land tenure

LAND TENURE

Publications
A collection of briefs just released by CIFOR presents findings on the progress of forest tenure reforms in Uganda and Kenya.
Publications
Select 2019 journal articles from PIM and partners on natural resource governance.
News
The manual will provide critical guidance for land use planning in Ethiopia’s pastoral areas.
Blog
While land titles and other reforms in forest-dwelling communities in Indonesia, Uganda and Peru have improved people’s lives, food insecurity is still a widespread problem, a new study suggests.
Events
Join the webinar on "Securing the Commons: Tenure and Governance" with Ruth Meinzen-Dick (IFPRI) on October 7, 2019.
Webinar
In this webinar on July 2, Dr. Hosaena Ghebru will present findings from a recent set of studies on land tenure and perceived tenure security from Ethiopia, Malawi, Mozambique, and Nigeria.
Webinar
During this webinar, our presenter will describe innovations, successful practices, and lessons learned from her work on pastoral land tenure and governance over the past 15 years, with special focus on how research and technical support to governments used as entry point can lead to policy-impacting results.
Blog
There is a long history of common property, which we can define as resources held and managed collectively by a group. But what is their relevance for today … and for tomorrow? An Oct. 4 IFPRI policy seminar, held to mark the first World Commons Week, provided perspectives on past, present, and future challenges and opportunities.
Blog
Land tenure rights are widely recognized as being central to advancing sustainable development goals, but they are only one part of the picture. As it happens, tenure rights to trees are entangled with, but different from, those to land, meaning both must be acknowledged to incentivize stewardship of the landscape by local communities.