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Responsible governance of tenure and the law - A guide for lawyers and other legal service providers

… practices. They are primarily addressed to states, but they also have provisions directly addressed at private … rights are legitimate tenure rights . . . . 21 2.3.4 Common property rights, use rights, tenancy rights, and … that may reduce reputational risks or advance social responsibilities. Compliance with international standards has …
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Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security

… linked to access and use of land, fisheries and forests, but also all civil, political, economic, social and cultural … in a single recording system, or are linked to them by a common framework. 8.5 States should determine which of the … the outcome of allocation programmes, including the gender-differentiated impacts on food security and poverty …
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Promoting responsible investment in agriculture and food systems - Guide to assess national regulatory frameworks affecting larger-scale private investments

… stand‐alone  review process  may  be more  costly,  but  it may  have  the  advantage  of  providing  a more  … or  delayed  enactment  of  implementing regulations is a common problem in many countries. Only after assessing the  … or  joint  ventures,  can  create  gender‐differentiated  labour  and  income‐generating  …
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Improving governance of pastoral lands

… The guide is, therefore, not an advocacy document, but it provides arguments in Section 1 for securing pastoral … . . . . 24 Figure 5. Linking underlying challenges to common governance problems . . . . 34 Figure 6. Underlying … and effective participation . . . . . . 53 Figure 10. Differentiated process and process and outcome evaluation, …
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Legal and institutional aspects of urban and peri-urban foresty and greening

… provisions on urban and peri-urban forests as a category, but these provisions are still very uncommon. Most forestry … level in many countries. Ill-defined institutional responsibilities lead to overlapping functions. Cooperation … sound agricultural activities and the provision of common land should be integrated into the planning of urban …
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Statutory recognition of customary land rights in Africa - An investigation into best practices for lawmaking and implementation

… respected. 2. Investments do not jeopardize food security but rather strengthen it. 3. Processes for accessing land and … take steps to extend all of the protections, rights and responsibilities inherent in the national legal system to … acquisition laws to state expropriation of community common areas, even those that appear to be "unused." xiv …
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Developing gender‐equitable legal frameworks for land tenure

… from a  traditional understanding of gender  roles,  but  the  increased  demand  and  pressure  on  arable  land  … strengthen women’s rights or induce gender‐differentiated access to land.     … lity of their children22 and with respect to the rights and responsibilities on entry  …
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Land and water - the rights interface

… .................... 48 4.3 The historical approach of the common law tradition ........... 49 4.4 The benefits and … parks, waste disposal sites, may not actively need water. But all human activities around that land certainly will. And … perhaps it might be a better solution to confer management responsibilities on those who primarily benefit from them. …
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Governing natural resources and the processes and institutions that affect them : North-West Frontier Province. Legislation.

… are merely advisory. The 1975 Act regulates hunting but contains no provisions to ensure the protection or … corporate’ means a body having perpetual succession and a common seal, with power to acquire and hold movable and … in the administration or discharge of duties and responsibilities or delivery of civic and municipal services …
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