Tag Archives: Tenure

Watershed Wars: Avoiding Water Rights Conflict between Smallholders and Agri-Industries

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Blog Editor

By Delia C. Catacutan, Senior Social Scientist, World Agroforestry Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam Dr. Catacutan currently leads research related to governance and natural resources management processes, including policy and institutional analyses in relation to payments for ecosystem services, in the Southeast … Continue reading →

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Gender in Tenure

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

We often discuss land and resource tenure here on the Landscapes Blog, whether it’s in relation to climate-smart agriculture or financing sustainable land management. Having that clear delineation of responsibility and a strong sense of ownership is fundamental to long-term … Continue reading →

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Choosing Short-Cut Development Over Rights and Equality?

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

Clear land tenure and rights to natural resources are generally prerequisites to successfully implementing integrated landscape approaches, in which these structures enable a long-term view of managing land to sustain people and nature. As the week comes to a close, Alexandre … Continue reading →

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The Way Forward for Responsible Agricultural Investments

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Considerable financial resources will be necessary to feed a growing global population, meet the needs of changing diets, and deal with natural resources and climatic challenges (see our post on climate-smart agriculture financing). According to FAO estimates, US$83 billion a … Continue reading →

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Landscapes and Land Grabs at World Water Week?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

As World Water Week moves to conclude its fourth day, it is increasingly apparent that water concerns bring together a wide array of interests from different sectors. Going back to Monday, a high level panel tackled the issue of land … Continue reading →

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Secure Land Rights, Secure Future: Emerging Land Issues in African Agriculture

Posted on June 28, 2012 by hhumphrey

Instituting landholder protections is critical in order to generate growth and security for the African people.  Two presenters emphasized this point during an event on the emerging land issues in Africa hosted by the US Agency for International Development (USAID).  … Continue reading →

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Rights and Resources for Rio

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Land tenure has been increasingly implicated in the preservation of natural capital and local rural livelihoods. A new report by the Rights and Resources Institute examines the current state of land tenure and resource rights, and what progress has been … Continue reading →

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Land Security: Sustaining People, Soil, and Water

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

A recent report released by the Earth Security Initiative tackles land tenure and rights, both in how they relate to the people affected by land acquisitions and the consequences for natural systems. The Land Security Agenda laid out in the report calls … Continue reading →

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Governing Landscapes for People, Food, and Nature

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

By Ann Tutwiler, Deputy Director General of Knowledge Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy  Integrated agricultural landscape approaches have shown considerable promise in simultaneously meeting goals for food production, ecosystem health, and human wellbeing. However, the … Continue reading →

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