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Date: 30 december 2019
Source: Farmlandgrab, Museba Project
Rendez nos terres: l'histoire d'un accaparement au Cameroun
The Rangelands Initiative of the International Land Coalition (ILC) is drawing attention to rangelands and drylands at the highest levels, in order to find solutions to the challenges faced by local populations that live and work there, and to encourage appropriate investment including in securing land rights and good governance, building resilience to drought and other shocks or stresses, and increasing rangeland productivity.
Date: 18 décembre 2019
Source: Farmlandgrab, Grain
During the recent Conference on Land Policy in Africa, we had a chance to sit down and speak with Professor Howard Stein of the University of Michigan. Scroll below to read more.
1) Can you tell us a little bit about your research, work and background?
Date: 18 décembre 2019
Source: News Abidjan
Ousmane Coulibaly, Directeur Général du Guichet Unique du Foncier de Côte d’Ivoire, explique le renforcement de la valeur juridique des actes délivrés, en l’occurrence l’Arrêté de Concession Définitive (ACD).
Monsieur le Directeur Général, on parle de lenteur dans la délivrance de l’Arrêté de Concession Définitive (ACD). Qu’en est-il ?
Matito Leruso was born and raised in the herding community of Lengurma in Isiolo County. Communal grazing land has been central to her community’s livelihood, wellbeing, and identity for generations, but they have never had their legal rights to govern it recognized. None of Kenya’s thousands of pastoralist communities have. This changed in 2016, with the passage of the Community Land Act. Since then, Matito has joined other residents of Lengurma in working to understand, use and shape the new law to ensure that their community land rights are respected and upheld.
Date: 25 novembre 2019
Source: Farmlandgrab, HRW
L’insuffisance des mécanismes de contrôle aboutit à des atteintes aux droits des travailleurs et à l’environnement
Cosmas Milton Ochieng, an expert in natural resource governance and economic development in Africa, is the Director of the African Natural Resource Centre at the African Development Bank.
In collaboration with the African Union Commission and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the African Development Bank will host the 3rd Edition of the Conference on Land Policy in Africa in Abidjan from 25 to 29 November 2019.
In this interview, Ochieng shares key insights into why the conference matters for Africa.
The land sector is increasingly being cited as a corruption hub. Many countries across the globe are grappling with land-related corruption that dates to the colonial years and which have metamorphosed into historical injustices and continue to be a source of conflict and violation of basic human rights. Cases of land grabbing, compensation-less expropriation, gender-based discrimination in accessing and ownership of land and related resources, illegal mining deals, bribing to access land administration services among others are not new in the lands sector.
Date: 18 novembre 2019
Source: Inf'OGM
Par: Frédéric PRAT
L’autonomie paysanne a été l’un des thèmes choisis lors d’une réunion internationale autour des semences paysannes. Récit de débats parfois agités, toujours passionnants, pour identifier les freins à cette autonomie et partager des expériences pour tenter de l’atteindre.
(Photo de CPIE Bassin de Thau - Stand à Mèze pour "Sème ta Résistance")
