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New Publication: State of Land Information in Malawi

20 March 2023
Malawi
land administration
land governance
land use
land valuation
land tenure
open data

Land Portal Publishes New State of Land Information Report for Malawi

During the colonial era, data and information was largely treated as confidential in Malawi. According to Mambulasa (2016), many statutes in Malawi dating back to colonial times promote government secrecy and the withholding of public information. This has resulted in lingering land administration and management challenges. Land-related problems have been a constant feature of Malawian society, including the pre-colonial, colonial and post independence period starting in 1964.

Webinar Recap: Inclusive finance for land governance: A conversation with donors

5 March 2023
Global
land administration
land governance
land-based financing
open data

The Land Portal and Both Ends capped the popular Whose Land? webinar series with a final webinar on inclusive financing that drew over 300 participants on 2 March 2023. "Inclusive finance for land governance: A conversation with donors” featured donors from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, Both ENDS, Global Fund for Community Foundations, and Tenure Facility, as well as a diversity, equity, and inclusion expert. 

The green veins of our concrete cities

28 February 2023
Costa Rica
Urban Tenure
land governance
environment
biodiversity

It’s Saturday morning. Children, teens, homemakers, senior citizens and other residents have gathered, all ready to work for a common goal: to reclaim this green space for their community. The diverse group hatches their plans under an awning that protects them from the sun, the kind that warms your shoulders and the spirit. Their mission is clear. This land—which at first glance seems completely abandoned—deserves a second chance, and they are here to provide it. They put on gloves because of the risks involved, and get cracking.

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LANDac Conference 2023

LANDac Conference 2023

28 June 2023 to 30 June 2023

Location

Heidelberglaan 2
3584 CS Utrecht
Netherlands
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NL
Global
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land governance
food security
environment
climate change
natural resources
natural resources management
responsible investment
land rights
land rights activists

We are happy to announce the joint IOS-Fair Transitions-LANDac International Conference at the crossroads of the fair transitions and land governance debates in the context of climate change. The conference is structured around the joint challenge of finding ways to make transitions fair and inclusive, for human and non-human life.

Organizers: 
LANDac
FIG Congress 2023

FIG Working Week 2023

28 May 2023 to 1 June 2023

Location

Orlando , Florida
United States
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Florida US
Global
land administration
land information systems
cadastres
cadastral maps
geographical information systems
cadastral register
cadastral administration
land surveying
land governance
surveyors

When our global community unites, the energy is unstoppable. That’s why FIG and the local organisers, NSPS, are thrilled to invite you for the FIG Working Week 2023. Look forward to an exciting week-long conference that brings the international community of surveying and spatial professionals together to experience a mix of interesting technical sessions and workshops, a trade exhibition and a variety of side events and social functions. 

Organizers: 
International Federation of Surveyors (FIG)
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Recent blogs

Webinar recap: Taking Data Back Women's Sovereignty Over Land Data

31 March 2023
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
indigenous peoples' lands
Indigenous Peoples
women
open data

nder the umbrella of theLand Dialogues series, the first webinar of this year’s series “Taking Data Back: Women’s Sovereignty Over Land Data” took place on March 30th, 2023. The webinar drew in a little over 220 participants and featured panelists from Indigenous women leaders to programme officers.  The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the Ford Foundation and the Tenure Facility.  

The Maledu Judgment

Webinar recap: The Maledu judgment the power of tenure rights recognition

25 March 2023
Africa
South Africa
mining
community land rights
tenure security

Under the umbrella of the Advancing Land-based Investment Governance (ALIGN) series, the second webinar of the series “The Maledu Judgement: The power of tenure rights recognition” took place on March 22nd, 2023.  The webinar drew in a little over 230 participants and featured panelists from the private sector, members of mining-affected communities and practitioners.   The series is organized by a consortium of organizations, including the Land Portal Foundation, CCSI, IIED and Namati.  

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Recent news

Risk-informed water governance, a critical tool to avert hunger and conflict

23 March 2023
Global
Land & Food Security
water
water management
water rights

World leaders are currently coming together in New York from 22 – 24 March for the first water UN Water Conference in more than 40 years: their aim, to avert a global water crisis. But for farmers in Eastern Africa facing catastrophic food insecurity due to the sixth failed rainy season, or pastoralists who have lost over eleven million animals since drought started in 2020, the crisis is already here.

How a ‘Gold Mafia’ is looting Southern Africa, washing dirty cash

23 March 2023
Zimbabwe
Southern Africa
Land & Corruption
mining

Al Jazeera infiltrates large gold-smuggling rings and reveals a giant money laundering scheme in which  billions of dollars’ worth of gold is smuggled every month from Zimbabwe to Dubai, allowing criminals to whitewash dirty money through a web of shell companies, fake invoices and paid-off officials.

Pasar Tok Kenali in Kota Bharu was officially opened by Nga Kor Ming today

Priority for PPR projects given to states that provide land for free

19 March 2023
Malaysia
Land & Investments
land governance
infrastructure
land transactions
land transfers
land investments
government

Malaysian states that offer land in strategic locations for free or at a nominal premium rate will be given priority by the government in the construction of people’s housing projects

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