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Land conflicts between Economic Land Concessions and smallholder farmers in Bousra commune (Cambodia): What Are the Policy Implications?

Reports & Research
January, 2020
Cambodia
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
agriculture
concession (land)
land investments
foreign investment
land dispute
land dispute resolution
indigenous peoples' land rights
Indigenous Peoples
In 2007-8, the Cambodian government granted Economic Land Concessions (ELC) to two rubber companies, namely Socfin-KCD and Dak Lak Mondulkiri Aphivath in Bousra commune, Mondulkiri province. Through a comparative approach, the Case study examines the impact of these rubber concessions on local land tenure systems. It examines how each company took into consideration the land claims of affected people and communities, and the effectiveness of the conflict resolution approach.
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Persistence and Change in Customary Tenure Systems in Myanmar

Reports & Research
January, 2021
Myanmar
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
land law
land policies
customary law
forestry
agroforestry systems
agriculture
conflicts
migration
customary land rights
customary tenure
Indigenous Peoples
Based on a broad review of the existing documentation, the study describes the diversity of customary tenure systems in various regions of Myanmar; it looks at what they have in common and how they differ. It investigates the processes that affect or weaken the community jurisdiction over their lands and resources. It is intended as a resource for policymakers who are looking at recognizing and protecting the customary rights of rural communities.
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Decoding Gender Justice in Land Conflicts Resolution in Rwanda

Vol 1, No 1: May 2018

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2018
Rwanda
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
conflicts
land rights
land conflicts
women
Rwanda has implemented a land tenure regularization program since 2008 that enabled the adjudication and registration of land rights for both men and women. However, Rwandan women are vulnerable to land conflicts because some men do not recognize or respect women’s rights in land. This study investigates the extent to which government institutions in Rwanda empower women in claiming and defending their land rights. Data sources include questionnaire survey, interviews, and the review of literature on land reform in Rwanda.
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Dualisme Du Système Foncier En République Démocratique Du Congo Pratiques Déviantes Et Source Des Conflits

Vol 3: Special Issue 3, 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2020
Africa
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
conflicts
land
De nos jours, lorsque l’on parle de la République Démocratique du Congo (RDC), on entend souvent parler du problème démocratique ainsi que des conflits meurtriers qui ont lieu dans certaines régions notamment du Kasaï ou des Kivus. Les journaux expliquent souvent ces violences en faisant référence à des conflits ethniques et fonciers qui constituent le quotidien des congolais depuis des dizaines d’années.
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Land-use planning Implementation Uncertainty in Bamako District

Vol 3, No 1: January 2020, Special Issue 1 on Land Policy in Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Mali
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Land, Climate Change & Environment
development
land policies
land use
conflicts
The goal of this research was to understand the driving forces and agents that prevent the effective application of land-use policies through plan implementation, in the fastest growing city in Africa, Bamako District.The current results yield from the field work done in November and December of 2017. The survey was done at three levels, including interviews with official actors, and questionnaires sent to with citizens and the neighborhood leaders and neighborhood development Committees (Comité de Développement de Quartier: CDQ).
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Land Patronage and Static Urban Boundaries in Zimbabwe Implications for Land Tenure Security

Vol 1, No 2: September 2018, Special Issue on Youth and Land Governance

Peer-reviewed publication
September, 2018
Zimbabwe
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
boundaries
periurban areas
land tenure
tenure insecurity
tenure security
The political dysfunction that had come to characterize an imploding Zimbabwean economy is beyond dispute. This paper explores how a government that had become weakened in the face of a formidable opposition in urban areas turned to use land as a reward for supporters and as a means of luring new members to join the ruling party. It argues that land patronage has been used as a means for legitimating fledgling state rule while undermining the tenure security of the poor.
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Reviewing the role of women pastoralist in conflicts in the Horn of Africa

Vol 3: Special Issue 3, 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
December, 2020
Central African Republic
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
conflicts
pastoralists
women
The Horn of Africa has seen its fair share of natural resource conflicts among and between competing pastoralists communities. The conflicts hitherto associated with men, ignored women pastoralists’ role in the same conflict. Using an existing data and an open-ended qualitative approach the study sought answers on the role of women pastoralists in conflict in the horn of Africa. Results show that women have a hand in conflict either by offering active or passive support. The review takes note that women’s involvement in conflict has evolved to peace-building.
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Land Governance Arrangements in Eastern Africa: Description and Comparison

Vol 3, No 2: May 2020

Peer-reviewed publication
May, 2020
Eastern Africa
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
land governance
conflicts
This study is aimed to assess features of land governance arrangements in the Eastern Africa region. Comparative and qualitative research approach was employed to achieve the objectives of the study. The research was also conducted within the context of long standing research collaboration under the umbrella of the Eastern African Land Administration Network (EALAN). The Eastern African countries included in this study are those represented through respective institutions in the EALAN, namely: Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Integration of Geospatial data of UAVs in Cadastral Management System and Regularization of Illegal Occupations in Informal Settlements

Vol 4, No 1: January 2021

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2021
Africa
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Urban Tenure
cadastres
regularization of illegal occupation
informal settlements
occupation
illegal occupation
tenure insecurity
Abstract: To avoid illegal occupation of people in areas where construction is forbidden and the development of informal settlements, municipal authorities must anticipate city planning. The implementation of layouts and cadastral plans, plays a broad range of uses in: taxation, land development, land registration, urban planning and design of infrastructure necessary to improve the living conditions of the population. This paper aims to demonstrate that, the integration of images of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) is an alternative solution to the production of cadastral maps.
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Land Dispute and Resolution Process Among the Youth Under the Customary System in the Techiman Traditional Area of Ghana

Vol 3, No 1: January 2020, Special Issue 1 on Land Policy in Africa

Peer-reviewed publication
January, 2020
Ghana
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
land
land dispute
land dispute resolution
youth
Securing land rights of all including the youth to allow for investment is very imperative. This is because access to land is very fundamental to ending extreme poverty especially in the Sub-Saharan Africa where agriculture remains the economic backbone of majority of households. To this end, access to fair and timeous land disputes resolution mechanism to adjudicate and resolve disputes which create tenure insecurity is critical. This study investigates land dispute cases and the resolution mechanisms among the youth land holders in the Techiman area of Ghana.