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PRIndex – the global indicator on citizens' perceptions of property rights launching expanded coverage in 2018

11 December 2017

Global

PRIndex will collect data from 36 countries in 2018 to help citizens secure their rights to homes and land.

Property Rights Would Stop the Favelas from Burning

30 November 2017

Brazil

We all know the first and most basic lesson of economics: incentives matter. This is surely why, as a new investigation by The Guardian has revealed, fires in the favelas of Sao Paolo are happening where land values are greater.

Forced Evictions, Rights Abuses of Maasai People in Tanzania

28 August 2017

Tanzania

ROME, Aug 28 2017 (IPS) - Indigenous Maasai people in Loliondo region,Tanzania have been facing new cases of forced evictions and human rights violations, a major international organisation supporting indigenous peoples’ struggle for human rights and self-determination warned.

Blogs

Full Rights for All: USAID Works with the Government of Liberia and its Partners to Address Gender Dimensions in Land Governance

17 April 2018

Authors:

Dr. Justine N. UVUZA

Izatta Nagbe

Liberia

Addressing gender disparities in the context of land reforms is not easy. Effectively addressing gender issues takes time and effort, which can sometimes make it more expensive in the initial stages of a project or program. However, evidence shows that integrating gender throughout land reform interventions not only increases benefits for women, but strengthens the intervention overall. Meaningfully including gender into land reform approaches often requires a change in behavior among decision-makers and program participants that, in some cases, may take years, even decades.

The Interface between Surface and Sub-Surface Rights in the Artisanal Mining Sector in West and Central Africa

17 April 2018

Authors:

Dr. Catherine Picard

Dr. Mark Freudenberger

Central African Republic

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Western Africa

Ivory Coast

The artisanal mining sector in West and Central Africa is a rapidly expanding economic force employing millions of young people, often those who are the most vulnerable. Numerous ancillary informal economies are associated with the export of what are commonly known as “conflict minerals” such as diamonds, gold and coltan. Women grow crops and process food for the labor force of young men digging deep into the ground to pull out the ore and precious metals and stones.

Tajikistan’s Path to Prosperity Depends on Creating an Accessible, Equitable Market for Land

17 April 2018

Authors:

Berkeley Hirsch

Tajikistan

Tajikistan is on the cusp of achieving its vision of a fully-functional market that allows land-use rights to be bought and sold. The transition from a post-Soviet system of regulation and control to market-based principles represents the culmination of over a decade of donor-supported commitment and effort to unlock significant economic growth potential in Tajikistan and support the country’s transition away from donor assistance.

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Discussions

Women's Land Rights in India and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Closed

30 October 2017 to 10 November 2017

Facilitators:

Sejal Dave

Pranab Choudhury

India

Global

This online discussion aims to facilitate inclusive exchange of opinion and information on the state of land rights of women in India, the legal, institutional framework and socio-cultural factors affecting women’s equitable land tenure rights, good practices/innovations around women’s land tenure rights by Government/NGO and challenges and opportunities towards realization of gender equitable land tenure by 2030. It will analyze the status of data availability and accessibility around women land rights in India with available information from different sources along with an assessment of

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Events

Webinar: Her Land Her Story | Strengthening Women's Land Rights

20 April 2018

Location

Online

United States

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US

Global

The Land Portal Foundation, the Cadasta Foundation, the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Thematic Network on Good Governance of Extractive and Land Resources will co-host an interactive webinar to highlight the critical links between securing women’s land rights and promoting sustainable development. The webinar will feature selected stories from the Her Land Her Story campaign.

Organizations:

Land Portal Foundation

United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment

Cadasta Foundation

How open data on land and property rights can improve global food security and nutrition

19 April 2018

Location

Online

United States

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US

Global

Please register for our upcoming webinar on “How open data on land and property rights can improve global food security and nutrition”

Date: Apr 19, 2018 4:00 PM CEST
Register here: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3331496432886332417

Organizations:

Land Portal Foundation

Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU

GODAN

Webinar: Property Rights Media Barometer and Narrative Analysis

10 April 2018

Location

Online

United States

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US

Global

Strong narratives and widespread media coverage are essential for elevating an issue onto the world stage. Global challenges that grab headlines and galvanize audiences are the ones that reach stakeholders, influence policymakers, and inspire change. Property rights is not a topic that has traditionally garnered high profile media coverage or policy interest. How can we change that?

Organizations:

Omidyar Network

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Library

Innovations in Land Tenure Systems and Land Titling (Cross-Cutting)

Reports & Research

February 2018

South Africa

During its transition from racial apartheid to democracy in 1994, South Africa’s government announced it would strengthen the tenure rights of the estimated 16 million citizens who lived on communal land. By 2012, however, the government’s own reports concluded that the country had made little progress in the area of communal tenure reform.

Reflections on Future Challenges to Housing, Land and Property Restitution for Syrian Refugees

Policy Papers & Briefs

January 2017

Syrian Arab Republic

NRC interviewed 580 Syrian refugee households in Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq to assess their potential Housing, Land and Property (HLP) claims inside Syria if they were to return home.

Unmasking Land Grabbing in Ghana; Restoring Livelihoods; Paving Way for Sustainable Development Goals

Journal Articles & Books

December 2016

Ghana

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Organizations

CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action (CAPRi)

The Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRi) is one of several inter-center initiatives of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)created to foster research and promote collaboration on institutional aspects of natural resource management between CGIAR research centers, national agricultural research institutions, and other sources. Its Secretariat is hosted by the Environment and Production Technology Division of the International Foo

DAI

Private sector

Mission

DAI’s mission is to make a lasting difference in the world by helping people improve their lives. We envision a world in which communities and societies become more prosperous, fairer and better governed, safer, healthier, and environmentally more sustainable.

Land Tenure and Property Rights

HLH Group Unlimited

Private sector

HLH was founded in Singapore since 1988, from a sole proprietorship providing construction services, it has become a regional property developer and producer of raw and processed agricultural products. It has been listed on the mainboard of Singapore Stock Exchange since 21 June 2000.

The Group operates two core business segments: Property Development and Agriculture.

Omidyar Network (ON)

Philanthropic foundation

Omidyar Network is a philanthropic investment firm dedicated to harnessing the power of markets to create opportunity for people to improve their lives.

Resource Equity

Non-profit organization

Resource Equity works to advance women’s rights to land and natural resources in order to promote women’s economic and social empowerment, and to reduce poverty while promoting lasting and equitable global development.

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