Essays about: "Land tenure in security"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 21 essays containing the words Land tenure in security.

  1. 6. The 'Green' Land Grabs : How the rush for biofuels is impacting land rights in Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Selma Mesic; [2019]
    Keywords : biofuel; land grabs; land investments; Tanzania; CCT; Neo-patrimonial theory; land tenure security;

    Abstract : The last decade has witnessed an exponential interest in land investments across numerous industries in the developed countries. Africa has been particularly targeted for investments, increasingly for biofuel production. READ MORE

  3. 7. Poverty reduction through land titling : A study about the economic effects of the Malawi national land policy

    University essay from KTH/Fastigheter och byggande

    Author : Anna Engblom; August Isacsson; [2019]
    Keywords : Land Titling; Land Investment; Credit Access; Economic Growth; Poverty Reduction;

    Abstract : Access to land is vital for providing our basic needs. According to earlier research, private landtitles are a prerequisite for secure land rights and are vital for enabling sustainable economicgrowth and poverty reduction. In Malawi, where a majority of the land is customary, newlaws have been enacted, but not yet implemented. READ MORE

  4. 8. Are Indigenous Farmers’ Investments Under Siege? Implications of farmer-herder conflicts and threats to customary land tenure on indigenous farmers’ agricultural investment decisions in Agogo, Ghana.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Selorm Kugbega; [2018]
    Keywords : Agogo; Land tenure in security; Usufructs; Pastoralists; Farmer-herder conflict; Investment; Customary land; Fulani herders; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Owing to structural factors of climate change and population growth, the past decade has witnessed high interest among migrant and settler pastoralist groups in the vegetal-rich customary lands of the Agogo Traditional Area. This has resulted in lease grants of large land areas to pastoralists by traditional authorities and usufruct families, for reasons of ensuring optimum use and gaining the highest returns from lands. READ MORE

  5. 9. Watershed-based payment for ecosystem services in Liberia: Examining prospects and challenges for implementation in the St. Paul River Basin

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Phillip Innis; [2016]
    Keywords : payments for watershed services; ecosystem services; sustainable land-use practices; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Payments for watershed services (PWS) are intended to provide incentives to land users to adopt sustainable land management practices. They are also increasingly viewed as having positive impacts on the livelihood of local communities around protected areas. The St. Paul River, located in the St. READ MORE

  6. 10. Rule of law for whom? : questioning the beneficiaries of Mozambican land and resource rights

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

    Author : Pascale Magin; [2015]
    Keywords : sustainability science; power structures; economic compensation; land acquisition; property rights; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : 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