Land Matters Media Scan – 29 June 2017

USAID

1. Côte d’Ivoire: Projustice-Usaid trains Ivorian lawyers on land legislation (6/23/17)
   Source: Ecofin Agency

Reports and Publications

1. Women’s Land: Closing the Gender Gap in Sub-Saharan Africa (June 2017)
   Source: Landesa
2. Shelter in Displacement (June 2017)
   Source: Oxford / Forced Migration Review

Global

1. The Water Conflict Chronology: Water Conflicts over the Centuries and Millennia | PODCAST | (6/22/17)
   Source: Circle of Blue
2. Story-telling app and website help communities improve their ‘backyards’ (6/23/17)
   Source: Mongabay
3. Burger King pledges to end deforestation by 2030, scientists sceptical (6/23/17)
   Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
4. On International Day, UN says widows’ rights to independent life, livelihood after loss must be ensured (6/23/17)
   Source: UN News Centre
5. Time to act to secure property rights (6/26/17)
   Source: Devex
6. ‘It’s up to us’: why business needs to take a stand on palm oil (6/26/17)
   Source: The Guardian
7. Sophie’s Choice for Communities: Sacrificing Land Rights to Gain Security (6/26/17)
   Source: WRI

Indigenous Peoples

1. Brazil: Warnings and protests mark Brazilian President Temer’s trip to Norway (6/22/17)
   Source: Mongabay
2. Brazil: Amazon tribes stand up for their survival (6/23/17)
   Source: National Geographic
3. Canada: Vancouver International Airport, Musqueam band sign 30-year ‘friendship’ agreement (6/21/17)
   Source: Vancouver Sun
4. Chile’s President asks forgiveness from indigenous Mapuche (6/23/17)
   Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
5. Australia: Noongar who won federal court challenge only to have it reversed vow to fight on (6/21/17)
   Source: The Guardian

Africa

1. Cameroon: Land Certificates – Marked Improvement in Issuance Since 2005 (6/21/17)
   Source: AllAfrica / Cameroon Tribune
2. For Ethiopia’s farmers, landscape management and tenure lead to more resilience and income (6/22/17)
   Source: The World Bank
3. Guinea-Bissau: Theatre sheds light on conflicts (6/23/17)
   Source: D+C
4. Liberia: Deputy SRSG Calls for Restructuring National Land Tenure System (6/23/17)
   Source: Daily Observer
5. Sierra Leone News: Land issues, if not addressed, will lead to conflict – ALLAT (6/27/17)
   Source: Awoko
6. Tanzania: Villages near national parks, game reserves to be surveyed (6/24/17)
   Source: The Citizen
7. In Uganda, row over land shines light on historic kingdom (6/26/17)
   Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
8. Uganda: Reasons land conflicts are on the rise (6/27/17)
   Source: New Vision

Americas

1. Colombia’s FARC disarmament confirmed by United Nations (6/27/17)
   Source: Deutsche Welle

Asia

1. UN representative makes case for Myanmar women (6/26/17)
   Source: Myanmar Times
2. Indonesia: Can “One Map” solve Indonesia’s land tenure woes? (6/27/17)
   Source: Eco-Business
3. Sri Lanka: Land Mediation Boards For Reconciliation in N-E Implementing the LLRC Recommendations (6/28/17)
   Source: Daily Mirror
4. Thailand: Going too far with S44 (6/22/17)
   Source: Bangkok Post

Europe

1. Ukrainian Government to Start Blockchain Land Registry Trial in October (6/23/17)
   Source: Coindesk