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Land is a critical productive asset, and many livelihoods depend
on it. Land tenure is an institution, rules invented by societies to
regulate behaviour. Rules of tenure define how property rights to land
are to be allocated within societies. They define how access is granted

to rights to use, control, and transfer land, as well as associated
responsibilities and restraints. In simple terms, land tenure systems
determine who can use what resources for how long, and under what

conditions. Land tenure is an important part of social, political and
economic structures. It is multi-dimensional, bringing into play social,
technical, economic, institutional, legal and political aspects that are
often ignored but must be taken into account.

Land tenure is often categorized as:
 Private: the assignment of rights to a private party who may be
an individual, a married couple, a group of people, or a corporate body

such as a commercial entity or non-profit organization. For example,
within a community, individual families may have exclusive rights to
residential parcels, agricultural parcels and certain trees. Other

members of the community can be excluded from using these
resources without the consent of those who hold the rights.
 Communal: a right of commons may exist within a community

where each member has a right to use independently the holdings of
the community. For example, members of a community may have the
right to graze cattle on a common pasture.
 Open access: specific rights are not assigned to anyone and no-

one can be excluded. This typically includes marine tenure where
access to the high seas is generally open to anyone; it may include
rangelands, forests, etc, where there may be free access to the

resources for all. (An important difference between open access and
communal systems is that under a communal system non-members of
the community are excluded from using the common areas.)
 State: property rights are assigned to some authority in the

public sector. For example, in some countries, forest lands may fall
under the mandate of the state, whether at a central or decentralized
level of government.

Ukraine is rich in land resourses. Of the territory of Ukraine about
41,9 million hectares (69,4%) is agricultural land that’s why it`s very
important to to develop and asses a land registration systems in our

country.

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