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3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum 2021

3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum

26 May 2021 to 27 May 2021

Location

Online
Laos
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LA
South-Eastern Asia
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Land & Investments
COVID-19
forest law
customary law
forestry
community forestry
forest conservation
conflicts
land investments
responsible investment
land conflicts
land tenure
common rights
customary land rights
collective ownership
customary tenure
tenure security
perception of tenure security
smallholders

Organizers: 
Mekong Region Land Governance
Land Portal Foundation
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Land Equity International
Groupe de Recherches et d'Echanges Technologiques
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Open Data Services

Company Contract: (Open) Data Services

10 February 2021
Global
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
land information systems
cadastres
cadastral maps
geographical information systems
cadastral register
land surveying
land cover mapping
land use mapping
open access (land)
open data

Job Opportunity: Country Research & Engagement Consultants

2 April 2021
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Iraq
Jordan
Lebanon
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
Land & Investments
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Socio-Economic & Institutional Context
gender equity
land law
land classification
deforestation
urban land
land acquisitions
land investments
customary land rights

The Land Portal Foundation seeks six dynamic and highly motivated regional consultants to conduct research about the land governance context in specific countries, as well as, to develop partnerships and to communicate land information. These are part-time (5 days a month) for a 12-month period,  with the possibility of renewal based on performance and depending on funding availability.

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Interview- It’s official: Indigenous Peoples are guardians of their forests, with Latin America leading the way

15 April 2021
Latin America and the Caribbean
Forest Tenure
deforestation
indigenous lands
community land rights
indigenous peoples

Worldwide, Indigenous Peoples are stewards over vast tracts of vital forest lands, but often without proper legal protections. Now a new landmark report has shown conclusively that when Indigenous Peoples have secure tenure over the forests they live in, deforestation and other forms of environmental degradation are at the very least tempered, if not halted altogether.

5 Lessons for Securing Women’s Collective Land Rights

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