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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau has been described as a country of “precarious complexity”. Home to more than 20 ethnic groupings Guinea-Bissau fought one of the longest wars on the African continent to end centuries of Portuguese control. It finally obtained independence in 1974. Since 1980 the history of Guinea-Bissau has been marked by multiple military coups and extreme fragility. This political instability has driven up poverty and stalled legal reforms to secure land rights. In 2008 the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime declared Guinea-Bissau to be Africa’s first ‘narco state’. By 2019 Guinea-Bissau was the 12th poorest country in the world. It has also been identified as highly vulnerable to climate change with low lying coastal areas at risk from rising sea levels and flooding. 
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Land Area
2,812,000 ha
GDP/Capita
1,831.4 USD
Total population
2,060,720
Urban population
43.4 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
58 %

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Village scene near Bandanjan. Photo by JBDodane via Flickr (CC-BY-ND 2.0)
New Country Portfolio for Guinea Bissau
23 November 2022
The Land Portal published a new country portfolio for Guinea-Bissau as part of our Country Insights initiative.  The initiative seeks to expand knowledge about how countries govern their land, the challenges they face, and the innovative solutions they find to manage land tenure issues. Each…
EU Land Governance Capitalization Meeting
Land tenure continues to be major objective of development agenda
20 October 2021
With a total of 65 participants (37% women) from 14 countries (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Malawi, Niger, Pakistan, Sudan and Uganda) the 10th and last Capitalization Meeting of the EU Land Governance Transversal Project, was virtually…
Chinese logging takes heavy toll on farmers in Guinea-Bissau
08 May 2019
West Africa's native rosewood was listed as endangered last year following a huge increase in trade driven by Chinese demand GAMAMADU, Guinea-Bissau - Before the ban, Chinese loggers drove straight through Gamamadu village to harvest its most important resource: the rosewood forest. "So many…

Guinea-Bissau

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Support to and Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme Phase II

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
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Support to and Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme Phase II
2700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

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N´Tene Terra - For responsible governance: Support for the implementation of land law in Guinea-Bissau
3700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union

General

The objective is to contribute to the promotion of responsible governance of land tenure systems (public, private, communal, customary and informal systems). Specifically, the project supports the implementation of the land law and its regulations. The project has two cluster of activities: 1) improvement of the capacity of local land administrations (cadastre)and of customary tenure institutions 2) support for the allocation and delimitation of community lands.

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N`Tene Terra - For responsible land governance: Support for the implementation of the land law in Guinea-Bissa
3450000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

African Forest Forum
9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Government of Sweden, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

Technical assistance for the Rural Hub/West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Expertise France
Other organizations (Projects Database), Government of France

General

2700000
Donors:
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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N´Tene Terra - For responsible governance: Support for the implementation of land law in Guinea-Bissau

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Support to and Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme Phase II
2700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

MOD-thumbnail
N´Tene Terra - For responsible governance: Support for the implementation of land law in Guinea-Bissau
3700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union

General

The objective is to contribute to the promotion of responsible governance of land tenure systems (public, private, communal, customary and informal systems). Specifically, the project supports the implementation of the land law and its regulations. The project has two cluster of activities: 1) improvement of the capacity of local land administrations (cadastre)and of customary tenure institutions 2) support for the allocation and delimitation of community lands.

MOD-thumbnail
N`Tene Terra - For responsible land governance: Support for the implementation of the land law in Guinea-Bissa
3450000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

African Forest Forum
9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Government of Sweden, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

Technical assistance for the Rural Hub/West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Expertise France
Other organizations (Projects Database), Government of France

General

3700000
Donors:
European Union
MOD-thumbnail
N`Tene Terra - For responsible land governance: Support for the implementation of the land law in Guinea-Bissa

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Support to and Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme Phase II
2700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

MOD-thumbnail
N´Tene Terra - For responsible governance: Support for the implementation of land law in Guinea-Bissau
3700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union

General

The objective is to contribute to the promotion of responsible governance of land tenure systems (public, private, communal, customary and informal systems). Specifically, the project supports the implementation of the land law and its regulations. The project has two cluster of activities: 1) improvement of the capacity of local land administrations (cadastre)and of customary tenure institutions 2) support for the allocation and delimitation of community lands.

MOD-thumbnail
N`Tene Terra - For responsible land governance: Support for the implementation of the land law in Guinea-Bissa
3450000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

African Forest Forum
9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Government of Sweden, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

Technical assistance for the Rural Hub/West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Expertise France
Other organizations (Projects Database), Government of France

General

3450000
Donors:
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
African Forest Forum

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Support to and Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme Phase II
2700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

MOD-thumbnail
N´Tene Terra - For responsible governance: Support for the implementation of land law in Guinea-Bissau
3700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union

General

The objective is to contribute to the promotion of responsible governance of land tenure systems (public, private, communal, customary and informal systems). Specifically, the project supports the implementation of the land law and its regulations. The project has two cluster of activities: 1) improvement of the capacity of local land administrations (cadastre)and of customary tenure institutions 2) support for the allocation and delimitation of community lands.

MOD-thumbnail
N`Tene Terra - For responsible land governance: Support for the implementation of the land law in Guinea-Bissa
3450000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

African Forest Forum
9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Government of Sweden, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

Technical assistance for the Rural Hub/West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Expertise France
Other organizations (Projects Database), Government of France

General

9200000
Donors:
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Government of Sweden, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland
Technical assistance for the Rural Hub/West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)

United States dollar

United States dollar
ISO 4217 code
USD
Currency Symbol
$
Support to and Capitalization on the EU Land Governance Programme Phase II
2700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

MOD-thumbnail
N´Tene Terra - For responsible governance: Support for the implementation of land law in Guinea-Bissau
3700000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union

General

The objective is to contribute to the promotion of responsible governance of land tenure systems (public, private, communal, customary and informal systems). Specifically, the project supports the implementation of the land law and its regulations. The project has two cluster of activities: 1) improvement of the capacity of local land administrations (cadastre)and of customary tenure institutions 2) support for the allocation and delimitation of community lands.

MOD-thumbnail
N`Tene Terra - For responsible land governance: Support for the implementation of the land law in Guinea-Bissa
3450000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
European Union, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

General

African Forest Forum
9200000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Government of Sweden, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Government of Switzerland

General

This programme aims at supporting African stakeholders in strengthening the role of Africa's forests and trees to adapt to climate change in ways that enhance liverlihoods, sustain buidiversity and improve the quality of the environment

Technical assistance for the Rural Hub/West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA)
1350000
Project duration:
to
United States dollar
Expertise France
Other organizations (Projects Database), Government of France

General

1350000
Donors:
Other organizations (Projects Database), Government of France
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Customary land tenure systems in Guinea Bissau are complex. Each of the more than 20 different ethnic groups have developed their own version of customary law and land administration practices.

9th Capitalization Meeting of the EU Land Governance Programme - Day 3 - WEBINAR ON COVID-19 AND TENURE SECURITY
Webinar on COVID-19 and Tenure Security
9th Capitalization Meeting of the EU Land Governance Programme   3 NOVEMBER 2020, 10.00 – 11.30 CET (9.00 – 10.30 GMT)  Project implementation in all countries and at the transversal level have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anecdotal evidence from many countries suggest that the pandemic…