“This plot is not for sale” are the six words you will find, marked on a lot of properties and plots of land in Uganda. The words are meant to ward off quack land or property brokers and conmen. Most of the cases handled in courts in Uganda, and Kampala in particular, are fraud-related cases (like selling land while the true owners are away using counterfeit titles) and land transaction fraud (when fake land titles are obtained and sadly some officers in the land registry are involved).
Antes de sediar os prédios mais importantes de Brasília, a Esplanada dos Ministérios abrigava um campo aberto onde descendentes de escravos levavam bois para pastar. Eram moradores do Quilombo Mesquita, instalado na região desde o século 18 e que teve um papel importante – e pouco conhecido – na fundação da cidade.
Há exatamente um ano, a Prefeitura de São Paulo, em conjunto com a Polícia Militar do Estado, realizou uma ação violenta em um conjunto de quarteirões do bairro dos Campos Elísios, onde então se localizava um cenário de consumo e venda de drogas a céu aberto denominado pela imprensa, desde o final dos anos 1990, de “Cracolândia”.
After years of efforts, land rights are finally getting global attention. With several land-related indicators included in the Sustainable Development Goals, the land sector now has the unique opportunity to create an unprecedented momentum around land tenure issues and bring it to a higher level on the development agenda. Our goal is, of course, to contribute to the success of the SDGs, but also to be part of sustainable development in its real and practical sense!
In my experience living and working on land rights, I have identified eight land-related topics that need to be prioritized and urgently addressed in India. These must be addressed no only by government at both the national and especially the state level, but also by civil society, researchers, and donors.
Em apenas 40 anos, 2/3 do município de Sinop foram desmatados. Quem sofreu mais foram os índios os índios da região.