A list of USAID projects with a significant portion of their budget allocated to strengthening land tenure and natural resource governance can be found below. Use the faceting to the left of the list to refine the list by project details, including project status, sector, region, and approximate funding.
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Afghanistan: Land Reform in Afghanistan
Completed Project
The Land Reform in Afghanistan (LARA) project sought to develop a robust, enduring, and Afghan-owned and managed land market framework to encourage investment and productivity growth, resolve/mitigate land-based conflict, and build confidence in the legitimacy of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA). LARA provided technical assistance and support to GIRoA institutions that...Read More
Afghanistan: Land Titling and Economic Restructuring in Afghanistan
Completed Project
The Land Titling and Economic Restructuring in Afghanistan (LTERA) project aimed to privatize state-owned enterprises and reform the real estate sector. With respect to real estate reform, the project assisted the Afghan government in the preparation of a nation-wide land policy. It worked with the Afghan Supreme and Appellate Courts to streamline land registration procedures...Read More
Angola: Ongoing Legal and Regulatory Assistance
Completed Project
The Ongoing Legal and Regulatory Assistance (Angola Phase III) project provided parallel input into (1) continued legal assistance to implementing regulation for the new land law; (2) a land-related conflict management and mitigation capacity-building component designed to prevent/address conflict arising from land reform efforts in two pilot areas in the country; and (3) assessment of...Read More
Artisanal Mining and Property Rights (AMPR)
Completed Project
Legal and responsible artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) supply chains can promote peace and stability and provide livelihoods for men and women. However, the ASM sector remains largely informal and rife with criminal activity and corruption. The majority of ASM diamond and gold exports flow through illegal channels, depriving governments of revenues, with diggers and miners suffering from conflict and violence.
Bolivia Land Titling Program
Completed Project
The role of the Bolivia Land Titling Project (BLTP) was to provide financial and technical assistance to four government institutions involved in the process of regularizing property rights and in establishing a municipal cadastre. INRA and the Office of Derechos Reales are the key institutions in the regularization of property rights. These two institutions, as...Read More
Bolivia: Integrated Development and Conservation in the Bolivian Amazon Project
Completed Project
The main purpose of the Integrated Bolivian Amazon Project was to provide direct support to promote protection, conservation and sustainable use of the region’s biodiversity and environmental goods and services; increase incomes and promote economic growth through sustainable use of biodiversity; strengthen participatory local governance to improve environmental management; and strengthen the capacity of national and...Read More
Brazil: Biodiversity Conservation of Public Lands in the Brazilian Amazon
Completed Project
The Biodiversity Conservation of Public Lands in the Brazilian Amazon project supported the development and implementation of capacity building and technical assistance activities to strengthen conservation and management of biologically significant target areas, representing diverse terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems within public lands and their buffer zones in the western Brazilian Amazon biome. Strengthening the conservation...Read More
Brazil: Ethno-Environment Corridors in the Brazilian Amazon
Completed Project
The Ethno-Environment Corridors in the Brazilian Amazon project promoted and improved biodiversity conservation and sustainable natural resources management in public lands, through the development of “ethno-environmental corridors”, i.e. conservation regions comprised of a mosaic of officially recognized protected areas and indigenous lands, integrating the safeguard of cultural and environmental assets with active participation of indigenous...Read More
Brazil: Governance in Environment Frontiers
Completed Project
The Governance in Environment Frontiers project improved sustainable environmental resource management of farm producers under the responsible sourcing chain of soy and beef production, in private properties on the Amazon fringe and in the Xingu region in the state of Mato Grosso. The project also built and increased capacity of local indigenous populations in forest...Read More
Brazil: REDD Readiness in Brazil
Completed Project
The REDD Readiness in Brazil project aimed to improve institutional capacities of governmental agencies, research institutions and local organizations to efficiently measure, report and monitor greenhouse gas emission. This contributed to the implementation of the national strategic plan on climate change mitigation launched by the government of Brazil in 2011. Objectives Increase the capacity of...Read More
Burkina Faso: Mobile Applications to Secure Tenure
Completed Project
Under the Evaluation, Research and Communications (ERC) project, USAID launched the Mobile Applications to Secure Tenure (MAST) Pilot in Burkina Faso. MAST uses a simple android app and a semi-crowdsourced methodology to facilitate the mapping and documentation of land in a more efficient, transparent, and affordable manner. USAID successfully piloted MAST in Tanzania, where it...Read More
Burkina Faso: National Land Observatory Pilot
Completed Project
Under the Evaluation, Research and Communication (ERC) project, USAID conducted a pilot project which supported the initial start-up phase of a National Land Observatory (NLO) in Burkina Faso. The goal of the NLO was strengthening Burkina Faso’s land governance and improving transparency in land transactions that promoted greater consistency with the Voluntary Guidelines on the...Read More
Burma: Land Tenure Project
Completed Project
In 2016, Burma underwent a period of historical transition with the electoral victory of the National League for Democracy representing a change after fifty years of military rule. Burma has a profusion of antiquated and poorly harmonized laws related to land and forest rights, as well as a widespread lack of legal documentation and awareness...Read More
Burundi Policy Reform Program
Completed Project
Burundi’s Policy Reform Program aimed to strengthen relations between the government, civil society, and the media in order to promote dialogue and foster a transparent and participatory land policy formulation process. Through its trainings in conflict management, anti-corruption and advocacy, the project built the capacity of government, civil society, and media to understand and discuss...Read More
Caribbean Open Trade Support
Completed Project
The Caribbean Open Trade Support (COTS) program was a component of the Caribbean Regional Program of USAID/Jamaica, designed to facilitate the transition of the region – in particular, Antigua, Barbuda and Dominica – to open trade, and to enable the countries to compete more successfully and sustainably in the global economy. Among other business enabling...Read More
Central African Republic: Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development
Completed Project
Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development (PRADD) contributed to the improvement of artisanal diamond miner and community livelihoods by piloting methods to achieve secure rights to land and resources. The project worked closely with the Governments of the Central African Republic to strengthen compliance with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, a mechanism to trace conflict...Read More
Central African Republic: Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development II
Completed Project
The Property Rights and Artisanal Diamond Development II (PRADD II) Project supports the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) to implement mining best practices and promotes good governance of the mining sector at the international level through the Kimberley Process (KP), the international mechanism that strives to prevent rough diamonds from fueling conflict. The...Read More
Central Asia: Approach to Participatory Management of Natural Resources
Completed Project
The Approach to Participatory Management of Natural Resources in Central Asia project aimed to pilot a mechanism for joint management of pasture land resources along the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, including by establishing a Joint Council for Community Management of Land as a reconciliation mechanism with Kyrgyz and Tajik members.
Central Asia: Land Reform and Market Development Project
Completed Project
The Land Reform and Market Development Project provided technical assistance for the Land Market Development and Tenure Reform in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. The overall goal of this program was to strengthen the developing market economies by (a) facilitating the development of vibrant, modern agricultural markets and (b) by facilitating the creation and development of an urban...Read More
Colombia: Land and Rural Development Program
Completed Project
The Land and Rural Development Program began in July 2013 and is a five-year task order under the Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights Indefinite Quantity Contract. The program helps the Government of Colombia improve its ability to resolve the many complicated land issues that have plagued the country for years and that must be resolved...Read More