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Stability in tapia woodlands amid non‐native expansion: Integrating traditional ecological knowledge and remote sensing to track 73 years of tree cover in Madagascar

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Afromontane ecosystems, characterised by mosaics of fire‐adapted grassy ecosystems and fire‐sensitive forests, are biodiversity hotspots facing escalating pressures from non‐native species, climate and land‐use change. Madagascar's Central Highlands is one such hotspot, hosting woodlands dominated by endemic Uapaca bojeri (tapia) which are ...
Elliot D. Convery‐Fisher, Adam J. M. Devenish, Sam Staddon, Christian A. Kull, F. Laura Rafanomezantsoa, Tianjanahary Randriamboavonjy, Caroline E. R. Lehmann   +6 more
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Security of Tenure and Land Registration in Africa: Literature Review and Synthesis [PDF]

In 1984, the Land Tenure Center embarked on a project to evaluate the experiences with land registration and tenure reform in Africa. The goal was to determine is African states been able to use tenure reform and land registration to provide greater ...
Barnes, Grenville, Bruce, John W., Dickerman, Carol W., Green, Joy K., Myers, Gregory W., Polishuk, Richard, Stienbarger, Douglas, Sund, Andrew   +7 more
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Transition pathways from vulnerability to viability of small‐scale fisheries in Africa and Asia

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract This perspective paper examines transition pathways that move small‐scale fisheries from vulnerability towards viability. We understand ‘vulnerability to viability transition pathways’ as integrative and one that extends beyond economic concerns to include social, political, cultural and ecological aspects of small‐scale fisheries.
Ella‐Kari Muhl, Derek Armitage, Prateep Kumar Nayak, Sisir Pradhan, Maha Abdelbaset, Denis Aheto, Richard Adade, Shehu Latunji Akintola, Evans Kwasi Arizi, Essinam Attipoe, Jessica Blythe, Alida Bundy, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Anuradha Choudry, Basanta Kumar Das, Chitra Devi, Kafayat Fakoya, Mafaniso Hara, Shahriyer Hossain, Moeniba Isaacs, Gazi Md Nurul Islam, Mohammad Mahmudal Islam, Hapsari Ayu Kusumawardhani, Kungwan Junrashote, Yinji Li, Moffat Manase, Ahmadou Aly Mbaye, Ishmael Kosamu, Jenia Mukherjee, Tamano Namikawa, Friday Njaya, Justice Odoi, Deborah Prado, Emon Rahman, Qurban Rouhani, Md Razin Saleh Alam, Aliou Sall, Clément Sambou, Revarunan Sammogam, Alassane Sarr, Khady Yama Sarr, Suvaluck Satumanatpan, Samiya Ahmed Selim, Indah Susilowati, Vannessa Warren, Julius Francis Woiso, Batuli Mohammed Yahya   +46 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reforming land rights in Africa [PDF]

"Advocates of reforms in land rights and land markets frequently posit two important hypotheses: (1) African countries must grant land titles to farmers because titles increase land tenure security and facilitate access to input, land, and financial ...
Ngaido, Tidiane
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The relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands and conservation: A systematic literature review

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract A growing body of peer‐reviewed literature is focused on the relationship between Indigenous Peoples' lands (Indigenous lands) and conservation outcomes. We performed a systematic review of this English reported peer‐reviewed literature (n = 111) to examine: the key characteristics; the conservation outcomes documented; the methods used in ...
William Nikolakis, Victoria Gay, Garry Merkel, Terry Sunderland, Joe Morrison   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How Has South Africa’s Land Reform Policy Performed from 1994 to 2024? Insights from a Review of Literature

Land
South Africa’s land reform program is a cornerstone of efforts to redress historical injustices, guided by the 1997 White Paper on Land Reform Policy and structured around restitution, redistribution, and tenure reform. Three decades into implementation,
Walter Shiba, Mamakie Lungwana, Khaled Abutaleb, Manana Mamabolo, Tribute Jabulile Mboweni, Siphe Zantsi, Mankaba Whitney Matli, Portia Mdwebi, Sipho Madyo, Papi Kubeka   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

COMMUNITIES’ ROLE IN SECURING CUSTOMARY LAND TENURE IN ZAMBIA

African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2018
Community land and natural resources lie at the heart of social, political and economic life in much of rural Africa. While the Zambian government acknowledges customary tenure, it has not established required legislation needed to secure it and support to communities in their efforts to protect their lands.
openaire   +3 more sources

The visible and invisible drivers of biocultural loss in the Amazon

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The Amazon is rapidly approaching an ecological tipping point driven by deforestation, forest degradation and global climate change. These are visible issues that receive increasing political and public attention. However, the accelerating biocultural loss in the Amazon, including the extinction of Indigenous languages, the disruption of ...
Torsten Krause, Mairon G. Bastos Lima, Jesica López, Karolin Obert, Juan A. Samper, Ana Maria Vargas   +5 more
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Institutional Frameworks, Policies, and Land Data: Insights from Monitoring Land Governance and Tenure Security in the Context of Sustainable Development Goals in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia

Land
Within the sustainable development goals (SDGs) framework, access to land, its governance, and tenure security play pivotal roles in fostering inclusive and sustainable development.
Robert Peter Ndugwa, Clinton Kubondo Omusula   +1 more
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Enhancing security of land tenure for IDPs

Forced Migration Review, 2014
"The case of Maslakh in western Afghanistan is an example of translating Afghanistan’s new IDP Policy into reality. If successful the project will ensure security of land tenure for IDPs in urban settings and set a precedent for local integration of IDPs across Afghanistan, a highly contentious and politicised issue thus far."
Rao, S, Turkstra, J
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