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A controlled vocabulary and powerful tool for making data and information more discoverable.

An easy-to-use tool for bringing together and visualizing statistical and geospatial data related to land issues.

Malaysia comprises two main land masses. Peninsular (or West) Malaysia borders Singapore (via land bridges) and Thailand, while East Malaysia on the northern part of Borneo island borders Brunei and Indonesia. The Federation of Malaya was formed in 1948 and gained independence from British sovereignty in 1957. Malaysia was formed as a new Federation in 1963, bringing in the states of Singapore (temporarily until 1965), Sarawak and Sabah.

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Cambodia

Cambodia - Context and Land Governance

Land lies at the center of debates about Cambodia’s socio-economic development. Despite urbanization tendencies, agriculture remains the main source of income for over three quarter of the population. For farmers in the fertile lowlands, private land ownership rights have enabled recovery of their livelihoods after decades of violent conflict. Meanwhile, the resource-rich uplands and border areas have been the site of large-scale land acquisitions for cash crop production and extractive industries.

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Issues

Indigenous & Community Land Rights

Indigenous & Community Land Rights recounted

With secure land tenure, Indigenous Peoples and local communities can realize human rights, achieve economic growth, protect the environment, and maintain cultural integrity. For centuries, Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) have used, managed and depended on collectively-held land for food supplies, cultural and spiritual traditions, and other livelihood needs. Historically governed through customary tenure systems rooted in community norms and practices that often go back centuries, governments often consider such community land as vacant, idle, or state-owned property. Statutory recognition and protection of indigenous and community land rights continues to be a major challenge.

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Urban Tenure

Urban tenure recounted...

With the expansion of cities and urban infrastructure comes a growing need to better understand the relationship between people and land in urban and peri-urban areas.

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Rolling back social and environmental safeguards in the name of COVID-19

18 February 2021

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United States

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Global

Organizers:

Forest Peoples Programme

Land Portal Foundation

The Tenure Facility

Don’t forget the smallholder! Finding inclusivity in land investments

25 February 2021

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Asia

This webinar takes place in the frame of the County Insights initiative and marks the launch of Land Portal's new country portfolios for Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The aim is to unpack the topic of Responsible Agricultural Investment through experiences from these countries, while marking out tenure security risks for smallholders and the rural poor. In particular, the discussion will highlight new aims towards equitable and sustainable practices for land user and investor, comparing positive case examples, and challenges to promote inclusive measures.

Organizers:

Land Portal Foundation

Open Data training on access to information and land

24 February 2021

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Online

United States

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Global

Masterclass 10 (16:30-18:00)

Organizers:

Land Portal Foundation

Events

FIG Working Week 2021

21 June 2021 to 25 June 2021

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Online

Netherlands

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Global

The fact that the Working Week has been transformed to take place virtually brings in new opportunities. This special e-Working Week will be accessible from all over the world, allowing the whole FIG Community with over 250.000 members from 120 countries to join in the event.

Organizers:

International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)

CCSI Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture 2021

15 June 2021 to 25 June 2021

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Virtual event

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Global

Date: June 15-25, 2021

Location: Online

The Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) is pleased to announce that applications are now open for the 2021 Executive Training on Sustainable Investments in Agriculture.

Don’t forget the smallholder! Finding inclusivity in land investments

25 February 2021

Location

Online

XX

Asia

This webinar takes place in the frame of the County Insights initiative and marks the launch of Land Portal's new country portfolios for Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The aim is to unpack the topic of Responsible Agricultural Investment through experiences from these countries, while marking out tenure security risks for smallholders and the rural poor. In particular, the discussion will highlight new aims towards equitable and sustainable practices for land user and investor, comparing positive case examples, and challenges to promote inclusive measures.

Organizers:

Land Portal Foundation

Data

Prindex - Global Property Rights Index - 2019/2020

Prindex stands for the Global Property Rights Index, an indicator of citizens' perceptions of the security of land and property rights.

World Bank - Gender Indicators

The Gender Data Portal is the World Bank Group’s comprehensive source for the latest sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics covering demography, education, health, access to economic opportunities, public life and decision-making, and agency. Moreover, they contain information about land ownership by sex.

Commodities (Global Forest Watch)

Global Forest Watch (GFW) is an online platform with map viewer which provides data closely related to global forest land. Hence, many data sets thematically overlap with the ones of interest to the land governance sector. The data set “Commodities” is a compilation of data related to concessions and usage rights for private initiatives. The data is not yet complete and only shows for a number of countries, depending on the selected layer.

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Rolling back social and environmental safeguards in the time of COVID-19

Reports & Research

February 2021

Global

This crucial report demonstrates how states and other actors are using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to roll back social and environmental safeguards. In doing so, they are eroding the rights of indigenous peoples in the five most tropically forested countries of the world

The role of open data in fighting land corruption

Reports & Research

January 2021

Global

The rapid progress in digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) comes with both fresh opportunities and new challenges for different sectors and actors adopting the new solutions that become available over time.

The State of Land Information in South Africa

Reports & Research

November 2020

Southern Africa

What is the state of land information in South Africa? Is there really a lack of land data to support decisions and to improve land governance? This was the point of departure that a team of specialists grappled with to uncover the many different sources of land data and information available in South Africa.

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