No such thing as a “clean concession” or
“idle land”...Insecure tenure represents a material
financial and reputational risk....Case analysis reveals drivers of tenure-
related conflict....Primary cause of dispute in agricultural
investment is rarely compensation...
IAN Risk...
IAN Diligence...The Tenure Facility...11
Links to Materials
Disputes
around agricultural investments
tend
to start early in project life...Implications for Shaping Effective Due
Diligence.

Source: Grain.org

Huit ans après la publication de son premier rapport sur l'accaparement des terres, qui a inscrit cette question à l'ordre du jour international, GRAIN publie un nouvel ensemble de données qui offre des précisions sur près de 500 cas d'accaparement des terres dans le monde entier.

Contains ‘land grabbing’ starts at home; the commodity slide; the land footprint of international economic treaties. Argues that systemic action is needed to strengthen local land rights and voices in land governance.

Land tenure rights and food security for all farmers in Burma has been described by Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation Tun Win as one of the top priorities of the National League for Democracy (NLD) government.

“Our government wishes to give back land to the rightful owners,” said Tun Win, referring to the smallholder farmers who still make up the bulk of Burma’s population. He was speaking to reporters from his office on Tuesday.

The land grabbing issue has produced a plethora of debates ranging from ethical conduct of land grabbing agents, specifically concerning displacement, to evidence for and against positive externalities such as technological spill-overs and construction of infrastructure. An underexplored topic is the valuation of agricultural land and the compensatory payments made to land users, distinct from land owners, for the loss of their source of food security.

... Namati offers this brief in the hope that Myanmar’s national reforms and the implementation of the country’s new National Land Use Policy can grow from the lived experience of ordinary Myanmar citizens. Namati and our partners assist farmers in Myanmar to claim their land rights through a community paralegal approach. Community paralegals are trained in relevant laws, community education, negotiation, and mediation skills to work with farmers to resolve a variety of land rights issues.

... In December 2015, representatives of governments, civil society organizations, Indigenous Peoples’ groups, and the private sector met in Paris for the 21st
Conference of Parties (COP 21) of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The aim of this meeting was to determine a global path forward that would limit the rise in global temperature to no more than 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels and allow countries to reach peak greenhouse gas emissions as soon
as possible.

On September 15, 2015, the World Bank announced US$600 million of financing for a new initiative in Ethiopia, Enhancing Shared Prosperity through Equitable Services (ESPES). Its purported aim, like its predecessor, the Promoting Basic Services (PBS) program, is expanding access to basic services such as water, education, and healthcare.

Según los autores, la paz territorial es un concepto que se oye mucho en los últimos meses en Colombia, de boca del Gobierno nacional y de su delegación de paz, que lo mencionan frecuentemente en sus discursos ante los medios de comunicación y en las visitas a las diferentes regiones del país. Por esa razón, hemos querido dedicar este artículo a hilar fino sobre qué implica y cuáles retos involucra su construcción formulando algunas reflexiones y cuatro interrogantes al respecto.

Hpapun (Mutraw) District

"This Situation Update describes events occurring in Dwe Lo Township, Hpapun District between August and October 2015, including forced labour, land confiscation, and livelihood issues.

- Soldiers from Tatmadaw Infantry Battalion (IB) #96 in Dwe Lo Township, forced villagers in A--- valley to transport their supplies and the only compensation the villagers were given was petrol.

Implication of Increasing Land Value on Land Tenure Security: Experiences from Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust, Uganda

Implication of Increasing Land Value on Land Tenure Security: Experiences from Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust, Uganda