Por Eileen Guo

A demanda chinesa por jacarandá, mais contrabandeado que o marfim, chifres de rinoceronte e escamas de pangolim, está causando uma crise nas florestas da Guatemala.

Our online discussion “Open Land Data in the Fight Against Corruption” is well underway with many interesting contributions so far. We are discussing whether Open Data can be a key tool to increase transparency, support innovation and increase civic engagement, in the fight against corruption. One of the key questions which reverberates throughout the open data debate in the land sector, however, is how much transparency is too much?

Increasingly, governments and citizens in developing countries as well as development agencies are using information technology to improve governance, shape government-citizen relations, and reduce corruption. Despite this, we continue to be at the first phases of understanding how to best use these new data sources in anti-corruption work, as well as appreciating the challenges and limitations inherent in them.  

UNLIKELY PARTNERS: BLOCKCHAIN & LAND SURVEYING INDUSTRY

OUTLINE

I. Introduction to Blockchain Technology

II. Overview of the Surveying Industry

III. Surveying and Blockchain

IV. Types of Blockchains  

V. The Case for Blockchain in the Real Estate Industry

VI. Blockchain, Surveying, Land Registry and Cadastre 

VII. Blockchain Registry Integration Levels

VIII. The Future of Blockchain for Real Estate

IX. Conclusion

APPENDIX 

Glossary — Blockchain Terminology

Por Vijay Prashad*

Por Dra. María Luisa Acosta

“Há causas pelas quais vale a pena morrer, mas não valem a pena matar. Nicaragua unida, nunca será derrotada” Danny Ezequiel López Morales, 21 anos, morto por paramilitares no bairro indígena de Sutiaba, em 5 de julho de 2018.

“Estamos falando de terras que param de produzir arroz e feijão para atender aos interesses de fora do país”.(Arquivo/EBC)

Por Carlos M.Guedes de Guedes*