Cutting a total land of 3,325.28 ha Khsatre Borei village of Santrer commune in Phnom Kravine district of Pursat province: 12.06 ha from Phnom Aoral Wildlife Sanctuary; 1,528.57 ha from economic land concession of Pheapimex; and 1,784.65 ha from 2002 Forest Cover; and Reclassifying 2,690.51 ha as state private land for granting donation of ownership to 878 families; Reserving 634.77 ha as state public land; and Granting rights to 2,741 private land parcels, 1 pagoda land, and 65 public land parcels.

Cutting a total land of 1,718.32 ha in Bomnok village of Cheutom commune in Kra Kor district of Pursat province: 415.91 ha from Phnom Aoral Wildlife Sanctuary; 1,275.68 ha from economic land concession of Pheapimex; and 26.73 ha from 2002 Forest Cover; Reclassifying 1,450.17 ha as state private land for granting donation of ownership to 844 families; Reserving 268.15 ha as state public land; and Granting rights to 981 private land parcels, 1 pagoda land, and 25 public land parcels.

Cutting a total land of 2,639.6049 ha in Chey Senar village of Tarken commune in Chouk district of Kampot province: 2,608.6347 ha from 2002 Forest Cover, and 30.9702 ha from ELC of Camtree Corporation; Reclassifying 2,338.1353 ha as state private land for granting donation of ownership to 831 families; and Reserving 301.4696 ha as state public land.

Cutting 453.62 ha in Cheuteal Chrum village of O Svay commune in Trapaeng Prasat district of Uddor Meanchey province: 302.46 ha from Kulen-Prumtep Wildlife Sanctuary, and 151.16 ha from ELC of Khun Sea Import Export; Reclassifying 440.46 ha as state private land for donating to 37 families; Reserving 13.16 ha for physical infrastructure development; and Granting ownership to 57 private land parcels.

This policy brief aims to inform policy and current practices governing land expropriation in Rwanda drawing on recent research carried out by the LAND Project. The brief elaborates on the legal framework and procedures guiding expropriation and on reported practice based on information gathered from primary and secondary sources. It then proposes measures that would potentially strengthen implementation of expropriation exercises countrywide.

28 May 2014

GRAIN | La Vía Campesina

For immediate release

News, views and experiences of policy makers, practitioners, academics and communities on making rangelands more secure.

Enhanced transparency, accountability, and government or donor responsiveness to people needs are imperative to achieve better and more sustainable development results on the ground. The rapid spread of new technologies is transforming the daily lives of millions of poor people around the world and has the potential to be a real game changer for development.

Forest Peoples Programme and the Amerindian Peoples Association are pleased to announce the publication of a new special report:

Edited by Kate Dooley and Tom Griffiths

Authors: Oda Almås (FPP), Lawrence Anselmo (APA), Laura George (APA), Tom Griffiths (FPP), Solveig Firing Lunde (RFN) and Jean La Rose (APA)

May 2014

ISBN 978-0-9544252-8-9

Cities' development matters to
Pakistan. It is central to economic growth, job creation and
quality of life. This is also one of the core themes in the
2011 Government of Pakistan Framework for Economic Growth
(FEG). This paper explores the conditions for
growth-enhancing spatial change in Pakistan s cities.
Cities' development matters to Pakistan. Two strands of
analysis are developed. First, it reviews the performance

Cutting 5,650.33 ha in Thnal Kaeng village of Trapaeng Prasat commune in Trapaeng Prasat district of Uddor Meanchey province: 2,667.07 ha from ELC of Nature Plantation, 1,332.95 ha from ELC of Best Royal, 866.72 ha from ELC of Tay Ninh Siem Reap Aphivath Caoutchouc, and 783.59 ha from Kulen-Prumtep Wildlife Sanctuary; Reclassifying 5,260.58 ha as state private land for donating to 1,086 families; Reserving 389.75 ha as state public land; and Granting ownership to 1,551 private land parcels and 1 public land parcel.