Legass, Asmamaw (PhD)Abera, Kebede2018-07-022023-11-192018-07-022023-11-192017-06http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/5488The objective of this study at the impacts of land certification on sustainable investments on land management in the study area. Sample kebeles Awoya-Berkuncho, Goda-kenkicho and Semen-Wagebeta were selected purposively sampling technique. Primary data were collected through survey questionnaire, group discussion, key informant interview and field observation, while secondary data were collected from governmental organizations carried out in three administrative kebeles from the total thirty two kebeles. The data were analyzed by using verbal description and statistical analyses (correlation analysis). The result of correlation is confirmed that, there is a positive and significant relationship between investments on land management and land certification. The result showed that tenure security was low during the past regimes because of frequent land redistribution and this contributes a lot towards natural resource (land) degradation in the wereda. However, in response to the problem the current government has taken measures of rural land certification to increase tenure security by granting holding certificate as legal evidence. In addition, land related disputes are decreased and the vulnerable group of the society especially women land rights are protected as a result of holding certificate. Moreover, there was low productivity of farm because of increasing price of inputs such as fertilizer and low awareness for certificate as collateral /guarantee/ to the financial institute. In general, the findings of the study demonstrate that the feeling of land rights security is increasing through time, while land certification carried out to increase tenure security has been achieving its intended objectives and is sustainably effective in improving investments on land management of landholders in the study wereda. Key words: Land policy, Land administration, Land tenure, Land rights, Land certification, Land managementenLand PolicyLand AdministrationLand TenureLand RightsLand CertificationLand ManagementThesis