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After adapting to challenges of COVID-19, 2021 turned into a very busy and exciting year for the global WOLTS team.
Documented as part of the World Bank study Land Policy Reform for Agricultural Transformation in India by NRMC Centre for Land Governance, this series of case studies analyzes recent interventions by government and non-government organizations to secure land tenure rights for poor farmers—especially the landless, tenants and women, resulting in increased access to agricultural land, markets, finance, and services. These seven cases span formal and customary tenure regimes from six states of India, from Kerala in the South to Manipur in North East India.
With USAID support, an Afro-Colombian community received a collective land title, guaranteeing ownership of their traditional lands.
En examinant les paysages de plusieurs pays africains, nous mettrons en lumière la myriade d'expériences des chefs traditionnels, en soulignant les variations de leur autorité législative et le poids de leur parole. En s'appuyant sur des études de cas réels, le discours soulignera les zones de friction potentielles entre les chefs traditionnels, les entités gouvernementales et la population locale, en particulier lorsque les projecteurs se tournent vers la gestion des investissements fonciers dans les domaines ancestraux.
Las y los jóvenes indígenas se enfrentan a retos sin precedentes a medida que crecen en un mundo en el que el cambio climático pone en peligro el patrimonio cultural y las formas de vida de sus comunidades. En respuesta, muchos se están convirtiendo en nuevos líderes del activismo climático, defendiendo los derechos sobre la tierra como medida fundamental para combatir la degradación medioambiental y preservar los estilos de vida tradicionales.
Os(as) jovens indígenas estão enfrentando desafios sem precedentes à medida que crescem em um mundo onde as mudanças climáticas colocam em risco o patrimônio cultural e os modos de vida de suas comunidades. Em resposta, muitos estão se tornando novos líderes no ativismo climático, defendendo os direitos à terra como uma medida fundamental no combate à degradação ambiental e na preservação dos estilos de vida tradicionais.
Indigenous Peoples and local communities manage more than half of the world´s land. These biodiverse ancestral lands are vital to the people who steward them and the planet we all share. But governments only recognize indigenous and community legal ownership of 10 percent of the world´s lands. Secure tenure is essential for safeguarding the existing forests against external forces. This is specifically true for forests managed by Indigenous Peoples, where much of the world’s carbon is stored.
This report provides information on due diligence and effective conflict management through consultation in the context of community land conflicts. It identifies some key steps to follow to integrate community land conflict into enhanced project risk assessments.
This paper analyzes whether national laws acknowledge indigenous peoples and other rural communities in 100 countries as owners of waters that arise within their lands. Results derive from information collected by LandMark to score the legal status of community land tenure. Findings are positive; half of all countries recognize communities as lawful possessors of water on their lands. Three quarters permit communities to manage the distribution and use of water on their lands.
