News on Land

(Nairobi) – New satellite imagery shows extensive clearance of land used by indigenous groups to make way for state-run sugar plantations in Ethiopia’s Lower Omo Valley, Human Rights Watch and International Rivers said today.

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JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE

EUROPEAN SOIL DATA CENTRE (ESDAC)

Nairobi on 25 May 2016

 

New atlas illustrates global soil biodiversity and threats to soil organisms

Highland shooting estates are often coveted by foreign buyers.- - -With the escalation in tensions between Ukraine and Russia, the term “land grab” has never been far from the headlines since the annexation of Crimea a few weeks ago.

Date: 27 June 2016 

Source: iied

IIED is inviting proposals for original research that will contribute to understanding local markets in the context of urban humanitarian crisis and response. Closing date: 21 July, 2016

 

VietNamNet Bridge – Lack of land and few opportunities to work in non-farm jobs are pushing many ethnic families deeper into poverty.

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This was stated at an annual policy forum on ethnic development in mountainous areas.

The forum discussed the direction of poverty-reduction policies for the next five years.

It was co-chaired by the National Assembly's Ethnic Council and the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs, in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland and the United Nations in Viet Nam.

High interest rates and limited access to capital have meant substantial land purchases are now the preserve of a few producers in Brazil. Instead, much like in the U.S., most Brazilian farmers are looking to maximize productivity of the land they have.

Source:IIED

Hernando De Soto’s Op-ed in the Feb. 3rd Wall Street Journal rightly points out that “Egypt’s legal institutions fail the majority of the people. Due to burdensome, discriminatory and just plain bad laws…” Egyptians are marginalized and can’t operate and …
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Source: Landesa Center For Women's Land Rights

Friday, February 20, is the deadline to apply to Landesa’s Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professionals Program. Applicants must be professionals from India, China, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. 

 

By: Claudia Ciobanu

Date: 11 July 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

 

Residents ranging from fishermen and farmers to mayors and small business owners say water in the lake system of Wielkopolska region in western Poland is disappearing, drying out farmland and jeopardising the region's economic base in agriculture and tourism.