Legislation governing land-based resources in Kenya
The Kenyan Land Act of 2012 is an Act of Parliament rationalising land laws to provide for the sustainable administration of land-based resources. The National Council for Law Reporting is a useful depository for Kenyan legislative documents.
Agrarian GIS land use data in Nigeria from FAO database
A geographic information system (GIS) dataset of agrarian land use in Nigeria. The data includes an ArcGIS layer for styling as there are 23 different filters. It downloads directly as a zipped folder. The data is hosted on GeoNetwork, an open-source platform from the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), that provides geographically referenced thematic information.
This database by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation comprises information on gender distribution and land rights. It provides land-related statistics disaggregated by gender as well as data on agricultural ownership. It is presented in an interactive map format.
The West Africa Land Use Dynamics project by the UN Geological Survey maps land use and land cover in the region. The website includes useful factsheets and reports.
Proposed land use policy, 2015 by Kenya Land Alliance
A report providing a case for a national land policy, which spells out how land and other natural resources should be used and managed in a sustainable manner, published by the Kenya Land Alliance in 2015.
National land cover dataset for various land uses, 1990 and 2013-2014
The Department of Environmental Affairs’ geographic information systems (EGIS) unit provides a land cover dataset for the years 1990 and 2013-14, which includes data for agriculture, forestry, vegetation, wetlands, mining and urban land use. Online registration is required, but the data is available for public download.