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Valuing land tenure rights A technical guide on valuing land tenure rights in line with the Voluntary Guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of National Food Security [electronic resource]

By: Language: English Series: Governance of Tenure Technical Guide ; 11Publication details: 2017ISBN:
  • 9789251300695
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • 333.32 $2 18
  • 333.332 $2 18
Online resources: Summary: Aimed predominantly at developing countries, it is a set of recommendations for valuation that comply with international norms in relation to fairness, transparency, gender equality and free prior informed consent. It provides examples of why land valuations are needed for food security as well as to protect social and religious activities, all of which are vulnerable to urban expansion, increased cultivation, climate change and conflict. It also lays out how valuations are undertaken in countries where land tenure rights might be formalised and in countries where land rights are customary. To help better manage land ? as a resource for sustainable use and as a habitat for protection ? the guide explains how to consider its value both in purely economic terms and in wider social and environmental terms.
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Aimed predominantly at developing countries, it is a set of recommendations for valuation that comply with international norms in relation to fairness, transparency, gender equality and free prior informed consent. It provides examples of why land valuations are needed for food security as well as to protect social and religious activities, all of which are vulnerable to urban expansion, increased cultivation, climate change and conflict. It also lays out how valuations are undertaken in countries where land tenure rights might be formalised and in countries where land rights are customary. To help better manage land ? as a resource for sustainable use and as a habitat for protection ? the guide explains how to consider its value both in purely economic terms and in wider social and environmental terms.