This publication is the product of the CSO Land Reform Monitoring Initiative, which was spearheaded by ANGOC and undertaken by Land Watch Asia members in seven countries, including Nepal.

The economies of many countries such as the Gulf and Southern African States are to a considerable extent sustained by financial flows from extraction of mineral resources and fossil fuels. The discovery of such fortunes, in sufficiently viable quantities, can be a significant national blessing for effectively addressing development challenges.

This chapter addresses issues related to securing access and rights to resources, and gaining benefits from the resource within the context of one community-based initiative in the village of Ololosokwan in Tanzania.

In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council in accordance with Council resolution 13/4, the Special Rapporteur on the right to food discusses the threats to women's right to food, identifying the areas that demand the most urgent attention.

This report presents experiences discussed at a workshop on the use of collaborative business models in agricultural investments, which aimed to facilitate the exchange of experiences and lesson and to generate lessons from local initiatives to be fed into international processes.

A policy brief reviewing the important contribution of muncipal commonage to the livelihoods of poor househoods and proposing approaches to better utilise this resoource

RESUMO BARRETO, André. Judiciário, direito à terra e reforma agrária no Brasil: um estudo da posse e da propriedade a luz dos conflitos coletivos e dos tribunais. 126 p. Monografia Final de Curso Centro de Ciências Jurídicas/Faculdade de Direito do Recife, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, 2012.

The study reveals a lack of accountability and governance in managing biofuel investments in the country. As a result, biofuel investments have done little to alleviate poverty, empower villagers, and protect the environment.

Como una contribución a la seguridad alimentaria, el autor propone, a partir de una descripción técnica detallada, el desafío de entender y promover sistemas de producción tradicionalmente utilizados por las familias campesinas indígenas en Guatemala, que combinadas constituyen una perspectiva integral, en la cual se facilitan el cuidado mutuo entre las especies, la rotación de cultivos y el ma

A terra é um dos fundamentos da cultura e da própria existência dos povos indígenas. A terra é dotado de valor simbólico, além de ser uma propriedade. Por isso, é um símbolo da luta indígena de auto-preservação e auto-determinação. Você luta pela terra, além do espaço territorial em si. Ele simboliza a preservação da existência dos diferentes povos indígenas.

Large-scale land acquisitions by investors, which are often called ‘land grabs’ (see next section for de nition), can deprive rural women and communities of their livelihoods and land, increasing their food insecurity. This report argues that the current rise in land grabbing needs to be urgently addressed, and focuses

This work presents initial results of research into the complex relationships between the development of the land grabbing and agribusiness expansion in Brazil and Mozambique and their effects on the peasantry in both countries.