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The land registry is a database comprised of property rights and interests. In theory, it is held within the land agency and should include records of ownership (also known as the title or deed) for all registered land parcels within a jurisdiction, be it at the municipal, county or national level.

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Latest news

Land fraud in Sri Lanka

7 November 2020

Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan morality - 40- 50% of land deeds, 20% of the birth, marriage and death certificates are reportedly forgeries; Will the President address this thieving?

People Centered Land Governance: Unlocking Opportunities for Agenda 2063

4 November 2020

Africa

We, the representatives of governments, intergovernmental bodies, think tanks and research bodies, civil society networks, and land experts gathered online for the 2020 Africa Land Forum, organized by the International Land Coalition-Africa (ILC Africa) in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) on the theme: Delivering o

The quest for secure property rights in Africa

15 September 2020

Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ethiopia

Rwanda

Tanzania

Uganda

South Africa

Ghana

Handing out title deeds is not enough

Blogs

Land Governance in Ethiopia in the Time of COVID-19

26 June 2020

Authors:

Dr. Ziade Hailu

Ethiopia

In countries like Ethiopia where around 80-85 percent of the population are engaged in agricultural activities, interruption of the land governance system due to the lockdown and social distancing is not only a public health concern but also food and nutrition security.

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Events

Second Arab Land Conference 2021

22 February 2021 to 24 February 2021

Location

Cairo

Egypt

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EG

Algeria

Egypt

Libya

Morocco

Sudan

Jordan

Palestine

Saudi Arabia

Syrian Arab Republic

United Arab Emirates

Yemen

The Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt is pleased to announce the Second Arab Land Conference to be organized under the patronage of the Egyptian Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities.

Organizers:

Global Land Tool Network

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

World Bank Group

Government of Egypt

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Land Administration, Land Governance Institutions, and COVID-19

Policy Papers & Briefs

August 2020

Global

In the six months since the coronavirus began its global spread, more than 15 million people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and more than 600,000 have perished, causing governments around the world to institute lockdowns and shut down businesses while entire industries have been devastated.

Sources of Land Information in South Africa and their Institutional Context

Reports & Research

June 2020

South Africa

Land Portal and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have collaborated on this project designed “…to uncover, democratize and improve the land data and information ecosystem in South Africa” (Land Portal Foundation, 2019). This is one of a number of State of Land Information (SoLI) projects in an international process covering a number of countries.

Land Registration of Titles at Stake

Conference Papers & Reports

November 2017

Malaysia

Registration of land title evidences an indefeasible ownership. However, many people have become victims of fraud. Due to the increase in fraud and the weaknesses of the registration system in the country, this study aims to provide solution to the problem.

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Organizations

Geographia Technica

Geographia Technica is a journal devoted to the publication of all papers on all aspects of the use of technical and quantitative methods in geographical research. It aims at presenting its readers with the latest developments in G.I.S technology, mathematical methods applicable to any field of geography, territorial micro-scalar and laboratory experiments, and the latest developments induced by the measurement techniques to the geographical research.

Survey Review

Survey Review (ISSN -0039-6265 (print); ISSN 1752-2706 (online) is an international journal which has been published since 1931, and in recent years under the auspices of the Commonwealth Association of Surveying and Land Economy (CASLE). It has been published continuously as a quarterly journal, bringing together a wide range of papers on research, theory, practice and management in land and engineering surveying. All papers are independently assessed by two referees and come from government, private industry and academic organisations world-wide.

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