Tanzania and Mozambique — countries of vast mountain ranges and open stretches of plateaus — now face a growing land problem. As soil degradation, climate change and population growth place enormous strains on the natural resources that sustain millions of people, multinational companies are also gunning for large swaths of land across both countries. Caught between these pressures, many poor, rural communities get displaced or decide to sell their collectively held land.
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresmars, 2018Mozambique, République-Unie de Tanzanie
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Library ResourceDocuments de politique et mémoiresjuin, 2016Global
Encroaching on Land and Livelihoods examines whether national expropriation laws in 30 countries across Asia and Africa follow the international standards established in Section 16 of the Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries, and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGTs). Section 16 of the VGGTs establishes standards on expropriation, compensation, and resettlement to ensure tenure security and responsible land governance. The UN Committee on World Food Security officially endorsed the VGGTs in 2012.
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Focus on Africa: Kenya Lesson Brief, Government Control of Private Land Use
Documents de politique et mémoiresjanvier, 2011AfriqueThis lesson brief looks at the government's control of private land use in Kenya. It is part of the Focus on Africa: Land Tenure and Property Rights online educational tool. Like other governments around the world, Kenya’s government has the authority to extinguish or restrict property rights over land and natural resources, including the authority to restrict the use of privately-held land for national and public interest purposes. Private land use restrictions have been used for environmental management and are increasingly being considered for biodiversity conservation purposes.
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Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, Land for Private Investors and Economic Development
Documents de politique et mémoiresjanvier, 2011AfriqueThis lesson brief examines the law and practice of allocating land in the protected estate for private investment. It is part of the Uganda module on the Focus on Africa: Land Tenure and Property Rights online educational tool. Private investors need land to conduct their business.
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Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, The Compulsory Acquisition of Privately-Held Land by Government
Documents de politique et mémoiresjanvier, 2011AfriqueThis lesson brief focuses on four issues - compulsory acquisition uses; procedures for exercising this authority; compensation; and redress - which are central to balancing private land rights and compulsory land acquisition for public purposes.It is part of the Uganda module on the
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Focus on Africa: Uganda Lesson Brief, Women and Customary Land Rights
Documents de politique et mémoiresjanvier, 2011AfriqueThis lesson brief explores the struggles women face in benefiting from their customary rights. It is part of the Uganda module on the Focus on Africa: Land Tenure and Property Rights online educational tool.
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