Communal land
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- Livelihood diversification in Ethiopian pastoral communities
- ( K. Gemtessa;E. Bezabih;W. Tiki / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2007)
- This paper analyses the livelihoods of the Borana pastoral communities of Southern Oromiya in Ethiopia. It aims to inform policy makers, donors, and development practitioners about the best strategies...
- Land reform and land rights in Africa: which way forward?
- ( J. Quan; S. Tan; C. Toulmin / Human Settlements Programme , 2004)
- This document summarises the proceedings from a conference organised by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) , Natural Resource insitute (NRI) and the Royal African Society i...
- What makes people participate in the forest comanagement (FCM) programme in Malawi?
- ( C.B.L. Jumbe; A. Angelsen / International Association for the Study of Common Property , 2006)
- Using data from Chimaliro and Liwonde forest reserves in Malawi, this paper investigates how forest dependence influences households' decision to participate in forest co-management programme. The ke...
- Women's social exclusion from productive resources in Niger
- ( M. Diarra; M. Monimart / Drylands Programme, IIED , 2006)
- This paper is a summary of a case study on gender, land and decentralisation. It addresses how women in rural areas of Niger deal with pressure on land within changing agricultural production systems....
- Land policy in South Africa
- ( L. Ntsebeza; R. Hall / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa , 2006)
- The need for large-scale land redistribution in Southern Africa is undisputed. In order to redress centuries of dispossession, this highly complex process has the potential to encourage economic growt...
- Highlighting the need to recognise customary land rights in Africa
- ( L.A. Wily / United Nations Development Programme , 2006)
- The main argument of this paper is that insecurity of land tenure is a socio-political condition that can be made and unmade. This discussion paper focuses on customary land rights, particularly in th...
- Beyond the "custom vs rights" contradiction
- ( B. Cousins; A. Claassens / Landrightswatch.net , 2006)
- Land tenure reform remains a key policy issue in Africa, given the large proportion of people relying on land and natural resources for their livelihoods. This paper addresses the exclusionary nature ...
- Policy options for investing in the mobility of pastoral systems in Africa
- ( Livestock, Environment and Development, Virtual Research and Development Centre , 2006)
- This paper seeks to provide national and international policy-makers interested in the development of arid and semi-arid areas with background information and policy options, on whether and how to inv...
- Food sovereignty approach implies agrarian reform
- ( International NGO/CSO Planning Committee , 2006)
- Through an analysis of the right to adequate food and the right to land, this civil society report, argued that achieving food sovereignty requires agrarian reform. The paper therefore calls for a new...
- Land tenure innovations required to secure sustainable rural development
- ( E. Mwangi; E. Patrick / CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action , 2006)
- This collection of briefing papers summarises select papers presented at the workshop: "Land Rights for African Development: From Knowledge to Action" held in November 2005. The workshop addressed key...
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