By: Angela K. Evans
Date: February 12th 2016
Source: Boulder Weekly
Fighting deforestation in the Congo Basin by giving voice to indigenous people
“One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.”
Addressing land policy is critical for a world without hunger, for climate resilience and sustainable urbanization. Policy-makers’ awareness of the importance of land governance has grown over the last years.
By: Norbert Mao
Date: August 14th 2016
Source: Daily Monitor
OPINION
The long term effect of this pivotal legal amendment will be underdevelopment, not development.
Once again the contentious issue of compulsory land acquisitions is back on our agenda.
By: AGN Editor
Date: September 20th 2016
Source: All Ghana News
Accra, Sept. 20, GNA - The 2016 International Land Conference has started in Accra to enable participating countries deliberate on land policies and reforms and their impact on food security and poverty reduction in Africa.
By: Sulok Tawie
Date: October 25th 2016
Source: The Malay Mail Online
KUCHING, Oct 25 — Tan Sri Adenan Satem can prevent more deaths by establishing a Land Rights Commission to deal with disputes between natives and plantation companies, Sarawak PKR chairman Baru Bian said today.
By: Rina Chandran
Date: December 21st 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - India must pass a law granting women equal rights to land as men if the country is to ensure more food is grown for its more than 1 billion people and greater respect for
By: Elaine Zuckerman
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: The Guardian
Our study found life for women was worse, not better, after World Bank pipeline projects. A robust gender policy is vital
By: Eromosele Ebhomele
Date: April 22nd 2016
Source: The News Nigeria
A bill for a law to prohibit forceful entry and occupation of landed properties in Lagos state, western Nigeria is being planned for passage. The bill seeks to criminalise what has come to be known as land grabbing in the state
By: BellaNaija.com
Date: August 15th 2016
Source: Bella Naija
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed the Lagos State Properties Protection Law and the Lagos State Neighbourhood Safety Corps Law aimed at curbing the menace of land grabbing, and boosting the security of lives and
By: Anine Kilian
Date: September 27th 2016
Source: Engineering News
By: NT
Date: November 2nd 2016
Source: The Navhind Times
Beijing: China has initiated a new set of land reforms changing the 30-year-old system to permit transfer of land rights to individuals or conglomerates, a politically sensitive move as the Communist country embarked on urban expansion
By: Roseanna Cunningham
Date: January 4th 2017
Source: Scottish Housing News
Overall funding for land reform will be increased by £3.4 million in 2017, with the existing Scottish Land Fund budget maintained at £10m, the Scottish Government has announced.