6 November 2019
BACKGROUND:
6 November 2019
BACKGROUND:
Improved performance on land policies, in terms of formulation and implementation, is required for IGAD to deliver on cooperation among Member States. IGAD through this project with the Swedish Embassy seeks to improve the performance of the land administration function in the IGAD
6 November 2019
BACKGROUND
5 November 2019
As advocates for women’s land rights, isn’t it time we support the establishment of land-rights-specific grievance mechanisms?
From farms to towns, women are a major provider of food and food security for their families, but women in half of the world still struggle to access their equal land and
4 November 2019
There are at least 362,450 landless indigenous people in the state and at least 40 lakh without land pattas
The Bhumi Adhikar Sangram Samiti, Assam, and the Guwahati Mati Pattakaran Sangram Samiti on Monday unanimously criticised the Assam government’s decision to adopt a new land policy which
1 November 2019
When members of the White Earth band of Ojibwe in Minnesota take out their canoes to harvest wild rice, they're gathering a source of nourishment and following a tradition that has connected them to the land for generations.
But to the White Earth people, manoomin isn't just a resource to be used
28 October 2019
South Africa embarked on a land reform process in 1994 to address the country’s tragic history of inequitable land distribution along racial lines. One of the aims of the process is to provide redress for people dispossessed of their rights in land as a result of racially discriminatory laws or
10 October 2019
Individuals from Indonesia and Liberia embroiled in land disputes with oil palm plantations have visited the Netherlands to call on the Dutch banks facilitating these companies’ operations to take action.
The companies in question are PT Astra Agro Lestari in Indonesia and Golden Veroleum Liberia,
9 October 2019
NAPLES - Organizations fighting for land rights from Italy, Palestine, Spain, Morocco, Moldova, Kosovo, Albania, Scotland and the Balkans will meet in Torrecuso, near Benevento, on October 10-12 for the annual assembly of the International Land Coalition (ILC).
The Regional Assembly gathers
4 October 2019
Protecting land from development provides numerous ecological and social benefits, but many people debate whether it hurts or helps local economies. Some worry that land protection will inhibit economic growth by restricting local resource use or building opportunities.
3 October 2019
About 7 miles outside of Albany, Ga., Shirley Sherrod stands on a dock overlooking a tranquil pond, Spanish moss-draped Bald Cypress trees reflecting on the still green water.
"They're resilient whether you're in a drought or whether you are in a flood. They last. And that's the way we feel we are
1 October 2019
Indonesia’s outgoing parliament has decided to hold off passing a slate of new bills, including on mining and on land reforms, that have been criticized as being pro-business and anti-environment.
The decision comes amid massive student-led protests across the country in response to the earlier