The study illustrates that small holders, particularly women, are increasingly losing farmland. It questions the social development impact of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLAs) in Cameroon in terms of better living standards and reduction of poverty. It also examines how and under what conditions women can be empowered to effectively engage with LSLAs to ensure that legal and policy frameworks foster better accountability and legitimacy in land governance. Most untitled land in Cameroon is now national land held under customary tenancy, without security.

The Resolution lays down health rules for animal products, animal waste and by-products not intended for human consumption, and rules for certification of business operators dealing with such products.

La présente loi comprend deux articles. L’art. 1 comporte la Première partie du Code de l’environnement, à savoir les dispositions législatives. L’art. 2 abroge deux lois (Loi n° 834 du 28/12/1967 relative aux bruits troublant la tranquillité publique, Loi n° 954 du 19/04/1964 concernant la lutte contre la pollution de l’air et de l’eau), et maintient l’applicabilité en tant que besoin de leurs textes d’application non contraires au Code (jusqu’à la promulgation des textes d’application du Code).

This Regulation sets forth the procedures and principles of consolidation and distribution of agricultural land. This Regulation aims at rural development and planning of rural areas. This Regulation sets forth provisions on planning of rural areas, land consolidation, registration procedures, land classification, land subdivision, land distribution and expropriation.

Implements: Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization. (2005-07-03)

This Regulation sets forth procedures and principles of (i) improvement and classification of agricultural lands, (ii) determination of land and soil resources specified in the Law No. 5403 on Soil Preservation and Land Utilization, (iii) land-use planning in compliance with the sustainable development principle, (iv) determination of erosion-sensitive areas, (v) implementation of soil conservation and land management plans and projects, and (vi) establishment and duties of the Soil Preservation Board.

Powerpoint presentation by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) about the ten key steps for "ELMO".

• Without understanding what (and why) farmers need and are able to carry out, SLM uptake is likely to remain very limited. 
• ELMO is participatory tool to assessing farmers’ land management decision preferences & trade-offs.
• Is mainly concerned with identifying the social and economic drivers of land management decisions & understanding farmers’ preferences for different SLM practices.
• Intention is to better understand farmers’ own perceptions and explanations of the benefits, costs, advantages, disadvantages & tradeoffs associated with different la

Date: Décembre 2017

Soure: Foncier & Développement

El presente Decreto Supremo aprueba los Estándares de Calidad Ambiental (ECA) para Suelo, que constituyen un referente obligatorio para el diseño y aplicación de los instrumentos de gestión ambiental, y son aplicables para aquellos parámetros asociados a las actividades productivas, extractivas y de servicios.

El presente Decreto Supremo aprueba los Criterios para la Gestión de Sitios Contaminados, con el objeto establecer los criterios para la gestión de sitios contaminados generados por actividades antrópicas, los cuales comprenden aspectos de evaluación y remediación, a ser regulados por las autoridades sectoriales competentes, con la finalidad de proteger la salud de las personas y el ambiente.

The article shows results of compiling recommendation land use maps for land use and land resources management of the university experimental farm “Velykosnitynske”. Large-scale GIS mapping of experimental farms allows to improve land use and decision making, prepare recommendations to solve land management issues, planning of technology processes and efficient crop growing technology. Compiled recommendation maps are aimed to assist in rational land use planning and sustainable development of the territory.

Based on a theoretical discussion from global perspective the paper describes present rural land administration and management structure in Bangladesh. Bangladesh is a land scarce country with high-density population. As most of the people live in rural areas and depend on agriculture and allied activities, proper rural land management is crucial. The paper presents an overall view of rural land management in Bangladesh and reveals that the current land management system is almost obsolete. Land administration system is conventional and characterised by inefficiency and corruption.