Post Type: Media Scans

Land Matters Media Scan – 16 May 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID

  1. The Role of Land in Financing Infrastructure in Cities (5/11/17)
    Source: USAID LandLinks
  2. Rural Tanzanians Map Their Country’s Future (5/15/17)
    Source: USAID LandLinks
  3. USAID Leads Conference on Sustainable Land Governance (5/15/17)
    Source: USAID LandLinks

Upcoming Events

  1. Webinar: Tanzania Country Profile (5/24/17)
    Source: USAID LandLinks
  2. Responsible Investments in Land: perspectives from Tanzania and globally (6/5/17-6/16/17)
    Source: Land Portal
  3. For peat’s sake, don’t miss the upcoming Global Landscapes Forum thematic event in Indonesia! (5/18/17)
    Source: Global Landscapes Forum

Reports and Publications

  1. Democracy that Delivers #67: How Property Rights Are Key to Sustainable Economic Growth (5/9/17)
    Source: CIPE

Making Land Rights Real

DAI shares lessons learned in their Making Land Rights Real series, which details experiences and challenges faced helping people secure land rights. Articles include mentions of USAID’s Mobile Applications to Secure Tenure (MAST) and Feed the Future Tanzania Land Tenure Assistance (LTA) activity (March – May 2017)

  1. Making Land Rights Real
  2. Enhancing Women’s Land Rights
  3. The Law of the Land
  4. Ethiopia Land Registration – mentions USAID’s LTA activity in Tanzania
  5. Lessons from Rwanda
  6. Legitimate Land Tenure
  7. The Addax Bioenergy Experience
  8. Public-Private Partnerships
  9. Dialogue and Development in Ghana
  10. Land Tenure Regularisation – mentions USAID’s MAST and LTA activity in Tanzania
  11. Mobile Tech: First Registration of Land – mentions USAID’s MAST and LTA activity in Tanzania
    Source (All): DAI

Global

  1. Opinion: Where were the women at the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference? (5/2/17)
    Source: Devex
  2. Interview: FAO land tenure expert Morten Hartvigsen. When it comes to land consolidation, everyone can win. (5/9/17)
    Source: Diplomatic Intelligence

Indigenous Peoples

  1. Celebrating indigenous peoples as nature’s stewards (5/2/17)
    Source: UNDP
  2. Indigenous lands ‘critical’ to forest protection in Peru, biodiversity maps show (5/5/17)
    Source: Mongabay
  3. UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues concludes with call to action (5/5/17)
    Source: United Nations
  4. Why Russia’s Indigenous People Are Wary of National Parks (5/9/17)
    Source: Arctic Deeply
  5. Brazilian farmers attack indigenous tribe with machetes in brutal land dispute (5/1/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  6. Brazil sacks head of indigenous agency amid land conflicts (5/5/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  7. Peru’s first autonomous Indigenous government wins major victory taking on oil companies (5/4/17)
    Source: Independant

Africa

  1. Ethiopia’s Deadly Rubbish Dump Landslide Sparks Land Rights Battle (5/3/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  2. Morroco: In a Fight for Land, a Woman’s Movement Shakes Morroco (5/7/17)
    Source: The New York Times
  3. Nigeria: Driving land reforms with technology (5/11/17)
    Source: The Nation
  4. Sierra Leone: Negotiating large-scale land deals in Sierra Leone: a paralegal approach (5/10/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  5. Uganda: The Lion and the Cow: Conservation, Pastoralism, and Conflict (4/28/17)
    Source: National Geographic

Asia

  1. India: 90% of Assam natives don’t have land-ownership papera (5/2/17)
    Source: The Economic Times
  2. India’s Indicators for Mapping SDGs Reveal Our Flawed Understanding of Sustainability (5/8/17)
    Source: The Wire
  3. Sri Lanka: Land dispute puts Sri Lanka tire plant project ‘on ice’ (5/3/17)
    Source: European Rubber Journal
  4. Philippines: Duterte’s old soldier seeks middle path to settle Philippine mining malaise (5/9/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation

