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Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups

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dc.contributor.authorStefanova, Milena
dc.contributor.authorPorter, Raewyn
dc.contributor.authorNixon, Rod
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-04T23:50:37Z
dc.date.available2012-12-04T23:50:37Z
dc.date.issued2012-05
dc.description.abstractThe regionally unique constitution of the Republic of Vanuatu provides that-all land in Vanuatu belongs to custom owners and their descendants and that the-rule of custom shall form the basis of ownership and use of land. Implementing this principle, however, after decades of land alienation by foreigners using alien laws has proven to be challenging. Concerns over actual and perceived problems of land alienation through leasing in Vanuatu triggered a national land summit in 2006, followed by an interim transitional implementation strategy and a national land review, all of which set the stage for a legislative and administrative reform agenda and served as a guide to short-and long-term assistance to the land sector. This note summarizes the research findings, prioritizes problematic issues for policy consideration, and offers practical for addressing these issues to ensure more equitable and therefore durable future lease creation and lease administration procedures. This study provides an estimate of how much of Vanuatu's land is currently under lease, where land has been leased and how it is being used, the duration of leases, and the extent of lease subdivisions as of December 2010.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16411621/towards-more-equitable-land-governance-vanuatu-ensuring-fair-land-dealings-customary-groups
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/11893
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11893
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL LAND
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectBROKERS
dc.subjectCASH FLOWS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectIMPACT ASSESSMENTS
dc.subjectLAND REFORM
dc.subjectLAND TENURE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectLAND USE PLANNING
dc.subjectLANDOWNERS
dc.subjectLEASES
dc.subjectLEASING
dc.subjectPOINTS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.titleTowards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groupsen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2012-06-21
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T11:51:03.841882Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC)
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16411621/towards-more-equitable-land-governance-vanuatu-ensuring-fair-land-dealings-customary-groups
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20120622021528
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum16411621
okr.identifier.report70321
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryVanuatu
okr.sectorPublic Administration, Law, and Justice :: Law and justice
okr.themeRule of law :: Access to law and justice
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Land and Real Estate Development
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicRural Development Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicUrban Development::Municipal Housing and Land
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Real Estate Development
okr.topicRural Development
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitJustice Reform (LEGJR)
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