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

The 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 principl...

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Main Authors:	Stefanova, Milena, Porter, Raewyn, Nixon, Rod
Format:	Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC)
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE BROKERS CASH FLOWS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOOD PRODUCTION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDOWNERS LEASES LEASING POINTS PUBLIC SERVICES RENTS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16411621/towards-more-equitable-land-governance-vanuatu-ensuring-fair-land-dealings-customary-groups http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11893

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spelling	okr-10986-118932021-04-23T14:02:58Z Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups Stefanova, Milena Porter, Raewyn Nixon, Rod AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE BROKERS CASH FLOWS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOOD PRODUCTION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDOWNERS LEASES LEASING POINTS PUBLIC SERVICES RENTS The 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. 2012-12-04T23:50:37Z 2012-12-04T23:50:37Z 2012-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16411621/towards-more-equitable-land-governance-vanuatu-ensuring-fair-land-dealings-customary-groups http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11893 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC) Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Vanuatu
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topic	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE BROKERS CASH FLOWS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOOD PRODUCTION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDOWNERS LEASES LEASING POINTS PUBLIC SERVICES RENTS
spellingShingle	AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURE BROKERS CASH FLOWS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT FOOD PRODUCTION IMPACT ASSESSMENTS LAND REFORM LAND TENURE LAND USE LAND USE PLANNING LANDOWNERS LEASES LEASING POINTS PUBLIC SERVICES RENTS Stefanova, Milena Porter, Raewyn Nixon, Rod Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups
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description	The 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.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Corporate Governance Assessment (ROSC)
author	Stefanova, Milena Porter, Raewyn Nixon, Rod
author_facet	Stefanova, Milena Porter, Raewyn Nixon, Rod
author_sort	Stefanova, Milena
title	Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups
title_short	Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups
title_full	Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups
title_fullStr	Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups
title_full_unstemmed	Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups
title_sort	towards more equitable land governance in vanuatu : ensuring fair land dealings for customary groups
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/05/16411621/towards-more-equitable-land-governance-vanuatu-ensuring-fair-land-dealings-customary-groups http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11893
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Towards More Equitable Land Governance in Vanuatu : Ensuring Fair Land Dealings for Customary Groups

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