World Bank2013-02-222013-02-222006-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12465The present study reports on the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau's efforts to develop a comprehensive strategy for enhancing land rights security and achieving social and economic development objectives. This report is divided into two main parts. The first part summarizes the current state of development of the government s land policy, as well as the legal and traditional framework existing for land tenure security. It further presents the institutional environment and technical conditions regarding the implementation of the land law and general land regulation draft. The second part presents and analyzes the government action plan. Specific recommendations are made concerning the basic structure and main elements of a national land administration and land management program, which could comprise three components: (i) the development of a nationwide cadastral system as the core infrastructure and land administration instrument, (ii) the harmonization and integration of traditional and official right systems and institutions, and (iii) subsidiary support to land management capacities, which are crucial for the implementation of the two previous components. Several cross-cutting issues like gender, conflict management, environmental aspects and sustainable resource management are interlaced with the technical elements of land tenure development and considered throughout the report.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO LANDACCESS TO WATER SOURCESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL SECTORAGRICULTUREARABLE LANDBIODIVERSITYBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITYCAPACITY BUILDINGCLIMATECLIMATE CHANGECOASTAL ZONECOASTAL ZONESCOMMUNAL FORESTSCONCESSIONCONCESSION RIGHTSCULTIVATIONECONOMIC CHANGEECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC DYNAMICSECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC SITUATIONECONOMIC STABILITYENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL POLICYEXPLOITATIONFINANCIAL ADMINISTRATIONFINANCIAL RESOURCESFISCAL MANAGEMENTFISHERYFORESTFOREST COVERFOREST LAWFORESTRYFORESTSGRASSLANDSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTINCOMEINSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINTRINSIC VALUESKINSHIPLAND ACQUISITIONLAND ADMINISTRATIONLAND ALLOCATIONLAND LAWLAND MANAGEMENTLAND OWNERSHIPLAND PARCELLAND POLICYLAND RESOURCESLAND RIGHTSLAND TENURELAND TENURE SECURITYLAND TENURE SYSTEMSLAND USELANDSLOCAL LEVELMARKET ECONOMIESMEDIATIONMUNICIPALITIESMUNICIPALITYNATURAL RESOURCENATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENTNATURAL RESOURCESNATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENTOPERATING EXPENSESPASTUREPOLICY DECISIONSPOLITICAL LEADERSPOLITICAL POWERPOPULATION GROWTHPORTSPOVERTY REDUCTIONPRIVATE PROPERTYPRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTSPRIVATE SECTORPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRODUCERSPROPERTY RIGHTSPROVISIONSPUBLICPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC CONSULTATIONPUBLIC SECTORPUBLIC SECTOR REFORMPUBLIC SERVICESPUBLIC WORKSREGIONAL GOVERNMENTSRESOURCE MANAGEMENTRIVERRURAL DEVELOPMENTSAVINGSSOILSTRUCTURAL REFORMSSURCHARGESSUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENTTAXTAX COLLECTIONTAX REVENUETAX REVENUESTIMBERTIMBER FOREST PRODUCTSTRANSPARENCYURBAN AREASWETLANDSWorld Bank10.1596/12465