Essays about: "Mozambican Land Law"
Found 3 essays containing the words Mozambican Land Law.
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1. Women’s land rights under the Mozambican Land Law: An ethnographic study of the matrilineal district of Majune, Niassa province, northern Mozambique
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The Mozambican Land Law (Lei de Terra) that was passed in 1997 seeks to formalize customary rights at a community level and provide equal access to land for men and women, while securing external investors access to land for their investments. This ethnographic study explores women’s land rights in Majune district, Niassa province, under the Mozambican Land Law. READ MORE
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2. Rule of law for whom? : questioning the beneficiaries of Mozambican land and resource rights
University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUSAbstract : In recent years, land acquisition has escalated due to increased global demand for food and fuel driven by population growth, urbanisation, and growing energy demand. Mozambique is ranked as one of the world’s top 10 countries with available land for agriculture, forestry and livestock production. READ MORE
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3. Shallow roots of local development or branching out for new opportunities : - A field study on how local communities in Mozambique may benefit from investments in land and forestry exploitation
University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper, SVAbstract : This study examines how local communities may benefit from investments in land as well as forestry exploitation in Mozambique. The topic connects to the posed research problem in which these types of investments could entail both negative and positive implications for local communities and could thus be seen as land grab or development opportunities. READ MORE