Formalisation of property rights has recently been proposed as a way of reducing poverty.
The poor, it is said, do not lack assets, they lack only the formal, protected rights necessary …

Highly publicised large-scale land deals for biofuels are raising prospects for macro-level
benefits in recipient countries, but also carry the threat of appropriation of land and natural …

Central governments have neither the capacity nor the local knowledge to implement a just,
large-scale national land registration system. Support to local institutions to undertake …

This paper examines the convergence and divergence of results from economic studies of
the relationships between land tenure security and agricultural productivity in Africa and how …

Climate change is a major challenge for us all, but for African countries it represents a
particular threat. This book outlines current thinking and evidence and the impact such …

While international land policy trends emphasise the importance of recognising and building
on customary tenure systems in order to achieve equitable land management in developing …

The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply
the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture …

In international development circles there is currently an interest in making a causal link
between between formalisation of property rights and poverty reduction, or the …

Typically, peri-urban areas are havens and vulnerable receptors of customary land rights
(CLRs) disputes due to the intrusion of urban activities or an uncoordinated mix of both …

This study examines the effects of the land registration and certification programme
introduced in 1998 in the Tigray region of Ethiopia on agricultural productivity, climate …