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Bridging the Gap - fullchapters.pdf
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AIPP Foundation/UNDP-RIPPReportAsia-PacificProperty Rights
Bridging the Gap: Policies and Practices on Indigenous Peoples' Natural Resource Management in Asia. Contains in depth natural resource management country studies on Bangladesh, Cambodia, Malaysia and Thailand. 
Community Management of Commons - Re-empowerment process and the gaps.pdf
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Narpat Jodha and Anupam BhatiaReportAsia-PacificProperty Rights
This paper advocates for a greater understanding of the complexities in 're-empowering' communities to regain control over Common Property Resources (CPR)
Forest Based Communities and Legal Empowerment.pdf
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Denison JayasooriaPresentationProperty Rights
University Kabangsaan Malaysia, Denison Jayasooria - Forest Based Communities and Land Rights
Her Mile -Women's Rights and Access to Land.pdf
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ActionAidReportGlobalProperty Rights
ActionAid's report declares women’s rights to land and natural resources as the missing link in the analysis of the food crisis, and as critical to achieving the MDGs. 
Increasing local voice and benefit in natural resource investment.pdf
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Lorenzo CotulaReportProperty Rights
IDLO Working Paper. This  paper draws on material and preliminary lessons from the Legal Tools  for Citizen Empowerment program with a view to providing insights for international consideration of legal empowerment.
J4P Arguing Tradition Harrington Chopra.pdf
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Andrew Harrington and Tanja ChopraReportProperty Rights
The authors argue that increasing women's land security requires working with existing positive values, rather than focusing on formal reform or embracing informal practices. Instead they advocate 'the sociocultural value systems that determine which behavior, arguments, and actions are legitimate in a community.'
Land - Better Access and Secure Rights for Poor People.pdf
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DFIDBackground infoGlobalProperty Rights
Leasing on Epi Island, Vanuatu.pdf
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Raewyn Porter and Rod NixonReportPacificProperty Rights
Jastis Blong Evriwan (JBE), Vanuatu, is part of Justice for the Poor, which supports analytical and programmatic work in countries where legal pluralism presents a central development challenge.
This study of 23 leases over land on the island of Epi is the first of the JBE research activities to examine land and natural resource management and access to justice on particular Vanuatu islands.
Participatory Mapping as a tool for empowerment.pdf
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International Land CoalitionReportGlobalProperty Rights
This overview does not seek to cover the full range of the
mapping toolbox; rather, it seeks to frame how technology-assisted community mapping is related to the broader goal of
empowering rural people, a central objective for many of ILC’s partners. This paper seeks to show how mapping can facilitate community empowerment, but also how it must be employed with care, being mindful of the risks for ommunities that such activities can entail.
The Lay of the Land- Land Access and Dispute Resolution in Timor-Leste.pdf
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Justice for the Poor, World BankBackground infoSoutheast AsiaProperty Rights
This report presents the Timor Leste Survey of Living Standards extension survey's findings related to land and property. It begins by presenting a context for land and property in Timor-Leste, goes on to discuss East Timorese perspectives on land ownership and access, and concludes with a discussion on land disputes and their resolution.
Women, State Law and Land in Peri-Urban Settlements on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.pdf
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Rebecca MonsonBackground infoPacificProperty Rights
This paper provides a brief overview of the intersection of state and customary laws governing land in peri-urban settlements around Honiara, focusing on their impact upon landowners, particularly women landowners.