Lucas Yamat and Pablo Manzano

The future of Ngorongoro has been the subject of hot debate among various stakeholders following a proposal by the government of Tanzania to relocate pastoralists from the district in order to conserve this important World Heritage site.

The proposal is based on claims that wildlife in the reserve faces extinction due to a sharp increase in human and livestock populations. Discussions about the proposal have caused concern among the residents of Ngorongoro who fear that they face eviction.

Para que as intervenções de governança da terra sejam equitativas e sustentáveis, o papel da mulher deve ser ativamente trazido para o primeiro plano. Mas, como se faz isso? E, como você mede isso? Estas são questões colocadas dentro do programa  LAND-at-scale. 

The 15th session of the Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), is taking place in Abidjan Côte d’Ivoire, from 9 to 20 May 2022. The theme: “Land, Life. Legacy: From scarcity to prosperity.” “We are faced with a crucial choice,” Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told participants: “We can either reap the benefits of land restoration now or continue on the disastrous path that has led us to the triple planetary crisis of climate, biodiversity and pollution”

Foto: Felipe Warnack/Creative Commons

No último 25 de maio, o novo Código Florestal (CF) completou dez anos [1]. Uma das principais contribuições deste marco regulatório foi a implementação de um novo instrumento de regulamentação do acesso e uso da terra dos proprietários rurais: o Cadastro Ambiental Rural (CAR). De acordo com o novo CF, o CAR deveria ser instituído pelos estados, em parceria com o Governo Federal, desenhando os passos até a recomposição das áreas desmatadas ilegalmente em propriedades privadas.

As regras que governam o direito de propriedade da terra – os direitos, limites e deveres – variam entre sociedades e também no tempo, além de influenciarem as práticas e escolhas relacionadas ao uso da terra. No Brasil, a insegurança fundiária representa um grande problema para políticas públicas (tanto urbanas como rurais), sendo mais intenso no bioma Amazônico e nas franjas de expansão do Cerrado.

No dia 20 de maio foi publicado pelo Governo Federal o Decreto no 11.075 de 2022 que regulamenta as regras do mercado de carbono no país, estabelece procedimentos para a elaboração de planos setoriais de mitigação das mudanças climáticas para diversos setores da economia e também institui o Sistema Nacional de Redução de Emissões de Gases de Efeito Estufa (Sinare).

Just like many African countries, a majority of Zambian tribes follow a matrilineal system, that is, an affinity system in which descent is derived through maternal instead of paternal lines which essentially means children are recognised by the names or family of their mothers. This does not only affect decent but also involves the inheritance of titles and property including land through the female line. One might ask why women have less access and control of land in Zambia when land and property is inherited through maternal lines.

South Africa needs to move away from siloed and passive approaches toward water management and adopt more proactive, robust and integrated approaches.

Apopular phrase in a time of crisis is “it never rains, but it pours”. This is usually a figurative expression referring to the overwhelming sense of chaos at a given time. South Africa is a country which has not been spared from economic, social and political chaos over the past few months, and the phrase has now taken on a literal meaning.

Traditional leaders assign land giving little consideration to spatial planning for long-term, sustainable settlement. People are settled in places unsuitable for human habitation. And climate change will bring added volatility and exposure.

This op-ed by Katlego Ramantsina, a researcher at the Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies first appeared in the Daily Maverick

Developing land tenure legislation is a difficult job to get right — especially given the legacy of intractable problems inherited from apartheid. The Gauteng consultation did not seem genuine: it lasted only three hours.