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Will land bills solve Kenya's squatter problem?
By PETER NGILA and JOHN MUCHANGI
Date: March 14th 2016
Source: The Star
Are the land bills being discussed in Parliament going to stop forced resettlement, grabbing and other land-related injustices?
The Indonesian National Committee on Family Farming approves its action plan for 2016
Representatives of farming organisations, NGOs and the public research agency met in January 2016 in the Bina Desa offices in Jakarta.
"The New Urban Agenda will pay for itself"
By: Joan Clos
Date: March 14th 2016
Source: Citiscope
It’s time to emphasize implementation, the head of the Habitat III conference says.
Uganda: Oil - Bunyoro Demands Support for Women
By: Francis Mugerwa
Date: March 14th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / The Monitor
Hoima — Bunyoro Kitara Kingdom has asked government to initiate affirmative action programmes for women whose livelihoods have been disrupted by oil exploration activities in the oil-rich Albertine Grabben.
The Impact Of China's New Urbanization Plan Could Be Huge
By: Wade Shepard
Date: March 14th 2016
Source: Forbes
Last year, I was giving a talk about China’s urbanization drive and new city building movement at a literary festival in Suzhou when a member of the audience asked a very astute question:
“What is China going to do with these cities once they are all built?”
“Tear them down and build them again,” I responded.
South Africa: Search for common ground in land-reform debate
By: Brian Whittaker
Date: March 15th 2016
Source: Business Day Live
WHAT is the courageous conversation we are not yet having with the unknown future — the world that lies over the horizon, but has not yet been fully articulated? The poet, David Whyte, wants to know.
Poverty, child marriage, violence decline when women own land: World Bank
Date: March 13th 2016
Source: DNA India
Can land rights for women drive down child marriage and domestic violence?
"Yes and more", says an international group of land and property rights specialists who are due in Washington this week to discuss how improved land management can reduce global poverty and foster development.
Philippines: Conservation area in Rizal threatened by land grabbing?
Date: March 12th 2016
Source: Rappler.com
The Masungi Georeserve accuses the police and local government of working with land grabbers
MANILA, Philippines – There was an exchange of accusations between the Tanay Municipal Government and Masungi Georeserve over alleged land grabbing operations.
Both sides claimed there were attempts to occupy a contested section near the Masungi Georeserve.
Latin America Can Slash Poverty with Property Rights
By: Moisés Rendón
Date: March 13th 2016
Source: Panam Post
Respect for Private Property Marks the Difference between Poverty and Prosperity
In 1763, immigrants to the North American colonies had more secure property rights than a native-born Venezuelan does in the 21st century.