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    Journal Articles & Books
    March, 2014
    Canada, Japan, Denmark, Sweden, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland

    USAID Land Tenure and Property Rights Division Chief Dr. Gregory Myers's Remarks from Partners’ Support to the Voluntary Guidelines & Land Governance: Exploiting Synergies & Measuring Impact. Remarks posted as written. Madam Chair (Rachael Turner), thank you for the opportunity to speak today. On behalf of the United States, I would like to thank the U.K. Department for International Development for their excellent leadership as the inaugural Chair of the Global Donor Working Group on Land.

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    Policy Papers & Briefs
    March, 2014
    Myanmar

    A guest post by Robert Oberndorf, Resource Law Specialist, Tenure and Global Climate Change Project. Recent rapid changes in Burma have led to concerns related to the land tenure and property rights (LTPR) of smallholder farmers and communities throughout the country. The limited harmonization and dated nature of the overall legal and governance frameworks related to land use management and tenure security in the country adds to these concerns.

  3. Library Resource
    March, 2014

    A guest post by Dr. Steven Lawry, Global Lead, Land Tenure & Property Rights, DAI
    A recent systematic review—funded by the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID)—of quantitative and qualitative literature on the effects of tenure formalization in developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia, confirmed theories that formal registration of individual land rights increases investment, productivity, and household consumption.

  4. Library Resource
    March, 2014
    Ethiopia, Germany, Kenya, Uganda

    This week, the World Bank will host its annual Conference on Land and Poverty in Washington, DC. The theme of the conference is “Integrating Land Governance into the Post-2015 Agenda: Harnessing Synergies for Implementation and Monitoring Impact.”
    Throughout the week, USAID staff will chair several sessions, including:

  5. Library Resource
    December, 2014
    Ethiopia, Finland, Kenya, Sudan, Zambia

    By M. Mercedes Stickler, Land Tenure and Evaluation Specialist, USAID.
    Last month, I had the opportunity to take part in the inaugural Conference on Land Policy in Africa. This event—organized by the Land Policy Initiative—highlighted the fact that land is one of the most important development issues facing Africa today.

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    Harmonizing Land Tenure in National Protected Areas in Honduras cover image
    Policy Papers & Briefs
    December, 2014
    Honduras

    If you cannot view, click here.Guest commentary by Christopher Seeley, Chief of Party of the USAID Honduras ProParque project.
    One of the most vexing challenges in biodiversity conservation in developing countries is reconciling land tenure and land use issues that emerge when previously unprotected or unregulated ecosystems are placed under state control as part of a national protected areas system.

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