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Plural Legalities in the Shadow of the Himalayas: Re-evaluating Constitutional Federalism and Indigenous Customary Jurisprudence in Post-Transition Nepal

Law & Pass
Nepal’s 2015 Constitution restructured the state into federal, provincial, and local levels while affirming inclusion, cultural rights, and pluralism.
Padam Dongol
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The Impact of Land Property Rights Interventions on Investment and Agricultural Productivity in Developing Countries: a Systematic Review

Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2014
This Campbell systematic review examines the effect of interventions to strengthen land property rights on outcomes such as investment, agricultural productivity and farmer incomes in rural areas in low and middle‐income countries.
Steven Lawry, Cyrus Samii, Ruth Hall, Aaron Leopold, Donna Hornby, Farai Mtero   +5 more
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Population, land tenure, and natural resource management: the case of customary land area in Malawi [PDF]

This paper uses cross section-time series data on 57 communities in Malawi to determine statistically the factors determining changes in land use, tree cover, and crop yield.
Otsuka, Keijiro, Place, Frank
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When Aviation CSR Efforts Are Not Enough: How Do We Inspire Airline Passengers to Offset Their Travel Footprints?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary carbon offsetting programs (VCOPs) are available for airline passengers who want to take action and offset their scope 3 emissions. Yet, their uptake is very limited. In this study, we propose an integrated theoretical model involving the norm activation theory and protection motivation theory to understand airline passengers ...
Eric Tchouamou Njoya, Michael Adu Kwarteng, Alex Ntsiful, Abderrahmane Sadou, Marina Efthymiou   +4 more
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Board Composition and Corporate Waste Generation: A Cross‐Country Analysis of Tenure, Cultural Diversity, and Director Skills

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate waste generation is a material environmental outcome embedded in firms' production technologies, process design, resource use, and managerial execution. Although boards do not directly manage operational waste, they may shape waste‐related outcomes through strategic oversight, environmental investment approval, target‐setting, and ...
Hala Zaidan, Rasmi Meqbel, Muntaser J. Melhem, Khaldoon Albitar   +3 more
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CEO Age and Corporate Environmental Performance: Evidence From French Listed Firms

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of CEO age on corporate environmental performance in the case of France, a country characterized by a strong commitment to sustainable development, emphasis on gender diversity, and elitism in the selection of corporate leaders. Using a sample of French firms listed on Euronext Paris between 2006 and 2024, we
Mehwish Yousaf, Pascal Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Legislating for customary land tenure: A comparative query [PDF]

Customary law presents many challenges in the context of legal pluralism and comparative legal studies, not least because it has both traditional and contemporary dimensions, especially in rapidly changing contexts.
Farran S
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Emergent neo-customary land tenure and non-indigene smallholders’ access to farmlands in peri-urban Ghana

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Land dispossession within the emerging neo-customary land tenure system is not a novel phenomenon in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, the landholding systems across SSA are as diverse as the societies themselves.
Ibrahim Abu Abdulai
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Land access and livelihoods in post-conflict Timor-Leste: no magic bullets

International Journal of the Commons, 2015
In Timor-Leste, customary institutions contribute to sustainable and equitable rural development and the establishment of improved access to and management of land, water and other natural resources.
Simon P.J. Batterbury, Lisa Palmer, Thomas Reuter, Demetrio do Amaral de Carvalho, Balthasar Kehi, Alex Cullen   +5 more
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Customary Tenure Institutions and Good Governance

FIG Peer Review Journal, 2010
Although customary tenure institutions come under considerable strain and their functions tend to be weakened by the existence of a statutory institutional framework, many people in peri-urban areas continue to rely on customary tenure arrangements for land delivery.
Arko-Adjei, Anthony, de Jong, Jitske, Zevenbergen, J.A., Tuladhar, Arbind Man   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source