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Land Tenure Working Paper 13: Secure land rights are crucial if local populations are to engage actively as stakeholders in rural development.
Standardizing land cover mapping for tsetse and trypanosomiasis decision making
The habitat of tsetse fly (Glossina spp.) depends upon climatic conditions, host
availability and land cover characteristics. In this paper, the Land Cover Classification
System (LCCS), developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is proposed as a tool to harmonize
land cover mapping exercises carried out in the context of tsetse and trypanosomiasis
(T&T) research and control. Habitat modifications are
Land access in rural Africa:Strategies to fight gender inequality
In September 2008, the FAO-Dimitra project organised its third workshop with all its partners in Brussels, on the theme:“Information and communication strategies to fight gender inequality as regards land access and its consequences for rural populations in Africa”.
This document presents a synthesis of the workshop’s
activities as well as the different articles which were prepared for the workshop by the participants – the partners of the network and FAO colleagues.
Land reform, land settlement and cooperatives 2007/2
The articles in this issue supplement the recent publication "Good governance in land tenure and administration" (Land Tenure Studies No. 9), which provides practical advice for land professionals on improving governance in a land administration system or other land tenure arrangement.
Property rights, land fragmentation and the emerging structure of agriculture in Central and Eastern European countries
This paper offers an overview of land reform processes in the CEECs and their outcomes and impacts and analyzes current and emerging structures in rural areas. Different types of land consolidation are defined and their potential impacts are assessed. The paper then looks in depth at land consolidation processes, especially in the context of land management, and outlines preconditions and cornerstones for various approaches. Environmental aspects and principles for land funds and land banking are also drawn in.