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Displaying 1661 - 1670 of 2403Uganda: Gertrude Njuba - New Law Must Stop Court-Aided Land Grabbing
By: Siraje Lubwama
Date: August 31st 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Observer
Capt Gertrude Njuba, the head of the State House Land department, wants the proposed amendments to the Land Act to include strict provisions that make it extremely difficult for courts of law and land agents to aid land grabbing.
Bitland is revolutionising African land registry in partnership with CCEDK
By: Ian Allison
Date: August 31st 2016
Source: International Business Times
Blockchain-based Bitland is looking to address the unregistered land issue in West Africa.
Liberia’s Land Law Could Protect Forests, People and the Climate
By: Gaurav Madan
Date: August 31st 2016
Source: Motherboard
Depending on the season, the journey to Rivercess County requires either bumping along dirt paths or navigating endless stretches of mud. In the heart of Liberia the dense tropical forests, some of the last intact in West Africa, are omnipresent.
Indonesia has the Fastest Urbanization Growth in Asia
By: Leo Jegho
Date: August 31st 2016
Source: Global Indonesian Voices
With urban growth averaging 4.4 percent annually, it is predicted that 68 percent of Indonesia’s population will live in cities over the coming 10 years.
Jakarta, GIVnews.com – Indonesia’s total population is currently about 255 million people, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS).
Ghana: ‘Regularise size of land companies can acquire’
By: Seth J. Bokpe
Date: August 31st 2016
Source: Graphic.com
Ghana needs to regulate and limit the size of land companies can acquire for any purposes, including real estate and agriculture.
This was the view of participants in a workshop to disseminate the findings of a research on large-scale land acquisition and its impact on women in Africa.
Obama urged to press Laos on human rights at regional summit
By: Alisa Tang
Date: August 31st 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Activists have called on U.S. President Barack Obama to press Laos on its human rights record on issues such as illegal land concessions and forced evictions, when he visits the Communist country next week.
Linking land governance and food security in Africa
As part of a F&BKP knowledge agenda on land governance and food security, LANDac organisedthree country-specific learning trajectories on land governance and food security in Uganda, Ghana and Ethiopia. This reflection paper brings together the main findings and outcomes to provide policy recommendations for improved land governance and food security in Africa.
Insecure Land Rights in Brazil: Consequences for Rural Areas and Challenges for Improvement
Brazil lags behind much of the world in taking advantage of an important driver of economic growth: secure land rights. In 2015, Brazil ranked 64th on the International Property Rights Index (IPRI). It ranked even lower, at 95th, for secure property rights on the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Competitive Index.
When property rights are secure, the nation’s lands can be managed, improved, or protected to their fullest potential. This could unlock new economic opportunities, develop markets more fully, and improve the use of the country’s resources.
Climate Policy Initiative
CPI’s mission is to help nations grow while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. This is a complex challenge in which policy plays a crucial role.
