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ADMINISTRATION OF LANDADMINISTRATION OF LAND

7 - 8 December 2006

Windhoek, Namibia

The Botswana Land The Botswana Land

Policy: emerging trendsPolicy: emerging trends..

Presented by Ngaka Monagen

Director of Lands

Gaborone, Botswana

BackgroundBackground

Land TenureLand Tenure

The economyThe economy

Land use conflictsLand use conflicts

Policy Milestones/IssuesPolicy Milestones/IssuesTribal Land Act – 1968Tribal Land Act – 1968

Established the LandboardsEstablished the Landboards

Tribal Grazing Land Policy – 1975Tribal Grazing Land Policy – 1975Commercialisation of livestock farming specifically for Commercialisation of livestock farming specifically for beef productionbeef production

National Land Tenure Policy – 1985National Land Tenure Policy – 1985Recommended fine tunning of state & customary Recommended fine tunning of state & customary land tenuresland tenures

Wildlife Conservation Policy – 1986Wildlife Conservation Policy – 1986Sustainable dev’t of commercial wildlife industrySustainable dev’t of commercial wildlife industry

Milestones contin’dMilestones contin’d

National Conservation Policy – 1990National Conservation Policy – 1990Promoted conservation of Nat. Res. Integration of env Promoted conservation of Nat. Res. Integration of env issues in dev’t plngissues in dev’t plng

State Land Allocation policy – 1990State Land Allocation policy – 1990Land allocation transparencyLand allocation transparency

Tourism Policy – 1990Tourism Policy – 1990Designation of areas for commercial tourist activitiesDesignation of areas for commercial tourist activities

National Policy on Agricultural National Policy on Agricultural Development – 1991Development – 1991

Fenced ranchesFenced ranches

Milestones contin’dMilestones contin’d

National Housing Policy – 2000National Housing Policy – 2000Housing FacilitationHousing Facilitation

National Master Plan for Arable National Master Plan for Arable Agriculture and Diary DevelopmentAgriculture and Diary Development

Designation of production zones & Designation of production zones & protection of agricultural landprotection of agricultural land

National Policy for Rural developmentNational Policy for Rural developmentRural poverty & economc developmentRural poverty & economc development

Policy PrinciplesPolicy Principles

Protection and promotion of Land Protection and promotion of Land rightsrights

Transparency in land distributionTransparency in land distribution

Best use of landBest use of land

Land database systemLand database system

Emerging TrendsEmerging Trends

Illicit land dealingsIllicit land dealings

Equlitable land distributionEqulitable land distribution

Land use confictsLand use conficts

Transfer of land rightsTransfer of land rights

Land AllocationLand Allocation

To be fair, equitable and transparentTo be fair, equitable and transparent

Therefore introduced first come first Therefore introduced first come first serve systemserve system

Otherwise tendering systemOtherwise tendering system

Residential LandResidential Land

Maintain waiting listMaintain waiting list

Allocate free customary grantAllocate free customary grant

Limit one plot to each individualLimit one plot to each individual

Meet additional requiremens from Meet additional requiremens from the marketthe market

Non-residential landNon-residential land

Willingness to pay used to measure Willingness to pay used to measure commitment (Business)commitment (Business)

Disposal by competitive biddingDisposal by competitive bidding

Land reserved for investorsLand reserved for investors

Requirement for local participationRequirement for local participation

Land rightsLand rights

Concern mainly on certain groups;Concern mainly on certain groups; Women asWomen as

Citizens of BotswanaCitizens of Botswana WidowsWidows BorrowersBorrowers

YouthYouth Age of majorityAge of majority Ability to developAbility to develop

Ethnic groupsEthnic groups

Mostly Hunter and gatherers Mostly Hunter and gatherers (nomadic way of life)(nomadic way of life)

Economic exploitationEconomic exploitation

Rights to landRights to land

Crowded out by other communtiesCrowded out by other communties

Other vunerable groupsOther vunerable groups

Housing needs of Housing needs of target groupstarget groups

AffordabilityAffordability

SustainabilitySustainability

Poverty aleviationPoverty aleviation

Land managementLand management

Process of managing use and Process of managing use and development of land resources in a development of land resources in a sustainable waysustainable way

Promote productive use of landPromote productive use of land

conflictsconflicts

Landuse PlanningLanduse Planning

Guide and control developmentGuide and control development

Preparation of management plansPreparation of management plans

Need for more PlanningNeed for more Planning

AgricultureAgriculture

Main sources of LivelihoodMain sources of Livelihood

Loss of arable landLoss of arable land

Crowding of other uses by Crowding of other uses by commercial ranchingcommercial ranching

Recent interventionsRecent interventions

Guidelines for intergrated farmingGuidelines for intergrated farming

WildlifeWildlife

About 38% of total landAbout 38% of total land

The CBNRM philosophyThe CBNRM philosophy

Public educationPublic education

guidelinesguidelines

Communal LandCommunal Land

Free for allFree for all

DegradationDegradation

Policy interventionsPolicy interventions

Land information SystemLand information System

Management toolManagement tool

SLIMSSLIMS

TLIMSTLIMS

IntergrationIntergration

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