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What are the impacts of the increasing spread of biofuels on access to land in producer countries, particularly for poorer rural people? Biofuels could revitalise rural agriculture and livelihoods or, where there are competing claims on land exclude poorer land and resource users. This study documents current knowledge on current and potential impacts of commercial biofuel production for access to land in Africa, Latin America and Asia, charting both negative experiences and promising approaches.
Alternative utilisation of agricultural land
This book has arisen out of the theoretical knowledge and practical experience gained during the implementation of a FAO project in the Czech Republic: TCP/CEH/2902 “Sustainable Utilization of Agricultural ‘Abandoned’ Land”. The outputs from this project have brought not only improved models for management of the natural resources, but also tested new practical methods of alternative agriculture, combining game-keeping, food-marketing, ecotourism, etc.
Good Governance in Land Administration
This joint FAO-World Bank publication aims to draw attention to the negative impacts of weak governance in land administration and to point out the manifold benefits of good governance in the protection of property rights and the development of efficient land and property markets. It provides positive examples of good practices from around the world, as well as an overview of principles and key questions to be applied in any country for the evaluation of governance in land administration.
European Union accession and land tenure data in Central and Eastern Europe
EU membership has profound implications for all parts of a country’s economy,
as well as for its relationships with the other countries in Europe and its internal
political structures. Members of the EU must be democracies governed by the rule
of law and which guarantee human rights. They must have functioning market
economies able to withstand the competitive pressures that EU membership brings,
and governmental structures capable of discharging the wide range of obligations
LAND REFORM /
This issue of Land Reform, Land Settlement and Cooperatives contains an interesting and
wide-ranging set of contributions providing insights into land related issues ranging from
Italy to the Central Andes, and from the historical development of sustainable tenure
practices to aspects of agriculture sector planning.
The eight articles featured open with that of Lavigne Delville, which addresses issues
relating to insecurity of tenure in West Africa, and identifies what the paths of change