Un examen de quatre articles récents sur une question peu explorée : les raisons de l'échec des transactions foncières à grande échelle et ce que cela signifie pour les communautés et la société.
This blog was written by Anna Schreiber and originally posted through Land for Life at https://land-for-life.org/10-years-of-vggt-time-to-take-stock/
Article written by Hal Brands and originally published by Bloomberg at: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-16/china-s-land-grab-in-bhutan-is-the-new-face-of-war
(Photo: Buddha at the border. Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty Images)
The Pax Americana made outright invasions too risky, so autocrats are swallowing their neighbors one piece at a time.
The debate about compensation of former white farmers in Zimbabwe continues to rage. The compensation agreement signed in July agreed a total amount of US$3.5 billion to pay for ‘improvements’ to the land that was expropriated. After 20 years of discussion, this was a major step forward. However, there seem to be multiple positions on the agreement and little consensus, along with much misunderstanding. However, some things are happening, and a joint resource mobilisation committee has been established with technical support from the World Bank and others.
A la faveur d’un atelier de formation du réseau Wildaf/Feddaf-Bénin appuyé par la fondation Konrad-Adenauer à l’attention des acteurs de la gouvernance foncière en milieu rural, des participants venus des communes du département du Zou ont été entretenus sur les enjeux économiques d’un accès sécurisé des femmes à la terre. Nous vous rapportons 05 bonnes raisons pour ne plus empêcher les femmes d’accéder à la terre.
Par: Olivier Ribouis*
Source: africaguinee.com
Date: 21/08/2020
The land sector is increasingly being cited as a corruption hub. Many countries across the globe are grappling with land-related corruption that dates to the colonial years and which have metamorphosed into historical injustices and continue to be a source of conflict and violation of basic human rights. Cases of land grabbing, compensation-less expropriation, gender-based discrimination in accessing and ownership of land and related resources, illegal mining deals, bribing to access land administration services among others are not new in the lands sector.
Date: 11 juillet 2019
Source: L'Economiste
Par: Nadia Dref
Spéculation, cherté, difficulté d’accès aux terrains et au financement, manque de valorisation et d’entretien… Le foncier industriel est un des freins majeurs à l’investissement. Il favorise également le basculement vers l’informel. Une donne qui n’a pas changé depuis des années.
Access to justice is a key governance concern in developed and developing countries alike. Community legal workers aim to help poor or comparatively powerless people defend themselves against land grabs, obtain public services, and challenge corruption. Can this bottom-up approach counter powerful interests seeking to entrench their control? Can legal empowerment help respond to rising authoritarianism and repression of civil society?
