Term:
Land access; right of access; access to land
Definition:

This is the ability to use land and other natural resources, to control the resources and to transfer land rights to the land to take advantage of other opportunities. In many customary frameworks, rights of access to land stem from membership of a particular social group. The nature and strength of the access rights held by a given member of society are determined by his or her participation in a network of social relations.

Domain:
Agriculture
Source:
FAO Land Tenure Manuals, No.2, FAO, 2006.
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