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María, mensajera de lucha y dignidad mapuce

Reports & Research
July, 2016
Argentina

La familia mapuce de María del Carmen Puel vive ancestralmente en su territorio y desde el año 2000, se constituyen, junto a otras cuatro familias, como comunidad “Plácido Puel”, luchando por defender su territorio de las amenazas de las inversiones inmobiliarias ligadas al turismo, que pretenden quitarles sus tierras

Manam Resettlement Authority Act 2016 (No. 2 of 2016).

Legislation
June, 2016
Papua New Guinea

This Act establishes the Manam Resettlement Authority, defines its duties and powers and provides with respect to its administration and operation. The Authority shall be a body corporate and shall identify and acquire land for the resettlement of displaced persons in Manam Island. and shall be instrumental in aid and resettlement of people affected by disaster in Manam. The Department of Provincial and Local-level Government Affairs shall monitor the performance of the Authority.

Ley Nº 20.930 – Establece el derecho real de conservación medioambiental.

Legislation
June, 2016
Chile

La presente Ley establece el marco jurídico que reconoce y regula el derecho real de conservación medioambiental. Se trata de un derecho real que faculta a su titular a conservar el patrimonio ambiental de un predio o de ciertos atributos o funciones de éste. Este derecho se constituye en forma libre y voluntaria por el propietario del predio en beneficio de una persona natural o jurídica determinada. La facultad de conservar se ejercerá de conformidad a las normas establecidas en esta Ley y en el contrato constitutivo.

Regional Law 924-OZ amending Regional Law No. 667-OZ “On some issues related to turnover of agricultural land”.

Legislation
May, 2016
Russia

Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Leaseholder of a plot of agricultural land pertaining to public or municipal ownership shall have the right of purchase of such plot of land in ownership in case the right of lease originates from conversion of permanent (open-ended) tenancy or life-long hereditary possession of such plot of land to lease, at the cost equal to 15 percent of its cadastre value”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 667-OZ “On some issues related to turnover of agricultural land”. (2015-03-18)

Regional Law No. 38-ZO amending Regional Law No. 54-ZO “On turnover of agricultural land”.

Legislation
May, 2016
Russia

Article 3 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Maximum land area allotted out of stock of agricultural land, pertaining to public or municipal ownership, to citizens for farming on condition of tenancy or ownership free of charge shall be 50 ha”.

Amends: Regional Law No. 54-ZO “On turnover of agricultural land”. (2014-04-10)

Comunidad de Cerro Norte

Reports & Research
May, 2016
Colombia

El barrio de Cerro Norte constituye un territorio para muchos de sus habitantes, geográficamente ubicado en la frontera donde se acaba lo urbano y empieza lo rural, Cerro Norte ha sido un espacio forjado al calor de conflictos y luchas por el acceso a la tierra, a los servicios, al agua y a la soberanía alimentaria.

Law No. 1067-VIII amending Law No. 973-IV on farming.

Legislation
March, 2016
Ukraine

Article 1 shall be amended to add the following wording: “Farming shall be considered entrepreneurial activity performed by natural persons in the sphere of production of agricultural commodities, processing and trade thereof, with a view of generating income, on plots of land transferred thereto in ownership, tenancy and lease for farming and production of agricultural commodities, individual peasant farming, in accordance with the provisions of acting legislation”.