Rural Land Administration and Use Regulation (No. 66/2007). Country/Territory Ethiopia Territorial subdivision Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples' Region Document type Regulation Date 2007 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Debub Negarit Gazeta of The Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples' Regional State, 24 December 2007. Subject Agricultural & rural development, Forestry, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Agricultural development Farming Gender Community management Common property Pastoralism Youth Family farming Forest management/forest conservation Land reform Land tenure Agricultural land Ownership Land-use planning Dispute settlement Institution Soil conservation/soil improvement Erosion Smallholders/peasants Cadastre/land registration Certification Irrigation Wetlands Geographical area Africa, Eastern Africa, Landlocked Developing Nations, Least Developed Countries, Sahel Abstract This Regulation implements provisions of the Proclamation of The Southern Nations, Nationalities And Peoples Regional State on rural land rights and use. It applies to all types of rural land and lands used for agricultural purposes in urban territory. The Regulation provides, among other things, for rural land measurement, registration and certification, transfer, duration and re-allocation of land use right, obligation of rural land users in respect of proper use and protection of land, minimum rural land holding size, encouragement of land consolidation, land use planning and sustainable use of land (also affecting wetlands and sloping land), dispute resolution, transfer of land rural land use right, community management, irrigation, and responsibilities of the Regional Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development. Full text English References - Legislation Implements Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional state Rural Land Administration and Utilization Proclamation (No. 110/2007). Legislation | Ethiopia | 2007 Keyword: Agricultural development, Farming, Community management, Gender, Pastoralism, Youth, Family farming, Basic legislation, Land reform, Land tenure, Agricultural land, Ownership, Land-use planning, Dispute settlement, Institution, Soil conservation/soil improvement, Erosion, Smallholders/peasants, Cadastre/land registration, Certification, Range, Grazing, Freshwater resources management, Irrigation, Sustainable development, Water rights, Wetlands Source: FAO, FAOLEX