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CAMBODIA: Housewives-gone-activists oppose forced evictions in Phnom Penh
(WNN) Phnom Penh, CAMBODIA, EASTERN ASIA: As Phnom Penh, Cambodia continues to be gripped by the forced eviction crisis, protests supporting the release of the most outspoken person in the ‘stop evictions’ movement in Cambodia also continue. Many of the protesters are women who have suffered personally the effects of losing a home that their family has lived in for decades.
Scotland: Will they deliver? The six commissioners proposed to advance land reform
By: Michael Gray
Date: November 11th 2016
Source: Common Space
Scottish Government proposes team to take forward land reform aims
THE FIRST COMMISSIONERS to Scotland’s land agency to tackle centuries of land inequalities in the country have been proposed by the Scottish Government.
Global food is a common good that must be made available to all people
Call for Expression of Interest- LEGEND State of the Debate report
The DFID-funded LEGEND (Land: Enhancing Governance for Economic Development) programme is commissioning a State of the Debate report on "Promoting More Inclusive Business Models in Agriculture". The LEGEND Core Land Support Team (CLST) is looking to contract one or more experts to prepare this paper. Please find attached the TORs for this paper.
Eyebrows raised over arrest warrant for missing land-rights campaigner
By: Pratch Rujivanarom
Date: May 7th 2016
Source: The Nation
A WARRANT was issued this week for the arrest of a missing activist for allegedly hunting in a national park, but his wife insists that her husband did not engage in such activity.
Tanzania Struggles to End Clashes Between Farmers and Herders
Opportunity: Internship on Land Rights at Oxfam-Novib Academy
The Oxfam Novib Academy is looking for a student passionate about creating social change through worldwide campaigns. Ideally, the student should have knowledge on land rights and / or mobilisation strategies. The internship will last 4-6 months for at least 3 days a week. Start Date: 5th of September
Support to Land Rights Now: A Global Call to Action on Indigenous and community land rights
Putting People on the Map: the Land Tenure Data Challenge and Global Forest Watch
Satellites provide a wealth of information about our planet’s resources. NASA’s Landsat satellite, for example, produces images that can be analyzed by complex algorithms to calculate areas of forest loss with greater precision than ever before. These advances allow Global Forest Watch to create an unprecedented picture of how forests are changing around the world.
Painting a new picture of development
Date: June 17 2016
Source: IIED
Can the Sustainable Development Goals trigger a new approach to development in the world's Least Developed Countries? A dialogue event explored the potential.