This July is the first time the United Nations will review the progress made towards meeting Sustainable Development Goal 15, which is about Life on Land. Each goal will be reviewed about every 4 years until 2030.

The reviews will be based on the 10 indicators countries agreed on, that assess change in each country over time. Two important developments relating to the indicator on land degradation neutrality (15.3.1) have occurred, since its adoption in 2015.

The failure to secure the property rights of rural communities shows a clear policy gap between citizens and rights to land as per the Constitution and the attitude and practices of the state, traditional leaders, white farmers and mining companies in relation to such rights. 

Absent from the discourse spurred by the motion passed in the National Assembly on 27 February is what could be achieved in the interim for land reform programme using existing legislation while the country awaits a verdict on the constitutional amendment to determine whether is possible to expropriate land w

By Tim Hanstad, Co-Founder & Senior Advisor, Landesa

This is the second blog in a series of two that are based on a keynote address made at the 2018 India Land Development Conference.

It's time to ditch the jargon and tell stories about property rights that create the impact needed for change

In a world bombarded with information, stories are everything. Strong storylines can inspire movements and shift attitudes. The “99 percent” story sparked a global conversation about income inequality, and fueled the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Autor: Lilian C. B. Gomes  e Cesar Augusto Baldi, Justificando

Fonte: http://justificando.cartacapital.com.br/2017/08/01/retomada-do-julgament...

"Se não fizermos nada vamos acabar na senzala novamente."

Autor: Fernando campos Scaff

Fonte: https://www.conjur.com.br/2017-mai-19/direito-agronegocio-aquisicao-terras-estrangeiros-questao-nao-resolvida/

Mantém-se a discussão no Congresso Nacional sobre a aquisição de terras por estrangeiros, visando a formulação de uma nova lei que possa tratar adequadamente essa matéria.

Ministério Público Federal instaurou inquérito cível no dia 13 de janeiro deste ano, representado pelo procurador da República em Barra do Garças, Rafael Guimarães Nogueira, para que seja investigado e apurado denuncia grave de situação coletiva de insalubridade devido a carência alimentar pelos índios da Aldeia Novo Paraíso no município de Campinápolis. Essa aldeia pertence à etnia de índios Xavantes.