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Hundreds of Ede families in Vietnam demonstrate to demand land from forestry company
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…
Huge victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights
26 May 2022
PRESS RELEASES | 26 MAY 2017 Minority Rights Group International (MRG) wholeheartedly applauds an historic judgment from the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights in Arusha today in favour of the Ogiek community of Kenya. Following an eight-year legal battle, the Court found that the Kenyan…

10th Anniversary of VGGT
11 May 2022
10 years ago today, on 11 May 2012, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security – the CFS VGGT. The CFS VGGT promote legitimate land tenure rights…
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Projecting development through tourism: Patrimonial land governance in Indonesian Geoparks
30 June 2022
This presentation introduces the role of patrimonial governance in capitalizing on constructed geo heritage landscapes in Indonesia. More specifically, the role this particular system of governance plays in commodifying geology through the creation of a geopark to meet nationally defined tourism…

3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum
26 May 2021
Home Agenda Speakers Voices REGISTER! State of Land in the Mekong Region Land tenure in Mekong forest landscapes: advancing the recognition of customary rights and responsible investment practices Online 26-27 May 2021 Recent global disruptions…