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Commons governance in Southern Africa
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2009-06-28)This Policy Brief is based on synthetic studies undertaken by participants in the Cross Sectoral Commons Governance in Southern Africa (CROSCOG) project between 2007 and 2009, funded by the European Commission (European ... -
The Communal Land Rights Act and women: Does the Act remedy or entrench discrimination and the distortion of the customary?
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2005)This paper discusses the likely impact of the Communal Land Rights Act (CLRA) of 2004 on the land rights of rural women. It asks whether the Act is likely to enhance or undermine tenure security, not only for women, but ... -
The Communal Land Rights Bill
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2003)Tenure legislation is urgently necessary. There are serious problem in the communal areas in the ex-homeland provinces. These areas are characterised by severe poverty, overcrowding and isolation from economic growth and ... -
Community conservancies in Namibia: An effective institutional model for commons management?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2004)Common property resources (CPRs) remain of great significance for livelihoods among rural and poor communities of the world. CPRs are particularly important because in many contexts they remain resources of last resort ... -
Community development and engagement with local governance in South Africa
(Elsevier, 2008)The issue of public participation is receiving increasing attention in South Africa, from both government and civil society sectors. We are witnessing acknowledgement from a wide range of public institutions that insufficient ... -
Community land formalization and company land acquisition procedures: A review of 33 procedures in 15 countries
(Elsevier, 2020)Indigenous and community lands, crucial for rural livelihoods, are typically held under informal customary tenure arrangements. This can leave the land vulnerable to outside commercial interests, so communities may seek ... -
Community opportunities in aquaculture, What are the possibilities and limits?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)Aquaculture now contributes 47% of fish available for human consumption – up from 9% in 1980. This shift to aquaculture offsets the stagnation in the production from capture fisheries (FAO 2012). By 2030, demand for ... -
Community opportunities in aquaculture: what are the possibilities and limits?
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2016)Aquaculture now contributes 47% of fish available for human consumption – up from 9% in 1980. This shift to aquaculture offsets the stagnation in the production from capture fisheries (FAO 2012). By 2030, demand for ... -
Community opportunities in commercial agriculture: Possibilities and challenges
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2017-11)Aquaculture has potential to contribute towards food and nutrition security, job creation and income for South African communities, provided that the challenges and limitations for their participation in commercial ... -
Community response: decline of the Chambo in Lake Malawi's Southeast arm
(Springer, 2011)Small-scale fisheries are a major source of food and employment around the world. Yet, many small-scale fishers work in conditions that are neither safe nor secure. Millions of them are poor, and often they are socially ... -
Community views on the Communal Land Rights Bill
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2003)The Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) and the National Land Committee (NLC) responded to the lack of effective government consultation with communities on the draft Communal Land Rights Bill (CLRB) by ... -
Community-based natural resource management in the southern Africa region: An annotated bibliography and general overview of literature, 1996–2004
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2007)This bibliography is aimed at collating information relating to community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in the southern African region across different sectors and themes. It was primarily compiled to offer ... -
Community-based natural resource management in the Southern Africa region: an annotated bibliography and general overview of literature, 1996–2004
(PLAAS, University of the Western Cape, 2007-02)This bibliography is aimed at collating information relating to community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) in the Southern African region across different sectors and themes. It was primarily compiled to offer ... -
Community-based natural resources management: Experiences and lessons linking communities to sustainable resource use in different social, economic and ecological conditions in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)The project, which started in 1996 in partnership with the South African Department of Land Affairs (DLA), supports communities that have a stake in nature conservation areas through ownership, or a claim to ownership, ... -
Community-based natural resources management: Experiences and lessons linking communities to sustainable resource use in different social, economic and ecological conditions in South Africa
(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2002)The project, which started in 1996 in partnership with the South African Department of Land Affairs (DLA), supports communities that have a stake in nature conservation areas through ownership, or a claim to ownership, ... -
The comparability of income and expenditure surveys 1995, 2000 and 2005/2006
(Stellenbosch University, 2017)The Income and Expenditure Survey (IES) conducted by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) between September 2005 and August 2006 was the third of its kind, after similar surveys in October 1995 and October 2000. The main ... -
The comparability of labour force survey (LFS) and quarterly labour force survey (QLFS)
(Stellenbosch University, 2009)Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has been collecting labour market data since 1993 with the October Household Survey (OHS), which was conducted annually between 1993 and 1999, as well as the Labour Force Survey (LFS), ... -
The comparability of the statistics South Africa October household surveys and labour force surveys
(Stellenbosch University, 2017)Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) has been collecting labour market data with household surveys and in a fairly comparable format since 1993. These datasets have been studied and compared extensively in order to better ... -
A comparative analysis of socioeconomic inequities in stunting: A case of three middle-income African countries
(BCM, 2018): Despite increased economic growth and development, and existence of various policies and interventions aimed at improving food security and nutrition, majority of countries in sub-Saharan Africa have very high levels ... -
Comparative sanitation data from high-frequency phone surveys across 3 countries
(Elsevier Inc., 2024)With less than half of the worldʼs urban population having safely managed sanitation due to the high cost and difficulty of building sewers and treatment plants, many rely on off-grid options like pit latrines and septic ...