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DECISION MAKERS DECISION MAKERS
MEETING ON GOOD MEETING ON GOOD
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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