13 March 2017
A major task of Zimbabwe’s new Land Commission will be to undertake periodic audits of land and its use nationwide. This is a tricky technical and political challenge.
A major task of Zimbabwe’s new Land Commission will be to undertake periodic audits of land and its use nationwide. This is a
1 March 2017
By: M Rahmat Ulhaz
Date: 28 February 2017
Source: Mongabay
KALAODI, Indonesia — August through September is clove harvest season here in this corner of the Maluku Islands. The scent of clove flowers pierces the air over the winding, precipitous roads that lead to Kalaodi.
20 February 2017
By: Bethanie Harriman
Date: 20 February 2017
Source: emtv
Over 200 Settlers in Saraga were evicted today by Police acting on a court order.
A Papua New Guinean company has a business lease over the land, obtained in 2014.
Settlers allege the land was obtained in a questionable manner.
20 February 2017
By:KHUON NARIM AND ZSOMBOR PETER
Date: 20 February 2017
Source: The Cambodia Daily
The government has indefinitely put off plans for a hydropower dam in Koh Kong province’s Areng valley in favor of expanding an existing coal-fired power plant, though conservationists worry that a planned
20 January 2017
Date: 20 January 2017
Source: FAO
FAO Director-General calls for better water management and improved access for small farmers
27 October 2014
More than 1 million hectares of forest terrain and land leased by private companies has been put under government control since Prime Minister Hun Sen initiated a moratorium on new economic land concessions (ELCs) in May 2012, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has
By: Andrew Essein
Date: November 14th 2016
Source: Leadership Nigeria
Via The Independent
By: Ronald Musoke
New World Bank report warns Uganda over errant, archaic land management system.
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By: Shaliza Hassanali
Date: March 8th 2016
Source: Guardian Trinidad and Tobago
In the last eight months, hundreds of squatters have encroached on State lands in the Sangre Grande and Point Fortin areas.
The land grabbing in these two districts has now become a major concern.
By: Lean Alfred Santos
Date: April 19th 2016
Source: DEVEX
By: LBO
Date: September 23rd 2016
Source: Lanka Business Online
Sep 23, 2016 (LBO) – Sustainable city development will need to entail alternative housing for urban poor as they are service providers for city dwellers, industrial hub and the ports while also looking at affordability for the middle
By: David Lumu
Date: November 10th 2016
Source: New Vision Uganda
Key among the solutions is reforming the land laws in the country to provide escape routes for Government in case land owners refuse compensation