POUR UNE GOUVERNANCE INCLUSIVE DU FONCIER COMMUNAUTAIRE AU SÉNÉGAL : SÉCURISER LES DROITS, RENFORCER LES COMMUNAUTÉS ET GARANTIR LA JUSTICE SOCIALE

The document examines the critical role of community land in Senegal for family farming and pastoralism, noting that previous reform attempts—including the 1964 law on the national domain and the 2013 National Land Reform Commission (CNRF)—have remained unfinished. It highlights the risks of large-scale land acquisition and the marginalization of customary rights, proposing five key recommendations: legal recognition of community rights, strengthening the role of local authorities, establishing local land registers, ensuring gender and intergenerational equity, and adopting a multi-stakeholder participatory approach to reform.

• Community land is essential for family farming, pastoral livestock breeding, and sustainable natural resource management, serving as a foundation for social stability and food sovereignty.
• Senegal has a history of incomplete land reforms, starting with the Law No. 64-46 of June 17, 1964, which transferred most unregistered lands to the State, and subsequent efforts like the 1996 Land Action Plan and the 2013 National Land Reform Commission (CNRF). The CNRF's 2017 report was ultimately rejected by the President of the Republic.
• Current land governance is characterized by institutional fragility, excessive administrative complexity, and a lack of recognition for customary land systems, which increases the risk of large-scale land acquisitions and usage conflicts.
• The document proposes five strategic recommendations for reform: legal security for community rights, empowering local authorities through transparency and accountability, creating local land registers to document usage rights, ensuring equitable land access for women and youth, and conducting inclusive multi-stakeholder consultations.

APA

Natural Justice (n.d.). POUR UNE GOUVERNANCE INCLUSIVE DU FONCIER COMMUNAUTAIRE AU SÉNÉGAL : SÉCURISER LES DROITS, RENFORCER LES COMMUNAUTÉS ET GARANTIR LA JUSTICE SOCIALE. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Politique-foncier-communautaire-1_Senegal.pdf

Chicago

Natural Justice. POUR UNE GOUVERNANCE INCLUSIVE DU FONCIER COMMUNAUTAIRE AU SÉNÉGAL : SÉCURISER LES DROITS, RENFORCER LES COMMUNAUTÉS ET GARANTIR LA JUSTICE SOCIALE. n.d. https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Politique-foncier-communautaire-1_Senegal.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{naturaljusticendpour, author = {{Natural Justice}}, title = {{POUR UNE GOUVERNANCE INCLUSIVE DU FONCIER COMMUNAUTAIRE AU SÉNÉGAL : SÉCURISER LES DROITS, RENFORCER LES COMMUNAUTÉS ET GARANTIR LA JUSTICE SOCIALE}}, institution = {Natural Justice}, url = {https://naturaljustice.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Politique-foncier-communautaire-1_Senegal.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }