Land, Law and Chiefs in Rural South Africa analyses contestations of power and control over land through the lens of local case studies in the densely settled former African ‘homelands’ or Bantustans.
Sustainable land governance requires that all members of a community, both women and men, have equal rights and say in decisions that affect their collectively-held lands. Unfortunately, women around the world have less land ownership and weaker land rights than men – but this can change, and this report shows ways how that can be done.
La gobernanza sostenible de la tierra requiere que todos los miembros de una comunidad, tanto mujeres como hombres, tengan los mismos derechos y voz en las decisiones que afectan a sus tierras de propiedad colectiva.
This report titled Land in India: Issues and Debates is part of an initiative under the aegis of India Land & Development Conference (ILDC) which has a long-term objective of bringing out an annual Status of Land in India volume.
Translation of the Customary
The climate crisis demands urgent action, yet we live in a politically polarized and paralyzed world. As governments and other actors struggle over climate change, our environment is irreversibly changing.
Reflexiones del informe anual sobre acceso a la tierra y territorio en sudamérica 2018[1]
Oscar Bazoberry Chali, sociólogo, coordinador general Instituto para el Desarrollo Rural de Sudamérica - IPDRS
Ruth Bautista Durán, socióloga, investigadora Instituto para el Desarrollo Rural de Sudamérica - IPDRS
“- Pero entonces, ¿qué somos? ¿Se sabe cómo y cuándo dejamos de ser indios? ¿Cómo fue,cómo sucede? / ¡Será que no nos han visto!” (Tersita Franzl Moreno, Techi1, 2011)
The Community Land Act of 2016 provides a legal basis for protection, recognition and registration of community lands andhas provisions for management and administration of the land by the communities themselves. However, implementation of the act has been slower than anticipated. This is despite the current heightened investment interests in community lands for mega development projects.
É importante destacar incialmente que não é possível compreender o processo de resistência em Casa Nova sem compreender a rede de resistência que se formou na Zona da Mata Mineira contra um conjunto de empreendimentos que ameaçava as comunidades ribeirinhas na época.
