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[05/10/2012] Democratizing Governance on Land towards Enhanced Access of the Poor to Land and Common Property Resources: A review and perspective of issues discussed
Communiqué From October 2-3, 2012, 100 participants from 12 countries convened at the Imperial Garden Villa and Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia to discuss and build collective action on responsible land...
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[05/10/2012] 2012 Asia Land Forum Addresses Barriers to Land Governance
October 5, 2012, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – From October 2-3, 2012, 100 participants from 12 countries convened at the Imperial Garden Villa and Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia to discuss and build...
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[05/10/2012] Oxfam Briefing Paper ‘Our Land, Our Lives’
“In the past decade an area of land eight times the size of the UK has been sold off globally as land sales rapidly accelerate. This land could feed a billion people, equivalent to the number...
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[04/10/2012] Press release: Jan Satyagraha starts on its way to Delhi
[via Ekta Parishad] October 3, 2012-  On October 3rd, poor and marginalized communities of India started their 350 km walk from Gwalior to Delhi to demand their rights to land and livelihood...
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[04/10/2012] Democratizing Governance on Land towards Enhanced Access of the Poor to Land and Common Property Resources: A review and perspective of issues discussed
Three 2012 Asia Land Forum Objectives Identify challenges & opportunities on “land governance” Reflect on experiences & lessons in governance processes – communities, GOs, ...
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[04/10/2012] Land Reform Monitoring in Asia: a CSO Initiative
Land Watch Asia A regional campaign (since 2007) working for better access to and control of land of Asia’s rural poor through engagement with national governments and regional and global ...
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[04/10/2012] Land Administration Policy in Indonesia
The law relating to land in Indonesia is extraordinarily complex with an estimated 572 plus laws, regulations, and other documents relating to land and formal government processes. An order of...
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[04/10/2012] Investments in Agriculture and land governance (case study : Palm Oil in Indonesia)
Introduction Palms can be cultivated only in tropical areas of Asia, Africa and South America. Global demand for edible vegetable oils has grown strongly in recent decades and palm oil production...
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[04/10/2012] Land Management in Lao
Recently, the Lao government opened the door to foreign investment, mostly related to land use for tree plantations (rubber plantation), mining, hydropower etc., also known as state land concessions...
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[04/10/2012] Opportunities and Challenges for Enhancing CSO Engagement in Regional and International Processes
Preliminaries International Agreements and Treaties provide compelling persuasion to States Right of women, Indigenous Peoples, farmers, as well as the Right to Food, are recognized as...
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