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Land reform for tourism and conservation

With the total contribution of travel and tourism to the economy is projected at about R659bn, equivalent to 8.9% of the national GDP, Vumelana Advisory Fund chief executive, Peter Setou, believes ...
Mongabay

Agrarian reform agencies and national land registry systems in the Pan Amazon

Mongabay has begun publishing a new edition of the book, “A Perfect Storm in the Amazon,” in short installments and in three languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese. Author Timothy J. Killeen is an ...
The Conversation

African land policy reforms have been good for women and communities – but review of 18 countries shows major gaps

Land tenure is the relationship, defined in law and customs, that people as individuals or groups have with land. It involves a bundle of rights to land, such as the right to use, sell, or bequeath ...
The Conversation

South Africa’s government has been buying land and leasing it to black farmers. Why it’s gone wrong and how to fix it

An unidentified maize farmer inspects maize which has been hung out to dry in South Africa’s Eastern Cape. Photo by Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images The progress with South Africa’s land reform ...
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Farmers: Agrarian reform remains unfinished

LUCENA CITY, QUEZON, Philippines — Thirty-eight years after the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Carp) took effect in June 1988, a national peasant group said the promise of comprehensive land ...