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Hundreds of Ede families in Vietnam demonstrate to demand land from forestry company
1 June 2022
Main photo: A screenshot of a video of villagers in Lang village, Ea Pok town, Cu Mgar district in south-central Vietnam's Dak Lak province who have been proesting since mid-May to reclaim about 40 hectares of arable land from a forestry company. (Protesters' Facebook page). Hundreds of ethnic…
Huge victory for Kenya’s Ogiek as African Court sets major precedent for indigenous peoples’ land rights
26 May 2022
PRESS RELEASES | 26 MAY 2017 Minority Rights Group International (MRG) wholeheartedly applauds an historic judgment from the African Court of Human and Peoples Rights in Arusha today in favour of the Ogiek community of Kenya. Following an eight-year legal battle, the Court found that the Kenyan…
10th Anniversary of VGGT
11 May 2022
10 years ago today, on 11 May 2012, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security – the CFS VGGT. The CFS VGGT promote legitimate land tenure rights…
Projects
Land Governance Support Activity
Duration: January 2015 - January 2020
Value: $15,570,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The Land Governance Support Activity (LGSA) supports the establishment of more effective land governance systems, ready to implement comprehensive reforms to improve equitable access to land and security of tenure, so as to facilitate inclusive sustained growth and development, ensure peace and secu
Land Reform in Afghanistan
Duration: January 2011 - January 2014
Value: $41,800,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The Land Reform in Afghanistan (LARA) project seeks to develop a robust, enduring, and Afghan-owned and managed land market framework that encourages investment and productivity growth, resolves/mitigates land-based conflict, and builds confidence in the legitimacy of the Government of the Islamic R
ProParque: Honduras
Duration: January 2011 - January 2016
Value: $29,500,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The USAID ProParque team is helping Honduras develop sound management of its natural resources in a way that complements the country’s economic and social development. The project works with the Government of Honduras to strengthen the nation’s protected area management system, improve biodiversity
Geographic information for environment, climate change and EU integration (LAKI II)
Duration: January 2013 - April 2017
Value: $10,832,000.00
Donors: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
The project has the general objective of increasing the capacity of ANCPI in the implementation of the EU Directive on the harmonization and sharing of geographic information domestically and internationally and will be implemented in partnership with the Norwegian Mapping Authority and Registers Ic
Public services for the real estate market and European integration
Duration: January 2010 - December 2014
Value: $1,490,000.00
Donors: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Assistance with procurement of diverse hardware and software needed for establishing a modern National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
Capacity Building for Improvement in Land Administration and Procedures in Bosnia Herzegovina (CILAP)
Duration: January 2013 - December 2019
Value: $6,800,000.00
Donors: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA)
The “Capacity Building for Improvement of Land Administration and Procedures in Bosnia and Herzegovina” – CILAP project, is a long term project aimed to build capacity and transfer knowledge with the overall objective to increase the effectiveness and reliability of land administration processes in
Indigenous peoples and local communities can save our forests: but governments must put them on the map
21 March 2022
International Day of Forests: 21 March A new study, published ahead of the International Day of Forests, warns that the Amazon is now nearing its tipping point; its ability to recover from disruption, such as droughts or fires, is rapidly reducing, increasing the risk of dieback of the Amazon…
3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum
26 May 2021
Home Agenda Speakers Voices REGISTER! State of Land in the Mekong Region Land tenure in Mekong forest landscapes: advancing the recognition of customary rights and responsible investment practices Online 26-27 May 2021 Recent global disruptions…
