All these documents will be used for land use policy planning.

All these documents will be used for land use policy planning

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Are these factors taken into consideration when land use policy is decided?

Poverty and land degradation characteristics may vary from location to location and according to land and livelihood management and policy.

The Government was finalizing the formulation of a National Housing Development Programme and developing a national land and land use policy.

The new land policy is expected to lead to a general improvement in efficiency and equity in land tenure and administration.

All these factors must be incorporated into housing and land use planning policy.

It is the government policy to help Namibians to have access to land tenure.

549. The witness described to the Special Committee the Israeli policy of land confiscation

In addition, it is concentrating on implementing targeted housing subsidy programmes, strengthening the housing finance system, and applying an urban land policy aiming at regularizing land tenure, improving land markets and enabling access to land by all groups.

In this same context, Israel has continued its policy of confiscating Palestinian land to build settlements.

497. He described the Israeli policy of land confiscation and settlement building in and around Jerusalem

It should be recalled that Dessalines was killed because of his policy of verifying land titles.

The United Republic of Tanzania has approved a new national land policy and new land legislation is being formulated through an extensive process of public consultation.

FAO is currently engaged in supporting the Presidential Commission on Land Reform in Malawi and in assisting Zimbabwe to write a land policy that will lead to a more equitable distribution of agricultural land.

557. The witness spoke about the policy of land confiscation in the Golan on part of the Israeli authorities

Specific policy measures should guarantee access by the marginalized to assets and opportunities particularly to education, land, capital and technology.

In the above context, Botswana's National Settlement Policy does not give power to any particular ethnic group to allocate land.

A policy of fait accompli and the continued occupation of other people s land by force could never lead to peace.

97. In Uganda, the Government apos s continued generous policy of land allocation to refugees has enabled the establishment of local settlements.

Facilitating actions, such as revised legislation, institutional strengthening, reforms in land policy and new financial mechanisms for infrastructure and housing development, have proved to be difficult policy areas but there are signs of progress.

Facilitating actions, such as revised legislation, institutional strengthening, reforms in land policy and new financial mechanisms for infrastructure and housing development, have proved to be difficult policy areas, but there are signs of progress.

(1) The reorganization complies with the state s industrial policy and laws and administrative regulations relating to environmental protection, land management and anti monopoly

The Special Rapporteur recommended that a moratorium on all forced evictions be imposed until a national housing and land policy is in place.

These missions will prepare reports that identify strategic investment opportunities for financial institutions and papers that present Governments with options for land policy.

The report indicates that the Government is concerned about the need for a comprehensive programme of land reform and that the Comprehensive Land Policy will create an enabling environment for women who are the head of the family to have access to land for housing and agriculture (para.

The National Housing Policy of 1993 attempted to address these issues and the Ministry of Lands has commenced an exercise to modernize land records.

Within this framework, the policy of colonization of land and increasing expenditure on the rural economy has contributed to raising incomes and removing disparities.

The Philippines renounces war as an instrument of national policy, adopts the generally accepted principles of international law of the land and adheres to the policy of peace, equality, justice, freedom, cooperation, and amity of all nations.

With the change in mandate, MINUGUA expanded and broadened its expertise accordingly, adding specialists in indigenous affairs, macroeconomic and fiscal policy, labour issues, land rights and agrarian policy, military and public security reform, and gender issues, among others.

Like all other citizens, Basarwa living throughout Botswana, whose number is estimated at about 60 000, are entitled to land in accordance with this policy.

Such strategies should integrate energy policy with land use, urban planning, eco housing projects and viable transportation options to encourage the use of public transportation.

Appropriate agricultural policy incentives can help to ensure sufficient input of resources in marginal regions to allow sustainable agricultural practices, rather than continuing land degradation.

Country Parties may consider it beneficial to adopt appropriate policy and regulatory measures to safeguard sustainable land management and the sustainable use of natural resources.

Through case studies, this programme attempts to identify what policy could best reduce the negative impact of land degradation and subsequent damages on biological potential.

This is particularly notable in the new land policy for the United Republic of Tanzania and the housing policies of Namibia, South Africa and Colombia.

The policy of confiscation of Palestinian land is widely perceived in the occupied territories as having been intensified since the signing of the Oslo Accords.

Please indicate the status of this policy and describe how it ensures that women, including indigenous women and women from ethnic minorities, have access to land.

In general, it is essential to integrate the NAPs into macro economic policy in order to ensure more efficient programmes to combat desertification and land degradation.

Improved capability for policy review and evaluation by decision making bodies at all levels is essential in developing an integrated land use plan for sustainable development.

Grassland to forested land Cropland to forested land Wetland to forested land Settlement to forested land.

Land distribution and land reform

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FAO plays a leading role in the provision of policy advice on land use and tenure, integrated land, water and plant nutrition policies, planning and management, and efforts to enhance food security, providing technical assistance in value added food chains, including organic agriculture.