News on Land

By: Albertina Nakale
Date: September 6th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / New Era

Windhoek — Of the 5 231 individuals who benefitted from the resettlement programme since independence to date, 1 405 are female, while 2 039 are men.

The remaining 1 787 are classified as 'group resettlement'.

Director for land reform and resettlement in the Ministry of Land Reform Peter Nangolo said all landless Namibians that apply for resettlement are considered without gender discrimination.

 

In Asia, various legal instruments have been used to recognize indigenous peoples within the legal framework of State. States have recognized indigenous peoples through constitutional provision, special laws, and court decisions and/or through ratification or adoption of international instruments. However, legal recognition by states does not always guarantee the full range and enjoyment by indigenous peoples of their individual and collective rights as provided in international instruments such as the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Yemen has the highest poverty rates in the Middle East and North Africa and ranks among the most food insecure countries in the world. According to IFPRI research, 42 percent of the people live in poverty and one-third suffer from food insecurity. Fifty-eight percent of children are malnourished. To address these challenges, the Government of Yemen has adopted a National Food Security Strategy (NFSS) and a seven-point Action Plan for improving food security.

Type of Post:  News

Date: 19 September 2016

Source: KHMER TIMES

City Hall said villagers affected by the development project of the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district would have two months to claim the certificate of land policy before it would stop assuming responsibility for losses, according to a statement released yesterday.

MOMBASA: More than 20,000 public primary schools are yet to secure title deeds, the National Lands Commission (NLC) has announced.

Speaking in Mombasa during the annual primary head teachers’ conference Monday, NLC Chairman Muhammad Swazuri said only 4,000 out of the 30,000 public schools have title deeds, sparking fears of encroachment by developers.

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) are undertaking a gender mapping of agriculture in Africa in order to better underst

By: May Titthara

Date: September 27th 2016

Source: Khmer Times

Despite numerous laws and committees created to tackle deforestation and illegal logging in Cambodia, the timber trade has continued unabated.

 

Via Euractiv.com

By:  Georgi Gotev

SPECIAL REPORT/ In a wide-ranging exclusive interview, Agriculture Commissioner Phil Hogan shared his vision of how the EU and developing countries could greatly improve global food security togther, through innovation and sustainable farming practices.

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The International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) is currently looking for three candidates with a scientific background and experience in either anthropology, beha

By: Rina Chandran

Date: October 4th 2016

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian officials have been slow to implement a landmark law giving rights to forests to indigenous people because they view it as a handicap to development projects spurring expansion in the fast-growing economy, a land rights campaigner said.