Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar

Key elements for effective policy and regulatory framework on land that should be developed are:Ensuring proper human and financial resources are dedicated to implementation of the NationalLand Use Policy and functioning of the National Land Use Co...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2018
Subjects:	LAND USE REGULATION LAND ADMINISTRATION FOREST GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROPERTY VALUES TAXATION LAND TAXATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/761961530810441394/Towards-a-sustainable-land-administration-and-management-system-in-Myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30250

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spelling	okr-10986-302502021-05-25T09:17:13Z Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar World Bank Group LAND USE REGULATION LAND ADMINISTRATION FOREST GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROPERTY VALUES TAXATION LAND TAXATION Key elements for effective policy and regulatory framework on land that should be developed are:Ensuring proper human and financial resources are dedicated to implementation of the NationalLand Use Policy and functioning of the National Land Use Council, Developing an effective land governance system based on the current legal framework while drafting of new laws tocover: (i) protections for customary user'’ tenure rights; (ii) the promotion of diverse agricultural practices such as livestock breeding and aquaculture; (iii) directing land allocation policies to improve land access for marginal farmers and landless households; and (iv) establishing programs such as a model land administration offices with enhanced service delivery. Amendment of current land laws to expand the roles of farmers and community members in land use decision making. The promotion of the revised community forest instruction, which broadly reinterpreted the forest law to remove restrictions on shifting cultivation to protect customary land rights and to protect in community decision making on land use, allocation and possible conversion to commercial use; including promotion of community forests and commercialization for inclusive economic growth at the grassroots level. 2018-08-17T19:12:44Z 2018-08-17T19:12:44Z 2018 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/761961530810441394/Towards-a-sustainable-land-administration-and-management-system-in-Myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30250 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Notes Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Myanmar
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topic	LAND USE REGULATION LAND ADMINISTRATION FOREST GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROPERTY VALUES TAXATION LAND TAXATION
spellingShingle	LAND USE REGULATION LAND ADMINISTRATION FOREST GEOSPATIAL ECONOMICS INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PROPERTY VALUES TAXATION LAND TAXATION World Bank Group Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar
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description	Key elements for effective policy and regulatory framework on land that should be developed are:Ensuring proper human and financial resources are dedicated to implementation of the NationalLand Use Policy and functioning of the National Land Use Council, Developing an effective land governance system based on the current legal framework while drafting of new laws tocover: (i) protections for customary user'’ tenure rights; (ii) the promotion of diverse agricultural practices such as livestock breeding and aquaculture; (iii) directing land allocation policies to improve land access for marginal farmers and landless households; and (iv) establishing programs such as a model land administration offices with enhanced service delivery. Amendment of current land laws to expand the roles of farmers and community members in land use decision making. The promotion of the revised community forest instruction, which broadly reinterpreted the forest law to remove restrictions on shifting cultivation to protect customary land rights and to protect in community decision making on land use, allocation and possible conversion to commercial use; including promotion of community forests and commercialization for inclusive economic growth at the grassroots level.
format	Policy Note
author	World Bank Group
author_facet	World Bank Group
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title	Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar
title_short	Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar
title_full	Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar
title_fullStr	Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar
title_full_unstemmed	Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar
title_sort	towards a sustainable land administration and management system in myanmar
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2018
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/761961530810441394/Towards-a-sustainable-land-administration-and-management-system-in-Myanmar http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30250
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Towards a Sustainable Land Administration and Management System in Myanmar

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