Tools and Mission Resources

These tools and Mission resources are intended to help USAID staff as well as other U.S. Government personnel and development practitioners to 1) identify USAID funding mechanisms, services, and tools, and 2) provide information that will help development practitioners, policy makers, and programs to assess, implement, and evaluate efforts to strengthen land and resource rights for all members of society.

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Funding/Contract Mechanisms

The Strengthening Tenure and Resource Rights (STARR) IDIQ is a broad support mechanism designed to provide short- and long-term technical assistance available for field Missions and other Offices and Bureaus through August 1, 2020. Learn about STARR, STARR II and other mechanisms »

Technical Assistance

The E3/Land team at USAID provides technical support and thought leadership to USAID Missions and other U.S. Government departments and agencies. Learn more about the services provided »

Geospatial Analytics

E3/Land works with USAID Missions and offices, host country governments, communities and other partners to use geospatial analytics and data throughout the life cycle of land and resource governance projects and evaluations to improve decision making. Learn how »

Land Advisors Program

The USAID Land Advisors Program expands USAID’s cadre of land and resource governance ambassadors from Missions and across sectors by building the capacity of selected USAID staff in land and resource governance (LRG) programming. Learn more here.

Tools and Guides

A suite of tools and guides provides background, guidance, and constraints to consider on a variety of land tenure and property rights related issues. Learn more »

Guidelines on Compulsory Displacement and Resettlement in USAID Programming

These Guidelines describe good practices regarding compulsory displacement and resettlement (CDR). This voluntary tool is intended for use by USAID Operating Units and their partners at all stages of the program cycle, whether for implementation of activities or as a good practice guide for project design. Ensuring that CDR, in particular resettlement, avoids, minimizes and…Read More

Marine Tenure and Small-Scale Fisheries: A Sourcebook on Good Practices and Emerging Themes

The Sourcebook examines the state of knowledge on small-scale fisheries and marine tenure around the world. Through its commitment to addressing extreme poverty, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is focused on understanding the specific role of marine tenure in achieving multiple development benefits among small-scale fisheries around the world. Marine Tenure and…Read More

LTP Toolkit: Legal Toolbox

LEGAL TOOLBOX CONTENTS 1.0 POLICY BRIEFS AND REPORTS 1.1: Burma Land Governance Issues Brief 1.2: Freedom to Farm: Agricultural Land Use, Crop Selection, Fallowing, and Recommended Changes to the Farmland Law to Strengthen Land Tenure Security 1.2.B: Burmese version 1.3: Forest Law Tenure Opportunities Analysis and Reference Guide 1.4: Shifting Cultivation Policy Brief 1.5: Donor…Read More

LTP Toolkit: Community Resource Documentation

Participatory mapping is an approach used to document the land resources of rural communities in Myanmar. This toolkit describes procedures and tools that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Myanmar Land Tenure Project (LTP) team developed and tested in 11 village tracts across the country. The project conducted pilot site activities to demonstrate…Read More

Land Tenure and Property Rights Framework

The LTPR Framework serves as the overarching conceptual methodology tying together overarching themes, definitions, tools, assessments, designs, and training programs that USAID uses to improve LTPR programming and capacity building. The suite of tools guide users through the assessment of issues and constraints regarding LTPR and resource domains, specifically minerals, trees and forests, freshwater lakes,…Read More

Kenya Justice Project Implementation Guide

Subtitle: Dissemination of Lessons Learned: Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest, Kenya. In 2010, Kenya adopted a new Constitution that guarantees equal rights for women and men and recognizes the role of traditional justice actors in resolving disputes, to the extent those actors comply with the principles enshrined in the Constitution. The following…Read More

Taking Stock of the Voluntary Guidelines on Securing Sustainable Small-scale Fisheries – Development and Testing of a Country-level Assessment Tool

Through its commitment to addressing extreme poverty, USAID is integrating a deeper understanding of the role marine tenure and small-scale fisheries play in supporting biodiversity conservation, food security, inclusive economic growth, and other priority development objectives. Maintaining healthy and resilient marine and coastal ecosystems provides the natural capital to support USAID’s objective to conserve biodiversity…Read More

Intimate Partner Violence and Land Toolkit

Each year, millions of women are physically and sexually assaulted by intimate or domestic partners. The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 30 percent of women have experienced this kind of violence (2013), making it the most common form of gender-based violence. The U.S. Government (USG) is committed to preventing and responding to…Read More

Looking to the Sea to Support Development Objectives: A Primer for USAID Staff and Partners

How does marine tenure security support biodiversity conservation for sustainable small-scale fisheries? USAID’s Biodiversity Policy (USAID, 2014b) recognizes the essential role that healthy natural systems play in advancing resilient societies and achieving human-development outcomes. Biodiversity conservation efforts, including sustainable use, help to maintain natural processes that create the ecosystem goods and services—such as wild fisheries—essential…Read More