The 2011 Asia Land Forum and Regional Assembly

More than 60 participants from over a dozen countries participated in the 2011 Asia Land Forum, organized by ILC Asia in collaboration with Asian NGO Coalition for Agrarian Reform and Rural Development, Community Self-Reliance Centre, and the Government of Nepal, on 20 to 21 October 2011 at the Soaltee Crowne Plaza in Kathmandu, Nepal. This year’s focus was inspired by the 2011 SAARC Summit theme, Building Bridges, leading to the title, Preserving our Gains in the Struggle for Land: Building Bridges in Addressing Commercialization, Climate Change and Food Security.

Kenya: New Law to Block Men From Mortgaging Family Homes - By Muna Wahome

Nov 03, 2011 (Business Daily/All Africa Global Media) -- Married couples will find it harder to secure credit if Parliament passes a new law that requires borrowers to file a written consent from their spouses before charging matrimonial homes as collateral for loans.

Peru Passes Historic Law on Indigenous Peoples

The Government of Peru has taken a historic step for indigenous peoples by becoming the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to pass a law requiring that indigenous peoples be consulted on and give their consent to any legislative or administrative measures that directly affect them.

Honouring 100 Women To Mark 100 Years Of Women’s Resistance

[From AWID] "October 15 marks the day of the International Rural Women’s Day. It is also the eve of World Food Day.

Uganda Land Alliance

Dear colleagues, I have the pleasure yet again, to share with you the latest Edition of the Uganda Land Alliance Newsletter, Issue 7. Please click on the link below to access the Newsletter directly on our newly refurbished Website. Also find the Newsletter herewith. Click : http://www.ulaug.org/newsletter/

The Weak Against the Strong - Vulnerable People Continue to Lose Land in Mukono - By Flavia Lanyero

Sep 26, 2011 (All Africa Global Media) -- When Robinah was just a child, she and her three siblings knew that their late father left them land for inheritance and patiently waited on their uncle, to hand over the land when they grow up.

Lack of Land, Market Features At Gender Festival - By Katare Mbashiru

Sep 22, 2011 (All Africa Global Media - MARKET for agricultural produced goods continues to be a thorn in a flesh to most of the farmers in the country, a situation which hinders poverty alleviation efforts culminating more women in Tanzania to sail in abject poverty.

Land Portal sponsoring the Open Aid Data Conference in Berlin 28-29 September

The Land Portal will be participating and sponsoring the Open Aid Data Conference http://openaiddata.de/ which is taking place in Berlin, Germany on 28-29 September 2011.

Government urged to investigate forest evictions in Uganda

22 September 2011 - Kampala – Oxfam International and the Uganda Land Alliance (ULA) today urged the government to investigate allegations that more than 20,000 people were involuntarily evicted from the Namwasa and Luwunga forest reserves in Mubende and Kiboga districts, to make way for a commercial tree plantation licensed to the UK-based New Forests Co

Job vacancies: Forest Peoples Programme is recruiting for 2 job vacancies

1. Project Manager for the project entitled: REDD financing, Human Rights and Economic Development for Sustainable Poverty Reduction of forest communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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