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[21/05/2013] Discussion en ligne sur le pluralisme juridique à Madagascar (bientôt en ligne!)
Madagascar et le pluralisme juridique : peut-on concilier droit statutaire et droit coutumier pour promouvoir les droits fonciers des femmes ? Discussion en ligne, 3-14 juin 2013 ...
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[21/05/2013] Online Discussion on Legal Pluralism in Madagascar (coming soon!)
Legal pluralism in Madagascar: can customary and statutory law be reconciled to promote women’s land rights? Online discussion, 3-14 June 2013  Introduction   Launched in...
[05/12/2012] Is right to land for shelter a human right? - open until December 21st
One of the unique aspects of the National Land Reform Agenda currently being pursued by the Central Government of India (viz Ministries of Rural Development and Tribal Affairs) is the right to land...
[25/06/2012] How can pro-poor sustainable land tenure be secured? A discussion on communal vs. individual land rights.
This discussion will be running in three separate languages. Feel free to comment in Français or Español depending on preference. Dear all, I would like to invite...
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[25/02/2012] How can women’s land rights be secured? ILC-IFAD-FAO Side event at CSW56
Thursday, 1 March 2012, 11.30-12.45 pm, Conference Room A (NLB) United Nations Headquarters, New York (USA) The panel will share experiences on how to implement policies and...
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[26/05/2013] Bushmen face imminent eviction for ‘wildlife corridor’
“The Bushman community at Ranyane has allegedly been told by the local government that trucks will arrive on Monday to remove them from land they have inhabited for generations. Their houses...
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[24/05/2013] “What is a House without Food?” Mozambique’s Coal Mining Boom and Resettlements
” The Mozambican government’s speed in approving mining licenses and inviting billions of dollars in investment has outstripped the creation of adequate safeguards to protect directly affected...
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[23/05/2013] L'évolution des conflits fonciers au Liberia
“Selon des ONG environnementales, comme les Amis de la Terre au Liberia, les autorités locales et les propriétaires terriens ont vendu plus de 1,5 million d’acres (607 028 d’...
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[23/05/2013] VI Conferencia Internacional de la Vía Campesina/ VI International Conference La Vía Campesina/ VIème Conférence Internationale de La Vía Campesina
“Cerca de 500 Campesinas y campesinos, miembros de más de 150 organizaciones provenientes de 70 países de todo el mundo, se convocarán del 6 al 13 de junio en Yakarta, Indonesia, para celebrar...
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[23/05/2013] Un Arduo Camino - Cómo la Amazonía peruana y sus pueblos se ven amenazados por el incumplimiento de la ley y los intereses creados que defienden la carretera de Purús
“La Amazonía peruana ocupa el cuarto lugar en la lista de los países con mayor superficie de bosques tropicales del mundo1, y es una de las pocas regiones en las que más del 50% de la cobertura...
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