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For Myanmar’s farmers, land rights still stuck in past
By Caitlin J Pierce
Date: December 22nd 2015
U Myint Tun was alone in his field in Sagaing Region when four officers pulled up in a military jeep with the bad news: His land now belonged to the government and he could no longer farm it. This was April 1996.
Mera Declaration of the Global Gathering of Women Pastoralists
We, the women pastoralists gathered in Mera, India, from November 21-26, 2010, representing 32 countries, have met to strengthen alliances and forward practical solutions to issues that affect us.
Angola: Land-Grabbing As a Path to Riches and Status in Angola
By: Maka Angola
Date: January 29th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com
ANALYSIS
Angolan investigative journalist and human rights defender Rafael Marques de Morais has submitted a complaint to the Office of the Attorney General about the behaviour of notorious Kwanza-Sul Governor, General Eusébio de Brito Teixeira, for illegal land-grabbing.
Namibia: N$30 billion to restore rangelands
By: New Era Staff Reporter
Date: February 8th 2016
Source: New Era
Windhoek - Namibia is to spend a staggering N$30 billion in real terms over the next 20 years in a drastic effort to restore its rangelands and alleviate bush encroachment.
New Report - The Land Security Agenda
South Africa: 50 Communities to challenge the Restitution of Land Rights Act
Date: February 15th 2016
Source: SABC
Civil Society will head to the Constitutional Court in Braamfontein to challenge the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act on Tuesday.
The Act re-opened the land restitution process for another five years.
50 communities will hold a night vigil at the Constitutional Court to voice their disapproval of the timing of the new process.
Paraguay's Federation for the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples (FAPI) releases statement on the current political and social situation in Paraguay
FAPI Statement on the current political and social situation in Paraguay
Following the dismissal of President Fernando Lugo through an abrupt and traumatic process for all of us, and given the present political situation in Paraguay, FAPI, a body that unites several indigenous peoples’ organisations of the western and eastern regions of the country, wishes to inform the national and international communities that:
Bank loans beyond reach of Zimbabweans without land
By: Andrew Mambondiyani
Date: 20 July 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The worst drought to hit Zimbabwe in two decades has left many rural areas in the grip of hunger.
The source of insecurity for both farmers and banks in Zimbabwe lies with section 72 of the 2013 constitution, which says the state can acquire land without prior notice.
Empowering Sustainable Investment Through Secure Land Tenure for Small Farmers
Empowering Sustainable Investment Through Secure Land Tenure for Small Farmers
High Level Panel at World Water Week 2012
Stockholm, August 27, 2012
Address by Dr. Madiodio Niasse, International Land Coalition Director
I appreciate the opportunity to take part in the High Level Panel on The Global Rush for Water and Land which is taking place on August 27th, 2012, at the opening day of the Stockholm World Water Week, which this year focuses on Water and Food Security.
Philippines: Basilan farmers acquire lands fought for 17 years
By: By John Unson
Date: March 2nd 2016
Source: Philstar.com
COTABATO CITY, Philippines – It was a tedious and expensive 17-year uphill struggle for land ownership they will never ever forget.
The 54 peasants who fought it out had finally been grouped Tuesday into a communal bloc, the Maloong-Canal Farmers Agrarian Reform Multi-Purpose Cooperative, as a positive aftermath of a battle stymied by lack of money and connections.