Traditional authorities in Zambia complain that the government does not consult them when land is allocated for investment projects, while communities say chiefs are neglecting their interests. Jesinta Kunda of Zambia Land Alliance says more clarity is needed on the role of traditional authorities, in law and practice, to ensure large-scale investments in agriculture, mining and other sectors are governed better – particularly in light of the rising demand for critical minerals found in Zambia. She urges the government, traditional leaders and citizens to seize the opportunities presented by current legal reforms in Zambia to create change.

En un seminario web que invitó a la reflexión, moderado por Nolundi Luwaya, director del Centro de Investigación sobre Tierras y Responsabilidad de la Universidad de Ciudad del Cabo, expertos de toda África se reunieron para desentrañar las complejidades del papel de las autoridades tradicionales en la gobernanza de las inversiones basadas en la tierra. Este evento sacó a la luz los desafíos y estrategias únicos empleados por las autoridades tradicionales en la gestión de inversiones basadas en tierras.

Chad is at the verge of an emerging land tenure crisis. As observed in many countries in Africa, formal and customary tenure systems overlap. Customary tenure systems, that generally prevail in rural areas, differ from region to region, with each its own needs and practices. Land conflicts are abundant, caused by degradation and transformation of land surfaces caused by climate change, as well as land investments by domestic investors with disputed legitimacy.

Blogpost sobre el libro "Power, Knowledge, Land - Contested Ontologies of Land and Its Governance in Africa (link is external)" 2022 de Laura A. German. University of Michigan Press.

Por Linda Engström, Investigadora, División de Desarrollo Rural, Universidad Sueca de Ciencias Agrícolas, Suecia.   

1) Prof. Ngana, why did you launch this training unit on land issues at the University of Bangui? What needs does the training meet?

It was NELGA that motivated us. I am the Focal Point for NELGA in the Central African Republic. As part of the implementation of its structure in Central African universities, NELGA had launched a survey to revise the curriculum of land governance.

Durante el Foro Mundial de Datos 2023 de la ONU en Hangzhou, China, tuve la oportunidad de participar en el Barómetro Global de Datos para medir el estado de los datos para el bien público y el logro de los ODS, que la Fundación Land Portal organizó junto con la Open Government Partnership (OGP), la Open Contracting Partnership y Open Data Watch (ODW).  

Forests around the world play a major role in curbing or contributing to climate change. Standing, healthy forests sequester more atmospheric carbon than they emit and act as a carbon sink; degraded and deforested areas release stored carbon and are a carbon source.

El suscrito diputado suplente del Parlamento Centro Americano (PARLACEN) indígena perteneciente al pueblo Mayangna en Nicaragua, por este medio expreso mi más consternación e indignación por la inseguridad que vivimos los pueblos indígenas en nuestras propias tierras ancestrales, ante constante ola de migración e invasión de las tierras colectivas por parte de foráneos provenientes desde distintas partes de Nicaragua. Desde el dia 08 de marzo del año 2022, se encuentra desaparecido el señor Salomon Lopez Smit originario de la comunidad Pansuhwas territorio Sauni Arungka.