1 June 2022
Main photo: A screenshot of a video of villagers in Lang village, Ea Pok town, Cu Mgar district in south-central Vietnam's Dak Lak province who have been proesting since mid-May to reclaim about 40 hectares of arable land from a forestry company. (Protesters' Facebook page).
Hundreds of ethnic
26 May 2022
The polls have delivered a new chapter for the country, allowing attention to turn to other pressing problems.
After a 15-month delay in voting, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud became Somalia’s new president on 15 May. Political leaders had disagreed over the election process, including whether to conduct
23 May 2022
Main photo: the roots of mangrove trees are seen along a river in Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia, July 6, 2018
The roots of mangrove trees are seen along a river in Pitas, Sabah, Malaysia, July 6, 2018.[Reuters]
13 May 2022
Some local Tibetans say they are worried about Chinese soldiers in their area.
(Main photo: A view of Pangong Lake on the border with India and China, April 24, 2022.)
A bridge being built by China across Pangong Lake in a disputed section of northwest India could further inflame tensions between
12 May 2022
Main photo: Representative Image
5 May 2022
Mining in the former homelands in South Africa remains highly contested. At issue is the tendency of many mining companies to trample land rights, negotiate deals with elites to avoid securing informed consent while sowing division and conflict in poor rural communities.
25 March 2022
After almost six years, the Global Programme Responsible Land Policy completed its activities in Peru in late 2021. Thanks to the hard work of the ProTierras Comunales project team and partners, we can look back on interesting lessons learned and several good practices ready for replication (here
25 March 2022
The Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency (RVO) is looking for a program advisor in the team that manages the land governance support program LAND-at-scale. All applications should be submitted before April 1st. See the Dutch vacancy text below:
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14 March 2022
A small but determined group of activists made Nur-Sultan keep its promise.
Main photo: An oasis in the “concrete jungle.” (courtesy Bauyrzhan Sadiev)Residents of Nur-Sultan who rallied to defend a patch of designated parkland from high-rise developments have scored a victory, setting a rare
24 February 2022
The new law is a tool for Beijing to further expand its sovereignty into its neighbors’ domains.
A new Land Border Law, which China adopted amid heightened tensions with its neighbors, has raised concerns over its implications for border disputes.
17 February 2022
The Indonesian government’s decision to revoke permits for plantation firms to operate in forest areas could lead to lawsuits filed by the companies, environmental law experts say.
The permits were rescinded at the start of the year, not because of any environmental violations, but rather because
14 February 2022
CSEP researchers studied 714 land conflicts in India to find that beyond being ‘influenced’ or ‘sensationalised’, there are objective reasons that decide media coverage.
Photo: Land in New Delhi. (Representational Image) | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint