Hi, I found some interesting articles on Sustainable Livelihoods Concepts, Principles and Approaches to Indicator Development, as well as lessons learned on land acquisition and resettlement. Hope they are of useful to your study.

Hi, I believe a sampled survey on access to land using suitable themes under the land governance framework developed by the United Nations FAO will be more expository and acceptable standard for measuring access land in a nation and their sustainability of livelihood.

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I am working on more or less similar research project Small-marginal landholdings and livelihood issues in Jharkhand, India with following objectives.

Objectives of the Study:

· To understand the nature of landholding distribution and mode of production in both backward and non-backward areas of the state.

· To examine livelihood issues in the context of agrarian political economy with reference to Jharkhand 

· To illuminate the emergence of class differentiation and resistance to development of capitalism in agriculture.

· To examine the role of modern state in agrarian development particularly with reference to the small and marginal farmers

I will ask peer group members to share their  inputs

the best way to measure to access to land and the sustainable livelihood is also concerned with the macro and micro policies concerning land i.e., landholdings/land ownership, land record management and land use practices. In sum, it is about land tenure...both rights and usages need to be understood through regional policy perspective and the outcome of land uses concerned with local level community or individual practices under the system.

Access to land under neoliberal reforms is debated from the political economy perspective. let us discuss, about the positioning and usages of land under industrial or mining perphery...will be judged differently....under real estate .....it is further different....

There is many more aspects which need to be understood

Access to land can be measured through the outcome: who has how much land to use. This is simply collecting data on land ownership (incl. tenancies and other forms of tenure). If one wants to look more into the dynamics (How do people get access to land) then an analysis of the land market, land tenure, and land dynamics (is there a meaningful change in ownership and tenancy). Ownership in many societies can be investigated through Governmental land offices, however the way is often troublesome as one at times need to go manually through records, and sometimes authorities also do not give permission. Here a strategy to involve land and title offices right from the beginning can help.

Thanks for meaningful contributions to above question. Can anyone further suggest mechanisms to strengthen livelihood of forest dwellers?