This webinar took place on February 15th, 2024, under the title “Women’s Participation in Land Governance in the Mekong : Moving Beyond Quotas to Meaningful Inputs and Influence”. The webinar featured panelists from researchers to youth representatives. The webinar was jointly organized by the Land Portal Foundation and Mekong Region Land Governance (MRLG).
Este reportaje de Land Portal analiza el aumento de la producción de maíz en Tailandia y sus alrededores, y su relación con la cadena de valor avícola como ingrediente de los piensos.
Esta história de dados do Land Portal analisa o aumento da produção de milho na Tailândia e em seus arredores, e sua relação com uma cadeia de valor avícola como ingrediente na alimentação animal.
Ce reportage de Land Portal s'intéresse à l'augmentation de la production de maïs en Thaïlande et dans les environs, et à sa relation avec la chaîne de valeur de la volaille en tant qu'ingrédient de l'alimentation animale.
This Land Portal data story looks at the increase of maize production in and around Thailand, and its relation to a poultry value chain as an ingredient in animal feed.
Esta resenha discute o tema das microfinanças em relação à perda de terras. Daniel Hayward analisa três artigos sobre o assunto e acrescenta algumas considerações e perguntas conclusivas. Será que as microfinanças se transformaram apenas em outras formas de crédito rural, onde a margem de lucro supera todos os outros objetivos?
Ce Country Insights Digest aborde le sujet de la microfinance en relation avec la perte de terres. Daniel Hayward passe en revue trois articles sur le sujet et ajoute quelques réflexions et questions finales. La microfinance s'est-elle simplement transformée en d'autres formes de crédit rural, où la marge bénéficiaire l'emporte sur tout autre objectif ?
Este Boletín Perspectivas País (Country Insights Digest) analiza el tema de la microfinanciación en relación con la pérdida de tierras. Daniel Hayward revisa tres artículos sobre el tema y añade algunas reflexiones y preguntas finales. ¿Se ha desviado la microfinanciación hacia otras formas de crédito rural, en las que el margen de beneficio supera todo los demás?
This Country Insights Digest discusses the topic of microfinance in relation to land loss. Daniel Hayward reviews three articles on the topic and adds some concluding thoughts and questions. Has microfinance merely warped into other forms of rural credit, where the profit margin trumps all other aims?
Curating land information is part of our daily work in the Land Portal. It includes selecting, categorizing, and enriching information with analysis and/or additional data, graphic visualizations, etc. In times with so much information available to choose from, people are increasingly seeking sources that offer selections of high-quality knowledge and provide analysis that make sense of it. Understanding how partners in the land community are meeting this demand is a great source for us to improve our work of curating, and providing meaning to land data.
The effectiveness of sustainable land use governance can be undermined if local affected people perceive land-use policies as not reflecting social objectives, or as ‘unjust.’ To transform externally-conceived sustainability principles from the international level into on-the-ground practice, involves the interplay of various organizations and peoples from the government, civil society, and the private sector.
A recent paper explores a case study of a palm oil project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia, in which competing claims of recognition and land rights have led to conflict between transmigrants and indigenous Kutai people. The study offers evidence to understand the neglected perspective – and recognition – of migrants in situations of environmental injustice.
