"The Land Tenure Center serves as a global resource institution on issues relating to land ownership, land rights, land access, and land use. Our focus is on the relationship of land to economic development, socio-political organization, and environmental sustainability. LTC\\\'s approach to research and training is multi-disciplinary and stresses local collaboration. Since its establishment in 1962, LTC has sought to foster widespread and equitable access to land because of the understanding that this is basic to viable economic, social, political, and environmental systems."