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Corruption in the Land Sector

Year of publication 2011

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 12p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Series number 4

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Unprecedented pressures on land have been created as new areas are cultivated, taken over by expanding urban centres or are abandoned due to degradation, climate change and conflict. These developments have strained the rules, processes and institutions that determine which land resources are used, by whom, for how long and under what conditions.

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