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Indigenous Communities Urge Action on Collective Land Titles
13 March 2023
Just 38 indigenous communities out of 455 have received communal land titles since the government first made them available in 2009, with indigenous activists and rights groups bemoaning the notoriously slow process.
In memory of Robin Palmer
1 March 2023
Robin Palmer passed away on Sunday 19 February. Robin was a pro-poor land activist who worked tirelessly as an academic and practitioner in the land rights sector for more than five decades.
Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act that ‘recreates the Bantustans’ heads to ConCourt
20 February 2023
In South Africa rural citizens argue that by signing the Traditional and Khoi-San Leadership Act, the President made the abusive actions of traditional leaders legal. However they have no issue with the fact that, at last, the law recognises Khoi and San leaders and communities.
Projects
Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest: Kenya
Durationaab: January 2010 - January 2014
Value: $490,000.00
Donors: United States Agency for International Development
The Enhancing Customary Justice Systems in the Mau Forest (Justice) Project piloted an approach for improving women’s access to customary justice, particularly related to women’s land rights, by enhancing the customary justice system in one target area. The work also resulted in a clearer understand
Geographic information for environment, climate change and EU integration (LAKI II)
Durationaab: 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
Moldova Cadastre System
Durationaab: January 2012 - December 2017
Value: $2,768,000.00
Donors: Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation
Property Registration system, coooperation with the national bureau for statistics
Public services for the real estate market and European integration
Durationaab: 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)
Durationaab: January 2013 - December 2019
Value: $6,800,000.00
Donors: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
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
CAR III - Environmental Land Registration (BMZ/KfW)
Durationaab: December 2016 - December 2022
Value: $12,300,000.00
Donors: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Establishment and standardization of environmental cadastres.
SETTLER ATTACK BURNS WILU AND LEAVES AT LEAST 7 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DEAD
13 March 2023
CALPI received information that the community of Wilú has been attacked by settlers on March 11, 2023 and that on March 10, 2023, three Mayangna community members and two children members of the Mískitu indigenous people were kidnapped; the kidnapped people were on their way from the community of…
Taking Data Back: Women’s Sovereignty over Land Data
30 March 2023
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”. The day aims to celebrate women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education. It will also explore the impact of the digital gender…
