Mozambique
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4 March 2021
Secure land and resource rights are critical for household wellbeing and livelihoods in many developing countries, where land is the principal asset for the rural poor. Despite women’s vital role in food production, they are less likely than men to own and control land. Forty percent of the world’s…
A New Hope ()
15 October 2020
This is the story of how dozens of communities in Mozambique are mapping and documenting their own land rights. "A New Hope" is the winner of the Land Portal's Second Data Story Contest, and is authored by the team at Terra Firma Mozambique.
13 May 2020
Foto: Nuno Ibra Remane/Flickr
A falta de acesso à posse de terra urbana é uma das possíveis causas da expansão e formação das chamadas favelas, presentes nas grandes metrópoles do Sul Global. As favelas geralmente estão localizadas em zonas de risco, tais como em morros ou nas beiras de canais…
12 July 2019
Our sugar is made from sugarcane. And sugarcane is not planted in trees or in the air, it’s planted in the ground, in the soil, on land. It’s the bedrock of our investment.
—Illovo Land Champion
As the above quote illustrates, land has always been an essential element of business for Illovo Sugar…
2 July 2019
In recent years, numerous companies have made commitments to better recognize and respect land rights throughout their supply chains. Although making such commitments is a critical first step towards achieving more responsible investments, many companies still struggle with how to practically…
7 June 2019
In the past decade, significant international attention focused on “land grabs” in developing countries by companies and others hungry for land to grow food and procure resources for the world’s growing population. Tens of millions of acres of land in Africa, Asia, and Latin America were acquired…
28 May 2019
This story was submitted as part of our recent Data Stories Contest and was the recipient of the first prize. The original story can be found here.
23 May 2019
The loss of public records and personal documents following the disaster, is already having a tremendous impact on recovery efforts
Tropical Cyclone Idai made landfall in Beira, the second largest city in Mozambique on March 14, 2019. The cyclone is considered one of the worst disasters to…
13 May 2019
Por Vijay Prashad*
Quando o falecido artista sul-africano Tito Zungu quis retratar o mundo do trabalhador migrante, ele escolheu um envelope. Era por meio de cartas esporádicas que o migrante poderia ficar em contato com a família – cartas ditadas a escritores profissionais de um lugar eram lidas…
18 November 2018
A destruição de casas no quarteirão 24, do bairro Eduardo Mondlane na cidade de Pemba poderá retomar na próxima terça-feira, caso os proprietários não apresentem propostas concretas para a solução do problema.
A informação foi confirmada por Felisberto Uthui, Advogado de uma das partes envolvidas…
26 October 2018
By focusing on four critical aspects of land rights, businesses can not only manage risks, but also do a great deal of global good while strengthening their bottom lines.
In 2004, the Newmont Mining Corporation hired me to investigate human rights accusations facing its gold mine operation in…
25 October 2018
Date: 22 octobre 2018
Source: Farmlandgrab, Infoguerre
Par: Pauline Flury
Le projet ProSavana est lancé en 2010 pour développer une zone d’agriculture intensive au Mozambique en partenariat avec le Brésil et le Japon. Une mobilisation internationale des associations de la société civile a conduit à…