Compulsory acquisition is the power of government to acquire private rights in land without the willing consent of the owner or occupant in order to benefit society and is often necessary for social and economic development and the protection of the natural environment. The exercise of these powers is frequently contentious and problematic. The guide explains what compulsory acquisition and compensation are, and what constitutes good practice in this area, examining the consequences of poor legislation, procedures and implementation.

This report is based on the proceedings of the Technical Consultation on Gender, Property Rights and Livelihoods in the Era of AIDS, organized by FAO in November 2008. It takes stock of where FAO and its partners are in terms of addressing property rights insecurity and provides a proposed framework through which future action can take place.

In September 2008, the FAO-Dimitra project organised its third workshop with all its partners in Brussels, on the theme:“Information and communication strategies to fight gender inequality as regards land access and its consequences for rural populations in Africa”. This document presents a synthesis of the workshop’s activities as well as the different articles which were prepared for the workshop by the participants – the partners of the network and FAO colleagues.

أعد هذاالدليل للأشخاص الذين يعملون في مجال ادارة الأراضي وجميع المهتمين بالأراضي وحيازتها، وحكومتها. وبصرف النظر عن المطبوعات العديدة التي صدرت مؤكدة على أهمية الحاكمية الرشيدة في تحقيق الأهداف الانمائية، الا أن المواد المتعلقة بالحاكمية الرشيدة في حيازة الأراضي وادارتها لا تزال محدودة. وتترتب على الاخفاق في الحاكمية تبعات تؤثر تأثيرا معاكسا في المجتع كلهز

Исследования ФАО по вопросам землевладения представляют собой краткое изложение зачастую сложной и полемичной темы землевладения, особенно применительно к продовольственной обеспеченности, борьбе с нищетой и развитию сельских районов. Данные исследования не претендуют на исчерпывающий характер, а скорее отражают случаи "добросовестного руководства" в определенных сферах землевладения и управления земельными ресурсами, выявленные ФАО и ее многочисленными международными сотрудничающими партнерами.

This Law lays down the general interest principles regarding the acquisition, seizure, use, disposal, protection and termination of rights on property, including several deriving real estate/physical property rights, also in relation with state property (public land).

The forest reserve of which size is 2,074.82 hectares was privatized and granted as social land concessions to military families at Brigade no.12 in Preah Vihear province.

Includes the legacies of colonial and apartheid rule; policy dilemmas; key controversies – private ownership or customary land rights?; the nature and content of ‘customary’ land rights; transforming gender inequalities; land rights, authority and accountability; processural or rule-bound versions of ‘customary’ law; was the appropriate procedure followed in enacting the Communal Land Rights Act?

Classifying 479 hectares of forest land in Permanent Forest Reserve (forest concession area of SL. International Ltd) in 2 Thnou commune of Snoul district in Kratie province as conversion forest for development purposes and reclassifying the land from state public land to state private land, and granting economic land concession to Rattanak Stone Cambodia Development company.

Reclassifying 678 hectares of state permanent forest reserve (forest concession area of SL International Ltd) in 2 Thnu commune of Snoul in Kratie as conversion forest for development purpose, and reclassifying the land from state public land to state private land, and granting as economic land concession to JPE Co., Ltd.

The purpose of this sub-decree is to classify state permanent forest reserve land, of which size is 329 hectares, and grant social land concessions in Treng Trayoung Commune, Phnom Sruoch District, Kampong Speu Province and in Ta Ken Commune, Chhouk District, Kampot Province.

Classifying 520 hectares of Permanent Forest Reserve (forest concession area of SL. International Ltd) in 2 Thnou commune of Snoul district in Kratie province as conversion forest for development purposes, and reclassifying the land from state public land to state private land for granting Economic Land Concession to Therak Viniyo company.