Skip to main content

page search

Issues / Indigenous & Community Land Rights

Indigenous & Community Land Rights

Estimates of the amount of land held in terms of customary and Indigenous systems of land rights vary widely across contexts. According to the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), communities and Indigenous Peoples are estimated to hold as much as 65% of the world’s land area under customary systems.

Resources for Indigenous & Community Land Rights

1, 165
1, 165
News
6813
Library

Note de synthèse n°40 : Sécurisation des systèmes pastoraux et agropastoraux en Afrique de l’Ouest

Conference Papers & Reports
December, 2024
Afrique
Tchad
Bénin
Burkina Faso
Guinée
Côte d'Ivoire
Mali
Mauritanie
Niger
Nigéria
Sénégal

Cette note restitue les discussions d’une journée consacrée aux enjeux de sécurisation des systèmes pastoraux et agropastoraux qui a été organisée le 20 novembre 2024 à l’AFD à l’initiative du Comité technique « Foncier & développement » (CTFD).

Cette journée s’inscrivait dans le cadre d’un partage des éléments saillants du processus de concertation ayant permis aux organisations de la société civile pastorale et agropastorale de verser leurs contributions au forum de haut niveau « Nouakchott+10 », qui s’est tenu du 6 au 8 novembre 2024 en République islamique de Mauritanie.

283
Blogs
191
Projects
50
Statistical Data
11
Spatial Data

More on this issue

19 December 2024

Award information and nomination forms are also available in: Bahasa

13 December 2024

GIZ Knowledge Exchange Workshop 2024 in Senegal took a deep dive on anchoring practitioners’ experience in Responsible Land Governance Systems.

6 November 2024
We are looking for a Data Management Consultant to join our open data team and support the work on data aggregation, curation, ingestion, and analysis from various sources.

Projects

January 2010 to January 2014

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases. With a change of the forest law in 2015, the owners of land are also the owners of the trees planted on it. However, current land use contracts often remain informal and unclear.

25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

1100000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

490000
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

General

The Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest (Justice) Project piloted an approach for improving women’s access to customary justice, particularly related to women’s land rights, by enhancing the customary justice system in one target area. The work

January 2013 to January 2018

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases. With a change of the forest law in 2015, the owners of land are also the owners of the trees planted on it. However, current land use contracts often remain informal and unclear.

25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

1100000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

67500000
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

General

The Land and Rural Development Program began in July 2013 and is a five-year task order under the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights Indefinite Quantity Contract. The program helps the Government of Colombia improve its ability to resolve the many complicated

January 2013 to January 2018

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases. With a change of the forest law in 2015, the owners of land are also the owners of the trees planted on it. However, current land use contracts often remain informal and unclear.

25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

1100000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

13400000
Donors:
United States Agency for International Development

General

Globally, the impacts of climate change and society’s response are significantly affecting resource tenure governance, the rights of communities and people, and their livelihoods. In turn, resource tenure and property rights issues are widely recognized as crucial

September 2016 to March 2019

Pound sterling

Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
GBP
Currency Symbol
£
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases. With a change of the forest law in 2015, the owners of land are also the owners of the trees planted on it. However, current land use contracts often remain informal and unclear.

25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

1100000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

658210
Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

General

The C2P project aimed to support  the operationalization of private sector commitments to addressing land rights by working closely with  a leading private sector company, Illovo Sugar, to apply VGGT principles to company practice, including  and piloting the

September 2016 to March 2019

Pound sterling

Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
GBP
Currency Symbol
£
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases. With a change of the forest law in 2015, the owners of land are also the owners of the trees planted on it. However, current land use contracts often remain informal and unclear.

25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

1100000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

607685
Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

General

Natural Habitats Sierra Leone (NHSL) acquired an oil palm concession of over 40,000 hectares from a previous owner, planning to produce organic palm oil from plantations to be developed within it. The concession covered the entire Makpele Chiefdom, located in

September 2016 to June 2019

Pound sterling

Pound sterling
ISO 4217 code
GBP
Currency Symbol
£
1700000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project will contribute to community preparation to intervene in an informed manner in the land sector and will also contribute to the delimitation of community and individual land-use rights based on good faith occupation and customary rights, and their integration into the formal land system.
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
The project aims to contribute to filling the Multipurpose cadastre with information about land titles and natural resources of indigenous and Afro-Colombian communities, which is obtained in a fair, efficient and effective manner, and to create security for the communities to invest in sustainable income generating activities in those areas.
6910000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Context Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. In 2019, it ranked 182nd out of 189 countries on the United Nations Human Development Index (HDI). 70% of the population lives in rural areas and is highly dependent on agriculture. However, almost no agricultural land is registered or legally recognized. This can threaten farmers' rights to use the land they cultivate and thus their entire livelihood.

3925000
Project duration:
to
Euro

General

Côte d'Ivoire is the largest cocoa producer in the world, and about 10% of GDP and 15% of government revenues are generated in this sector. However, as of July 2017, only 0.5% of the total agricultural land had a land certificate. At the same time, due to population growth the pressure on land increases. With a change of the forest law in 2015, the owners of land are also the owners of the trees planted on it. However, current land use contracts often remain informal and unclear.

25000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective is (a) to support the development of the Afghanistan land administration system; and (b) to provide the population in selected areas with improved land registration services, including issuance of Titles and Occupancy Certificates.

35000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

To improve the quality and transparency of the land administration and property valuation systems.

400000.00
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

50000000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to provide beneficiaries in selected municipalities with: (a) updated and integrated cadastral and property registry information; and (b) improved land administration services.

1100000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar

General

503713
Donors:
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

General

The project secured collective land rights for surviving Hadzabe hunter–gatherer and Datoga pastoralist groups, and  improved  the governance of village lands in 11 neighbouring village areas in the Yaeda-Mangola area, east of Lake Eyasi, in Northern Tanzania,

  • 0
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
05 February 2025
By Celine Salcedo-La Viña, Anamaría Martinez and Patricia Quijano Vallejos    After years of being away from her ancestral village of Jotomana, Rosa Velásquez, a member of the Wayúu Indigenous group in La Guajira, Colombia, was greeted by gigantic wind turbines punctuating the horizon and…
5 December 2024
The Loss and Damage Fund, established at COP28, represents a crucial step toward addressing the impacts of climate change, especially for Indigenous Peoples. This webinar explored the operationalization of the fund and examined its practical and conceptual implications. We delved into key questions…