KNU land policy (English Version)

tenure rights to prevent competing claims.
3.3.10 KNU Authorities should respect the approaches used by people
and communities with Kaw systems to resolving tenure conflicts
within communities. For land, forests, fisheries, water and other
related natural resources that are used by more than one village
community, means of resolving conflict between these
communities should be strengthened.
Article 3.4 Informal tenure
3.4.1 Informal tenure refers to situations where occupants and users,
especially from marginalized and vulnerable people and
communities, such as IDPs and refugees, whose land use
practices are not yet recognized by KNU Authorities and
customary authorities.
3.4.2 Where informal tenure to land, forests, fisheries, water and
other related natural resources arises, KNU Authorities and
customary authorities must acknowledge it in a manner that
respects existing formal rights under this policy and in ways that
recognize the reality of the situation and promote social,
economic and environmental well-being. In particular, KNU
Authorities must acknowledge the emergence of informal tenure
arising from involuntary, forced, or distress migrations.
3.4.3 KNU Authorities and customary authorities should develop
policies to address situations of informal tenure in a way that
facilitates access to formal tenure rights either by the KNU
Authorities and/or customary authorities, including through
resettlement where necessary and appropriate, and in a manner
consistent with international human rights standards.
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