The reform of 1861 not only freed the peasants from serfdom, but also led to radical economic changes in agrarian sphere. peasantry was involved civil and legal relations associated with purchase sale land. In order assist land-poor land, a specialized credit institution created, which issued loans on favorable terms against security acquired land plots. purpose this study is identify features ...

Using recent land cover maps, we used matching techniques to analyze forest cover and assess effectiveness in avoiding deforestation in three main land tenure regimes in Panama, namely protected areas, indigenous territories and non-protected areas. We found that the tenure status of protected areas and indigenous territories (including comarcas and claimed lands) explains a higher rate of succ...

This paper attempts to identify the essential elements of the communal land tenure system which contributed to the sustainable use of resources in Africa. A number of factors which could enhance and preserve the sustainable use of communal land tenure systemS (given the socio-economic changes that have taken place) are discussed. Hardin's (1968) idea that resources held in common are likely to ...