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Latest news

One day land title transfer registration improves Malaysia's position in World Bank report

28 August 2020

Malaysia

One day land title transfer registration improves Malaysia’s position in World Bank’s ‘Doing Business’ report.

Has Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign been effective? China’s land transactions provide one answer

20 August 2020

China

(Main photo: a surveyor sits on a construction site in Ningbo, China, on April 26, 2020. Local governments have long offered firms connected to China’s political elite land sale discounts. Photo: Bloomberg)

Two arrested over land dispute that led to courtroom shootout

9 June 2020

Thailand

CHANTHABURI: A man and his son have been arrested for making false statements and embezzlement over a land dispute that led to last year’s multiple shooting in a Chanthaburi courtroom.

Officers from the Crime Suppression Division’s Hanuman special force on Tuesday morning executed a search warrant at a house in tambon Khlong Phlu of Khao Kitchakut district of this eastern province.

Blogs

Implementing land trust in Bangladesh

6 December 2020

Bangladesh

Blog by Monzur Hossain and Naoyuki Yoshino, reposted from the Financial Express, Bangladesh

Bangladesh is one of the most densely populated countries in the world but with a land-man ratio of 0.06 ha per person, it occupies the lowest rank. The increasing population begets an increasing demand for non-agricultural land which further contributes to an aberrant hike in land price. This obstructs investment opportunities and cuts down affordable housing facilities for the common people.

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.

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.

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Events

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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Library

Corruption Perceptions Index 2019

Reports & Research

January 2020

Global

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 reveals a staggering number of countries are showing little to no improvement in tackling corruption. Our analysis also suggests that reducing big money in politics and promoting inclusive political decision-making are essential to curb corruption.

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;

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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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