One-third of China's land protected under ecological 'red line' scheme
Remote work and new visas have made it easier than ever to buy a home in Bali — if you can find land and beat out the other expats who all want in
- Expat demand for homes in Bali, Indonesia, is spiking.
- The spike is driven by the rise of remote work, a new second-home visa, and skyrocketing rents.
- "The last 18 months — I've never seen it been busier in Bali," said Nathan Ryan, the founder of Bali Realty.
Main photo: Pantai Berawa beach in Canggu, North Kuta in Bali, Indonesia
Presidente venezolano aprueba Comisión Nacional de Tierras
El Gobierno Bolivariano ha entregado 12 millones 591.300 hectáreas de terreno a través de su política de Ley de Tierra.
El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, aprobó este miércoles la creación de la Comisión Nacional de Tierras (CNT), en calidad de ente consultivo y participativo, para profundizar la política de regularización de la tenencia de tierras con vocación agrícola.
Sierra Leone passes globally unprecedented legislation related to climate and the environment
Freetown, August 8, 2022 – Sierra Leone’s Parliament has passed two groundbreaking bills that transform communities’ ability to protect their land rights and the environment. The new legislation serves as a model for the rest of the world.
Passed by unanimous votes, the Customary Land Rights and National Land Commission Acts will, among other things:
Working policy for registration of government lands issued
The Ministry of Land Management, Cooperatives, and Poverty Alleviation has issued the "Working Policy on Registration, Use, and Leasing of Government Land, 2022" to systematise the record-keeping of government lands.
As per the working policy published in the Nepal Gazette last week, the land revenue offices concerned shall register all unregistered government lands in the name of the Government of Nepal.
Such lands include all the lands used by the Government of Nepal, provincial governments or local levels and their entities, but which have yet to be registered.
VP wants embargo on foreign estate development
Report sums up wealth of Sri Lanka’s biodiversity — and the threats it faces
- A new report identifies the main threats to biodiversity in Sri Lanka — river diversion, habitat loss, pollution, invasive species, overexploitation, and climate change — as well as updates the catalog of the island’s wealth of plant and animal life.
- The 6th National Report to the Convention on Biological Diversity is the most comprehensive analysis yet of the country’s biodiversity, with more than 100 experts from different fields contributing to the effort.
- It identifies five protected area clusters and recommends systematic interventions to li
10th Anniversary of VGGT
10 years ago today, on 11 May 2012, the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) endorsed its Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security
Public-private Agriculture 4.0 greenhouse deal struck
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on January 21 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three companies geared towards the production of a minimum of 400 tonnes of additional vegetables per year to supply the domestic market and ship abroad.
The signatory companies of the MoU, entitled “Agriculture 4.0 and Greenhouse Cooperation: Transforming Farmers to Agropreneurs”, were listed in a post on agriculture minister Veng Sakhon’s Facebook page as Agri-Sambathkhmer Co Ltd, PLMP Venture Capital Co Ltd and ISBP Group-Sun Business Investment Globe Co Ltd.