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Here’s how Cameroon can achieve land transparency

28 August 2018

Cameroon

Cameroon’s Code on transparency and good governance is finally here.

République Démocratique du Congo - Acquisitions foncières à grande échelle

4 July 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo

5.4 millions d’hectares de terres sont liés à des investisseurs étrangers. La superficie moyenne des terres conclues est 148 992 ha. La foresterie apporte le plus grand nombre de transactions et la plus grande taille sous contrat. La majorité des transactions conclues sont enregistrées bail, est valable pour une période de 25 ans.

Madagascar: the Tany group fights for the rights of locals, denounce land grabs

22 August 2017

Madagascar

(Ecofin Agency) - In an open letter sent to the president of Madagascar on August 17, the Tany group exposed its concerns about land grabbing by foreign investors in the country.

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Can Data Be a Tool in the Fight Against Corruption? Reflections on the Uganda National Land Information System

4 October 2019

Authors:

Lisette Mey

Stacey Zammit

William Kambugu

Uganda

Over the past few weeks, the Land Portal along with colleagues at Cadasta, have been hosting a three week online discussion (September 9-29) on the role of open land data in the fight against corruption. With over 100 contributions to the discussion and a variety of different perspectives, ranging from civil society to government representatives, we have received some valuable and thought-provoking content.

Enhancing Women's Land Rights in the Americas

1 October 2019

Authors:

Mr. Justin Loveland

Latin America and the Caribbean

Land distribution is an issue innately tied to inequality throughout the region of Latin America and the Caribbean, which is considered the most unequal region in the world. This inequality ranges from wealth disparity and political corruption to gender discrimination in labor practices and the exploitation of natural resources.

Opportunities and Limitations: New Data Sources and Tech in the Fight Against Corruption

31 August 2019

Authors:

Stacey Zammit

Global

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.

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Responsible Large Scale Investment in the Mekong: a Regional Workshop

15 November 2017 to 17 November 2017

Location

Lao Plaza Vientiane

Laos

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South-Eastern Asia

This Mekong region workshop will explore the challenges of large-scale agricultural investments to suggest solutions supportive of sustainable and pro-poor development, as well as economic growth. A set of recommendations will be produced.

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Mekong Land Research Forum: Annual country reviews 2018-19

Policy Papers & Briefs

February 2019

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land issues in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the field. Specialists have been selected from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to briefly answer the following two questions:

République Démocratique du Congo - Acquisitions foncières à grande échelle

Reports & Research

July 2018

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ce profil pays présente les données de la Land Matrix pour République Démocratique du Congo et inclut les acquisitions de terres à grande échellequi:

• consistent en des transferts du droit d’exploitation ou de contrôle des terres au moyen bail ou de la concession;

• couvrent des surfaces de 200 hectares ou plus;

• ont été initiées depuis l’année 2000;

New team to resolve dispute over online land transactions

Journal Articles & Books

May 2018

Kenya

A stalemate over activation of an online platform that may exclude lawyers from the multi-billion shilling land conveyancing business has been referred to a soon-to-be formed taskforce.

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Organizations

Open Land Contracts (OLC)

OpenLandContracts.org is an online repository of publicly available contracts for large-scale land, agriculture, and forestry projects. The repository includes the full text of contracts; plain language summaries (also referred to as "annotations") of each contract’s key social, environmental, human rights, fiscal, and operational terms; and tools for searching and comparing contracts.

Technical University of Kenya (TUK)

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- To be a top rated University of technology
Mission
- To provide technological education and training and to contribute towards the advancement of society through research and innovation
Motto
- Education and training for the real world
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