FAO Publications

List of FAO Publications

Funding digital transformation of land administration

Digital transformation involves changing land administration systems from paper to 100 percent digital. It leads to greater activity and better efficiency in land markets, improves government revenues and stimulates growth. It delivers greater accountability, better transparency and service quality for all land stakeholders and reduces the potential for corrupt transactions. Providing secure funding for this transformation should be among every country’s priorities. This Brief offers clear, practical guidance to decision-makers and leaders on how to implement this essential process.

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Volunary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure

of Land, Fisheries and forests in the context of national food security

The guidelines are the first comprehensive, global instrument on tenure and its administration to be prepared through intergovernmental negotiations. The guidelines set out principles and internationally accepted standards of responsible practices for the use and control of land, fisheries and forests. They provide guidance for improving the policy, legal and organizational frameworks that regulate tenure rights; for enhancing the transparency and administration of tenure systems; and for strengthening the capacities and operations of public bodies, private sector enterprises, civil society organizations and people concerned with tenure and its governance. The guidelines place the governance of tenure within the context of national food security, and are intended to contribute to the progressive realization of the right to adequate food, poverty eradication, environmental protection and sustainable social and economic development.

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FLOSS in Cadastre and Land Registration. Opportunities and Risks

Published by the International Federation of Surveyors (FIG) and  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). April, 2010. ISBN 978-92-5-106510-5

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Towards improved Land Governance

Land Tenure Working Paper 11. This co-publication of FAO and UN-HABITAT seeks to better understand and define the processes, mechanisms and institutions of governance of tenure in rural and urban areas. The paper recognises that excellent land policies, laws and technical reforms have been developed. However, in many cases their implementation has slipped, stalled or even been reversed. By adopting a governance and political economy perspective, the paper offers insights for the design of reform s and for the development of land governance tools.

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Good governance in land tenure and administation

FAO Land Tenure Studies 9. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2007. ISBN 978-92-5-105753-7

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European Union accession and land tenure data in Central and Eastern Europe

FAO Land Tenure Policy Series Number 1. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2006. ISBN 92-5-105497-5

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FAO guide on Access to rural land and land administration after violent conflicts

FAO Land Tenure Studies 8. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2005. ISBN 92-5-105343-X Available in English, French and Spanish

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The FAO guide on Decentralization and rural property taxation

FAO Land Tenure Studies 7. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2004. ISBN 92-5-105144-5 Available in English and Russian

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Leasing Agricultural Land

FAO Land Tenure Notes 1. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2004. ISBN 92-5-105167-4 Available in Englich, Frensh, Spanish and Arabic. Russian

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The Design of land consolidation pilot projects in Central and Eastern Europe

FAO Land Tenure Studies 6. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2003. ISBN 92-5-105001-5 Available in English and Russian

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Gender and access to land

FAO Land Tenure Studies 4. Published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rome, 2002. ISBN 92-5-104847-9 Available in English and Russian

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