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Land Matrix partnership launches second phase of its Global Observatory on large scale land acquisitions
Bern/Hamburg/Montpellier/Rome (10 June 2013) The Land Matrix partnership today launches the second phase of the Global Observatory on large scale land acquisitions. The Land Matrix Global Observatory is a tool that promotes transparency in land transactions and supports open data and open source communities focused on land deals. The thoroughly updated dataset allows tracking of large scale land acquisitions, from negotiation to implementation.
Land and Agrarian Rights Movement in Nepal, Campaign Update - Volume 34
The 34th Campaign Update on Land and Agrarian Rights Movements in Nepal, provided by the Community Self-reliance Center.
Preview of the new Observatory interface
June 19, 2013
We're working hard to finalize a user-friendly interface for the Land Observatory software, which users in at least five countries are eagerly awaiting.
Our anticipated release date for this will now be by mid-July, and we'll be contacting users to help us test it and get your feedback.
In the meantime, imagine being able to map land deals here:
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And being able to filter for data here
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Sólo el ocho por ciento de las mujeres rurales son dueñas de tierras en Honduras
Sólo el ocho por ciento de las mujeres rurales de Honduras, unas 176.000, son dueñas de la tierra, y el 65 por ciento viven en la pobreza, denunciaron hoy organizaciones de féminas, que exigieron al gobierno del país centroamericano igualdad de acceso a los recursos y oportunidades para ser más productivas.
En riesgo apicultura tradicional serrana por minería, alerta fundación europea
La Fundación europea “Slow Food” alertó sobre el riesgo en que se encuentra la apicultura tradicional de la Sierra Norte de Puebla por la concesión de sus recursos naturales para la explotación minera e hídrica, a través del folleto “El acaparamiento de tierras. Un baluarte mexicano bajo asedio”.
Land and Natural Resources Rights and Reforms in Sudan
Land rights are an essential human right, especially in a large country like Sudan, where the majority of the people gain their livelihood from the land. In addition violation of people's right land and natural resources by successive governments have been instrumental in the outbreak of wars and conflicts, so a comprehensive and far-reaching settlement of these issues is essential if Sudan is to achieve peace and sustainable human development.
Raising awareness of land rights necessary for rural Namibians
To-date, Namibia is one of the few African countries with a progressive legal and institutional framework governing natural resources and land. The Communal Land Reform Act 5 of 2002 (CLRA) defines the roles and responsibilities of the actors involved, from a national level to the regional/local level. The functions and powers of the Communal Land Boards (CLBs) and the Traditional Authorities (TAs) follow a system of checks and balances: TAs still have the primary power to allocate customary land rights.
Terres agricoles: un phénomène relié au rendement financier - Quebec
VENTE DE TERRES AGRICOLES. La rareté de la disponibilité de terres agricoles ralentit le phénomène de l'accaparement que l'on a connu ces dernières années au Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean. Cependant, le phénomène est toujours présent car les terres agricoles représentent un investissement présentant un fort rendement.
« Acquisition des terres agricoles: faits, enjeux et réflexions », tel était le sujet d'une conférence courue par plus de 165 personnes vendredi dernier.
D’ici 2020, 500.000 hectares de terres agricoles publiques seront loués au privé - Maroc
La nouvelle offre de location concerne 1.700 ha répartis sur 7 grands projets agricoles. L'ADA lance un appel d'offres pour la location de terres agricoles publiques portantsur 21 projets dans 10 régions du Maroc. Afin de drainer plus vite les investissements, les délais entre le lancement et la remise des fermes ont été réduits.
Finie l’époque où l’Etat louait ses terres agricoles par tranches de plusieurs dizaines demilliers d’hectares.
Samburu residents protest alleged land grabbing by a private developer - Kenya
Residents in Loosuk Samburu County held demonstrations over a piece of land stretching for one kilometer that they claim is being grabbed by a private investor. they claimed that the land is ancestral and they had inherited it rightfully pointing out that the private investor had bribed his way into owning the land. the residents further sent out a stern warning to the county government’s officials in charge of land that they will take matters into their own hands should the they fail to respond to their complaints.