A growing body of research suggests that rather than serving as a boon for development, major fuel discoveries tend to spawn corruption and economic instability in countries that lack strong financial institutions and legal systems. More recent research suggests that these effects are not only reserved for the period after governments receive windfalls from fossil fuels. In what’s called the “presource curse,” the anticipation of oil and gas revenues may engender corruption and lead governments to prematurely restructure their economies and pile on debt.

Luanda, 4 out (Prensa Latina) As ocupações ilegais de terras no sul de Angola ameaçam hoje a sobrevivência de várias espécies de flora e fauna no Parque Nacional da Mupa, advertiu o especialista Tchingungo Contreira.

This was revealed by president Hage Geingob on Friday while delivering his speech at the inaugural session of the Botswana-Namibia bi-national commission in Gaborone, Botswana.

Geingob said Namibia continues to make good progress in cross-border trade.

Land tenure security is the protection people can have from the state that their land parcels will not be bullied away from them by vested interests through unfair evictions. 

It is the opposite of land tenure insecurity.

In Namibia the Affirmative Repositioning Movement’s chief activist, Job Amupanda, has urged members of parliament to do something useful for their people by passing a bill prohibiting foreign nationals from owning land in Namibia.

In bilateral negotiations  which are reported to have disregarded international participation rights based both in treaties and customary international law, both the German and Namibian governments have been accused of  “seeking forgiv

In 2014, the Kavango region was divided into two regions – East and West. At the time, the Namibian government, during president Hifikepunye Pohamba's tenure, justified the move saying the region was too large and dividing it would enhance service delivery. This remains to be seen: Kavango West remains the most rural and one of the poorest regions in Namibia.

Alors que le Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) et ses soutiens célèbrent leur journée internationale, le « FSC Friday », le vendredi 24 septembre prochain, FSC réaffirme son soutien aux initiatives internationales contre le changement climatique et souligne la contribution importante de la sylviculture responsable dans ce domaine.

La Fundación Land Portal y la Carta de Datos Abiertos (Open Data Charter) tienen la intención de implementar la Guía Open Up para la Gobernanza de la Tierra en el período 2021 - 2024. Como parte de este proyecto, buscamos desarrollar informes del Estado de la Información sobre la Tierra (SOLI por su siglas en inglés) para 10-12 países de África y América Latina.