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FAO release five new country profiles in the Gender and Land Rights Database
The Gender and Land Rights Database was launched by FAO in 2010 to highlight the major social, economic, political and cultural factors that influence the enforcement of women's land rights across countries, in all regions. Produced in consultation with national statistics authorities, universities, civil society organizations and other sources worldwide, the Database provides a practical tool for policy and decision-makers, development practitioners, programme designers, researchers and activists who work directly on land-related issues.
Opportunity: GLTN is seeking two Land Experts
The Global Land Tool Network is seeking two LAND EXPERTS.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Unit Leader of the GLTN, the Land Expert will be expected to undertake the following duties and responsibilities:
Myanmar: Conflict and powerful companies stoke land disputes in Kachin
By: Thin Lei Win Myanmar Now
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: Mizzima
La Laung Daung Nan vividly remembers the last day of April 2015.
Chinese women, marriage laws and property rights
The reform of marriage laws disposses the chinese women of their rights to property, including land rights. An analysis and some examples. To read more click below.
Give indigenous people land rights or fail on deforestation pledges, governors told
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: September 1st 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
RIO DE JANEIRO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Countries will be unable to meet their climate change pledges unless they secure land rights for people living in the world's tropical forests, indigenous leaders told an international conference of regional governors meeting in Mexico.
Bridging the GAP: The Habitat III strategy ‘is an agenda affecting grass-roots people’
By: Greg Scruggs
Date: September 15th 2016
Source: Citiscope
Community groups want to show next month’s conference that answers begin at the bottom, not at the top.
Myanmar: Dawei locals, CSOs raise concerns over violation of human rights
By: Khine Kyaw
Date: March 10th 2016
Source: The Nation / Myanmar Eleven
CIVIL SOCIETY organisations (CSOs) and local residents living near the Dawei Special Economic Zone (SEZ) have called for action from the Japanese, Myanmar and Thai governments to tackle human rights violations before allowing the project to resume.
East Africa: Urban Housing Crisis, a Huge Investment Opportunity
All five countries in the East African Community (EAC) are living with huge urban housing deficits that need to be sorted as soon as possible. It's a problem for urban planners and governments yet at the same time, presents huge investment opportunities for property developers.If investors grab the opportunity, banks will sell mortgage products, but government intervention is needed in the form of public-private partnerships to make this possible.
How Technology is Helping Farmers in Ghana
By: Danica Lo
Date: September 23rd 2016
Source: Food and Wine
Crowdsourcing and contracts help smallholder farmers in Ghana and Kenya.
'Losing our land like losing our lives', Brazil activist tells World Bank
By: Chris Arsenault
Date: March 16th 2016
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Investors describe it as one of the last frontiers for major agricultural expansion - a vast area in Brazil's poor northeast that the government is eager to open up to investors hoping to set up big new soy farms and cattle ranches.