourceRegulationsMarch, 2007Costa Rica
El presente Decreto declara como datum horizontal oficial para Costa Rica, el CR05, enlazado al Marco Internacional de Referencia Terrestre (ITRF2000) del Servicio Internacional de Rotación de la Tierra (IERS) para la época de medición 2005.83, asociado al elipsoide del Sistema Geodésico Mundial (WGS84).
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