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WORKSHOP 9: COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. INDIGENOUS MANAGEMENT. COMMON GOODS.

Conference Papers & Reports
december, 2016
Global

Research and direct witnessing by participants allow realization of the extent to which the situation of native/indigenous peoples and rural communities in general (peasant, forest dwelling, pastoral and fishing) is dramatic everywhere on the planet. 2.5 billion people, members of so called indigenous/native peoples and rural populations in general, live on lands that they share and use in common. However, only a fifth of these lands are registered as community territories by national governments.

ATELIER 9 : GESTION DES RESSOURCES NATURELLES PAR LES PEUPLES. PEUPLES INDIGÈNES. BIENS COMMUNS.

Conference Papers & Reports
december, 2016
Global

Les recherches et les témoignages directs des participants amènent à constater combien la situation des peuples autochtones/indigènes et des communautés rurales en général (paysannes, forestières, pastorales, de pêcheurs) est dramatique sur l’ensemble de la planète. 2,5 milliards de personnes, membres de peuples dits indigènes/autochtones et ruraux en général, vivent sur des terres qu’elles partagent et utilisent en commun. Pourtant, un cinquième seulement de ces terres est enregistré au titre de territoires communautaires par les gouvernements nationaux.

TALLER 9: GESTIÓN DE LOS RECURSOS NATURALES POR LOS PUEBLOS. PUEBLOS INDIGENAS. BIENES COMUNES.

Conference Papers & Reports
december, 2016
Global

Las investigaciones y los testimonios directos de los participantes constataron cuán dramática es la situación de los pueblos indígenas/autóctonos y de las comunidades rurales en general (campesinas, forestales, pastoriles y de pescadores). Son 2,5 mil millones de personas las que pertenecen a estos pueblos, que viven en tierras compartidas y las usan de modo comunitario. Sin embargo, sólo una quinta parte de estas tierras está registrada como territorio comunitario por los gobiernos nacionales.

Provincial Lands (Agriculture) Regulations (R.R.S. c. P-31.1 Reg. 1).

Regulations
december, 2016
Canada

The present Regulations are mande under the Provincial Lands Act, 2016. In particular, the Regulations provide for use and ownership of agricultural land in the Province of Saskatchewan. Furthermore, the Regulations address the issue of foreign ownership, sale of provincial land, agricultural leases, leases for oil and gas development or mineral development.

Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016

Reports & Research
december, 2016
Nepal

The 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) is the fifth survey of its kind to be implemented in the country as part of the worldwide Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program. It was implemented by New ERA under the aegis of the Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Government of Nepal with the objective of providing reliable, accurate, and up-to-date data for the country.

Courtyard Housing in China: Chinese Quest for Harmony

Journal Articles & Books
december, 2016
China

The Chinese have lived in singleextendedfamily courtyard houses in many parts of China for thousands of years The earliest courtyard house found in China was during the Middle Neolithic period 50003000 BCE The courtyard form signifies Chinese quest for harmony with nature and in social relationships However the 20th century was a significant turning point in the evolution of Chinese courtyard houses this paper provides an overview of this transition It starts by briefly introducing traditional Chinese courtyard houses and their decline since 1949 it then examines the emergence of new courty

Cambodia's Women in Land Conflict

Reports & Research
december, 2016
Cambodia

ABSTRACTED FROM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: In the last decade it has become widely accepted that insecurity of land tenure has a unique impact on women, particularly in the global South where, more often than not, women are the primary caregivers in a household. In Cambodia, where land conflict continues to be one of the most prevalent human rights issues in the country, this assertion deserves particular consideration.

Las mujeres y la tierra, la propiedad y la vivienda

Reports & Research
december, 2016
Mexico

Los derechos a la tierra, la propiedad y la vivienda son esenciales para la igualdad y el bienestar de las mujeres. Los derechos de acceso y dominio sobre la tierra, la vivienda y la propiedad son factores decisivos para las condiciones de vida de la mujer, especialmente en las economías rurales, son fundamentales para la supervivencia diaria de las mujeres y sus hijos, así como para su seguridad física y económica.

Small-scale land acquisitions, large-scale implications: Exploring the case of Chinese banana investments in Northern Laos

Journal Articles & Books
december, 2016
Laos

The scholarly debate around 'global land grabbing' is advancing theoretically, methodologically and empirically. This study contributes to these ongoing efforts by investigating a set of 'small-scale land acquisitions' in the context of a recent boom in banana plantation investments in Luang Namtha Province, Laos. In relation to the actors, scales and processes involved, the banana acquisitions differ from the state-granted large-scale land acquisitions dominating the literature on 'land grabbing' in Laos.