This thematic portfolio available only online from the Land Portal (and not directly downloadable) provides a global overview, with a strong focus on African countries, of key land issues for…
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This State of Land Information (SOLI) report from the Land Portal assesses the state of land data in Botswana against principles of land data openness, land information availability and accessibility,…
Describes the work of the late Patrick McAuslan, international legal adviser on land. Covers contrary perspectives in Tanzania 1996-7; counterpoint in Uganda 1998-9; the land policy paper that never was…
The three case studies are located against the backdrop of changing land governance, tenure policy and legislation in Botswana, Madagascar and Mozambique. They examine how power and authority over decision-making…
Argues that protecting and enforcing the land rights of rural Africans may be best done by passing laws that elevate existing customary land rights into formal legal frameworks and making…
A study of Botswana’s Tribal Land Integrated Management System (TLIMS), which documented the land inventorying of customary land.
Covers the Tribal Land Act, tribal land administration, customary law, Land Boards, some long-standing issues, problems encountered. Concludes that there are serious problems concerning the administration of tribal land, mainly…
Like other countries in the region, Botswana inherited a dual system of statutory and customary tenure at independence. Despite the contrasting characteristics of these two systems, it has developed a…
A review of all Botswana land-related policies in preparation for a comprehensive new National Land Policy. Covers land rights, land markets and taxation, urban and rural land management, land use…