Land use regulations in the state of Para, Brazil : an overview of its guidelines

Heder Benatti, Jose & Luly Rodrigues da Cunha Fischer

This essay presents the guidelines and methodoly of ITERPAAs land tenure regularization program in Parr as well as the Federal Governmentts land tenure regularization program created after ITERPAAs experience. It also indicates the existing major problems related to ownership rights and occupation of public lands in Brazilian Amazonia. It presents what legal and administrative changes took place in order to implement these programs as well as what complimentary activities were developed to integrate the agrarian and environmental agendas in Parr focusing in the development of sustainable economic activities and in the implementation of basic human rights.

Event: Annual Bank Conference on Land Policy and Administration

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