International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2020/2021

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Land Tenure Rights and Sustainable Soil Management

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Clash of Modern and Traditional Tenure Concepts: An Overview

      • Patricia Kameri-Mbote

      Pages 3-16

   3. Mutually-Reinforcing Transgressions of Justice in Large Scale Land Acquisitions in the ‘Public Interest’

      • Jennifer Clare Mohamed-Katerere

      Pages 17-45

   4. Soil Steering Law in Germany

      • Christian Busse

      Pages 47-75

   5. Quantitative Targets, Tradable Planning Permits and Infrastructure Cost Calculators: Examples of Instruments Addressing Land Take in Europe

      • Jana Bovet, Elisabeth Marquard

      Pages 77-96

   6. Regulating Large-Scale Farmland Investments in Low Income Countries (‘Land Grabbing’): Appraising Different Modes of Transnational Governance

      • Till Markus

      Pages 97-125

   7. Land Use Policies as Drivers of Land Cover Change in Cameroon

      • Tassah Ivo Tawe, Ndifon Franshua Becha

      Pages 127-141

   8. The Protection of Soil Under Cameroonian Law: The Place of Investors

      • Christopher Funwie Tamasang

      Pages 143-180

   9. Sustainable Land Management Through Social Innovation in Land Tenure

      • Larissa Stiem-Bhatia, Serah Kiragu-Wissler, Anna Kramer

      Pages 181-207

3. Recent International Developments on Soil Governance

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 209-209

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   2. UNCCD COP 14: Mirroring Soil and Land’s Growing Relevance at the Interface of Climate and Biodiversity; Discussion Focus on Drought and Land Tenure

      • Judith Rosendahl, Alexander Erlewein, Antje Hecheltjen

      Pages 211-224

   3. Assessment of the African Union, FAO, and UNCCD Roles in Enhancing Soil Governance in Africa Through the Lens of Agriculture Policy Actions

      • Robert Kibugi

      Pages 225-243

4. Regional/National Reports

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 245-245

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   2. Options for Tackling the Challenges of Effective Management of Soils in Africa

      • Emmanuel Kasimbazi, Hadijah Yahyah

      Pages 247-261

   3. The European Green Deal: Progress for Soil Protection?

      • Irene L. Heuser, Julie Itey

      Pages 263-304

   4. Soil Protection Legislation and Policy in South Africa: An Overview

      • Oliver C. Ruppel, Keeley M. Knutton, Rirhandzu A. Marivate

      Pages 305-349

   5. Soil Protection Governance in Iran

      • Masoud Faryadi

      Pages 351-375

5. Cross-cutting Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 377-377

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   2. Sustainable Soil Management Threats Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic

      • Pamela Towela Sambo

      Pages 379-402

This book presents an important discussion on land tenure rights for the effective implementation of sustainable soil management provisions. It investigates a variety of aspects, such as the clash of modern and traditional tenure concepts, forms of illegal or illegitimate land acquisition, and the preconditions for legal and legitimate investments. In addition, the book analyses the challenges to ensuring secure land tenure rights in Africa and in Germany. Lastly, it provides information on the role of women in this context.

This fifth volume of the International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy is divided into four parts, the first of which deals with various aspects of the theme “Land Tenure Rights and Sustainable Soil Management”. The second part covers recent international developments, the third part presents regional and national reports, and the fourth discusses overarching issues. Given the range of key topics covered, the book offers an indispensable tool for all academics, legislators and policymakers working in this field.

The “International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy” series discusses central questions in law and politics with regard to the protection and sustainable management of soil and land – at the international, national, and regional level.

• Soil
• Land
• Soil Tenure and Property Rights
• Law
• Policy
• Climate
• Water
• Land Take
• Soil Protection
• Sustainable Land Management
• African Union
• Green Deal
• Soil Governance

• German Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany

  Harald Ginzky

• Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Teagasc, Fermoy, Ireland

  Elizabeth Dooley

• IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Kleinmachnow, Germany

  Irene L. Heuser

• University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

  Patricia Kameri-Mbote

• Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

  Robert Kibugi

• UFZ, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany

  Till Markus

• Faculty of Law, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Research Center for Climate Law, University of Graz, Graz, Austria

  Oliver C. Ruppel

Harald Ginzky, German Environment Agency, Dessau, Germany

Elizabeth Dooley, Agriculture and Food Development Authority, Teagasc, Fermoy, Ireland 

Irene L. Heuser, IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law, Kleinmachnow, Germany 

Patricia Kameri-Mbote, University of Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Robert Kibugi, University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law, Nairobi, Kenya

Till Markus, UFZ, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany 

Oliver Ruppel, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, Faculty of Law; Research Center for Climate Law, University of Graz, Austria