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Land Rights Resources


Land Registration in Ethiopia: Early Impacts on Women
Author: Holden, S. and Tefera, T., UNHABITAT, [Revised January  2008]

This study focuses on how Ethiopian land law has been implemented I practice. In particular, it examines how the position of women, in cases of divorce or death of their husbands, may have changed and whether the new laws have impacts on the empowerment of women (source: Global Land Tool Network).

Land Conflicts: A practical guide to dealing with land disputes

Author: Wehrmann, B., Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH [2008]

The New Indigenous Peoples Funding and Resource Guide

Helps build the capacity for Indigenous communities to increase their participation as successful grant-seekers. It contains practical information that includes the elements of a proposal; how to conduct foundation research; useful research websites; glossary of fundraising terms; and information on more than 250 foundations, corporations, and government agencies who provide funding for Indigenous and grassroots projects.

Fuelling exclusion? The biofuels boom and poor people's access to land

Author: Cotula, L. et al., International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008.
The policy debate about the merits and demerits of biofuels is growing and changing rapidly, with concerns being voiced over their effectiveness for mitigating climate change, role in recent food price hikes and social environmental impacts. This study contributes to these debates through examining the current and likely future impacts of the increasing spread of biofuels on access to land in producer countries, particularly for poorer rural people.

Empowering the Poor through Property Rights: Lessons from the 'Right to Land' in Rio de Janeiro

Authors: Pelegrino, P. [2008]
This paper describes, contextualises and analyses the experience of the Bento Rubião Foundation in relation to its right to land project.

Protecting the rights of minorities in Africa: a guide for human rights activists and civil society organisations

Authors: I. Kane; The African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS); The Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE), 2008
The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the subsequent African human rights treaties do not consider minorities as a legal category recognised in African human rights law. This guide outlines regional opportunities for minority rights protection in Africa, highlighting the legal as well as the institutional framework that is in place (Source: Eldis.org)

Beyond Tenure: Rights-Based Approaches to Peoples and Forests - Some lessons from the Forest Peoples Programme

Author: M. Colchester [2008]
Although the historical focus on tenure reforms has resulted in some important improvements in the livelihoods of forest communities, it has not prevented them from suffering social exclusion and impoverishment. Based on a review of 17 years of work with forest peoples in Africa, Asia, and Latin America by the Forest Peoples Programme, this paper explores the complexity of rights that need recognition if community-based livelihoods in forests are to be secured and well-being further improved (Source: Eldis.org)

Land Tenure and Violent Conflicts in Kenya: Consultative Conference Proceedings Report

Authors: C. Huggins; J. Wakhungu; E. Nyukuri; African Centre for Technology Studies, 2008
This paper focuses on the land issue in regards to Kenya, asserting that land is a primary cause of conflcit in the country as it has been the crux of economic, cultural and socio-economic change. In fact as the author highlights, the land issue is not confined to Kenya but due to the importance of land for livelihoods and identity in Africa – with its multiple emotional, spiritual and ethnic dimensions – governance of land is at the heart of the state-society relationship in the continent (Source: Eldis.org)

Future scenarios as a tool for collaboration in forest communities

Authors: K. Evans; W. de Jong; P. Cronkleton [2008]
This paper discusses how a participatory method to facilitate thinking about future scenarios can help change the way forest communities and local governments interact. It reviews a growing body of literature on future scenarios and shares first-hand experiences in forest communities in the northern Bolivian Amazon and the central provinces of Vietnam (Source: Eldis.org)

Colonial land tenure, electoral competition and public goods in India

Authors: L. Iyer; A. Banerjee, 2008
This study addresses the question: do areas under landlord-based systems develop differently compared to areas which were under other land tenure systems? The authors answer this question by comparing outcomes in the two types of areas in the post-colonial period which is more than a hundred years after these systems were put in place (source: Eldis.org)


Improving Land access for India's rural poor


Towards market-friendly, pro-poor land legislation in India
Authors: T Hanstad; T Haque; R Nielsen (Economic and Political Weekly, India, 2008)

Paths to Property: Approaches to Institutional Change in International Development

Authors: K. Boudreaux; P. Dragos Aligica [2007]
This monograph addresses the question of how best to create or reform property rights systems in developing countries (Source: Eldis.org) 

A Case Study of Indigenous Traditional Legal Systems and Conflict Resolution in Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri Provinces, Cambodia

Author: Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Interior and UNDP Cambodia, 2007
Following a case study in Cambodia during March to April 2006, this paper presents a summary of the findings of the participatory action research case study into indigenous traditional legal systems in Rattanakiri and Mondulkiri Provinces. It discusses some of the main policy issues that need to be dealt with as part of a reform process to enhance access to justice for indigenous peoples. It also summarises the main recommendations resulting from the work (source: Eldis.org).