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Recognition of customary land in the Solomon Islands: status, issues & options (pdf 340kb)

This Working Paper is based on a study undertaken within the AusAID funded Solomon Islands Institutional Strengthening of Land Administration Project (SIISLAP).

There are demands from a range of government and community stakeholders for recording customary land and its ownership in the Solomon Islands. It is apparent that the existing acts and procedures are inadequate for recording or enabling efficient registration of customary land.

Chapters include:
- Using existing legislation and procedures
- Ministry of Lands, Housing and Survey (MOLHS)
- Customary land recording as a pilot program
- Background to review of customary land
- Land registration in the Solomon Islands
- Customary land review methodology
- Administration through MoLHS Tribal Lands Unit
- Perceptions regarding registration of Customary land
- Recording rights and conditions
- Lessons from pilots, cases and Melanesian land administration workshop
- Case examples of customary Land recording in Solomon Islands

 

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