Agricultural and Biological Sciences
6 years ago

Land Tenure Policies Disrupt Lives, Defy Expectations in Sri Lanka

Sustainability Science Practice and Policy
The consequences of restricting rights to land: understanding the impact of state-land tenure policies in Sri Lanka
Kavindra Paranage

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Land tenure systems in Sri Lanka can impact how people interact with their land. Changing land rights policies can create unexpected consequences and new relationships between people and the land. Legal rights alone do not fully capture people's connections to their land; their perceptions and interpretations also play a crucial role.