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A Historical Perspective on Land Tenure Security

open access: yes, 2022
AbstractIn this chapter, we explore the forces that have shaped the current challenge of securing land tenure for those with little voice, power, and means. Focusing on the Global South, we identify trends in the ebb and flow of land tenure security and insecurity, distinguishing between those tied to agricultural-based societies and forest-dependent ...
Sunderlin, W.D., Holland, M.B.
openaire   +2 more sources

The political economy of land tenure in Ethiopia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
In surveying the literature on land tenure reform in Africa, what can readily be observed is that much of that body of work has comprised a markedly econometric and technical focus, to the neglect of evidently contiguous political factors.
Davies, Steven J.
core   +2 more sources

Center for Land Tenure Studies 2022 Annual Report

open access: yes, 2023
The Centre for Land Tenure Studies (CLTS) published in 11 working papers and 14 peer reviewed journal articles. The published worked covered issues around land tenure policies, land markets, housing markets, environmental reliance, and REDD ...
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) - Centre for Land Tenure Studies (CLTS)
core  

The impact of land tenure security on agricultural productivity in Ethiopia: A meta-analysis

open access: yesSustainable Environment
Realized land tenure security has not yet been accomplished, despite Ethiopia’s unique land tenure security that changed over time. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate how land tenure security affects agricultural productivity.
Mideksa Dabessa Iticha, Jiqin Han
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring legal tenure security in Malaysia: does formal titling ensures rights to land owners?

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences
One of the main objectives of establishing a land management system is to acquire land tenure security. Although there are several layers to the idea of tenure security, the most widely held opinion is that obtaining such security has frequently been ...
Shahrul Natasha Halid, Jady Zaidi Hassim
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of paying for forest conservation on perceived tenure security in Ecuador

open access: yesConservation Letters, 2020
We study the impact of Ecuador's national forest conservation incentives program on reported land conflicts. Data come from a survey of >900 households located within 49 indigenous and Afro‐Ecuadorian communities holding communal conservation contracts ...
Kelly W Jones   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

CULTIVATING GENDER INSENSITIVE LAND TENURE REFORMS AND HARVESTING FOOD INSECURITY IN CAMEROON, SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

open access: yesAfrican Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2020
Effective reform pathways for addressing women’s access to land and tenure security in Africa are yet to be found despite their role in feeding the population. With the adoption of the AU Declaration on Land Issues and Challenges in Africa (2009) and the
Enchaw Gabriel Bachange
doaj   +1 more source

The Benefits of Fit-for-Purpose Land Administration for Urban Community Resilience in a Time of Climate Change and COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesLand, 2021
The major global pressures of rapid urbanization and urban growth are being compounded by climate impacts, resulting in increased vulnerability for urban dwellers, with these vulnerabilities exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic.
David Mitchell   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Land tenure formalisation and perceived tenure security: Two decades of the land administration project in Ghana

open access: yesLand Use Policy
Ghana’s Land Administration Project (LAP), initiated in 2003, aimed to enhance certainty regarding land rights. What has been achieved since then? We explore landowners’ perceptions of tenure security in Ghana using micro-level data from two waves of the Ghanaian Living Standards Surveys: GLSS5+ (2008) and GLSS7 (2017). This data allows us to study the
Alhola, Sara, Gwaindepi, Abel
openaire   +3 more sources

Pastoralist women’s perceptions of tenure security and implications for collective tenure regimes, policies and practices

open access: yesPastoralism
Land tenure security and perceptions of that security are core characteristics of people’s resilience and capacity to adapt to climate change. However there has been limited consideration of perceptions of tenure security in collective tenure systems ...
Fiona Flintan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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