Land Matters Media Scan – 8 May 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

Global

  1. Defending Earth Every Day With Women Around The World (4/20/17)
    Source: The Huffington Post
  2. Earth Day: Eight amazing facts that prove tribal people are the best conservationists (4/21/17)
    Source: Survival
  3. Land Rights as a Centerpiece of Climate Change Resiliency: From Washington State to Kenya’s Coast Region (4/20/17)
    Source: Landesa / Medium
  4. Collective forest tenure reforms: Where do we go from here? (4/25/17)
    Source: Forests News
  5. Land 2030: Land rights and inclusive sustainable growth (4/27/17)
    Source: World Bank

Recent Events

  1. Conference Roundup: India Land And Development Conference, 2017 (4/5/17 – 4/6/17)
    Source: Land Portal

Indigenous

  1. Argentina’s indigenous march for lost land (4/25/17)
    Source: Al Jazeera
  2. FEATURE-Indigenous group takes Brazil to court in landmark case (4/25/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  3. Brazil indigenous protest over land rights turns violent (4/25/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  4. Brazil: A government of death is plundering our ancient Munduruku lands. Help us stop it (4/25/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  5. Brazil’s Indigenous Leaders Convene To Shore Up Eroding Rights (4/21/17)
    Source: Ecosystem Marketplace
  6. Indigenous communities protect forests from onslaught of palm oil industry in Guatemala (4/26/17)
    Source: Land Rights Now
  7. INTERVIEW-Winner of “Green Nobel” says India is plundering not protecting tribal lands (4/24/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  8. On Nicaragua’s Mosquito Coast, conflict over indigenous land turns violent (4/27/17)
    Source: Daily Mail / Thompson Reuters Foundation
  9. Indonesia: Mapping indigenous lands in Indonesia’s tallest mountains (4/21/17)
    Source: Mongabay

Africa

  1. Ghana: Take over Nkonya-Alavanyo lands – Government urged (4/21/17)
    Source: Ghana Web
  2. Kenya: Rural women struggle to secure land rights (4/23/17)
    Source: Ureport
  3. Nigeria: Clashes Over Grazing Land In Nigeria Threaten Nomadic Herding (4/24/17)
    Source: NPR
  4. DRC: Diamonds Aren’t Forever (4/24/17)
    Source: Slate
  5. South Africa’s ANC to introduce amended land claims bill in May (4/34/17)
    Source: Reuters
  6. Tanzanian polygamist’s puzzle: how to stop six wives warring over 500 acres? (4/25/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Americas

  1. The Land is Forever: Rodrigo Tot Wins Goldman Prize for Land-Title Quest (4/24/17)
    Source: Daily Mail / Thompson Reuters Foundation
  2. Peru: Amazon natives in Peru take over oil field in land use dispute (4/25/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  3. Brazil: Hooded gunmen kill civilians in rural Brazil land conflict – security officials (4/21/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  4. Related: Nine people killed in Brazilian land dispute massacre (4/22/17)
    Source: The Express Tribune

Asia

  1. India: Lords of all they survey: land rights project Telangana (4/22/17)
    Source: The Hans India
  2. FEATURE-India’s Muslim women fight tradition and family for right to property (4/27/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  3. Vietnam land protesters free final hostages after city official visits (4/22/17)
    Source: Thompson Reuters Foundation
  4. Related: Vietnamese Villagers Release 19 Officials Held Hostage in Land Dispute (4/22/17)
    Source: The New York Times

Land Matters Media Scan – 21 April 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID

  1. Customary Land Certification Reaches Zambia’s Vulnerable Populations (4/21/17)
    Source: LandLinks

Upcoming Events

  1. Using Tools to Advance Transparency in Land Investments (4/26/16)
    Source: Business & Human Rights Resource Centre
    RSVP: Here

Reports and Publications

  1. The 2017 Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals: a new visual guide to data and development (4/17/17)
    Source: World Bank’s Data Blog
  2. Militants exploit growing competition for water, land – study (4/20/16)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Global

  1. The Necessary Alliance between Conservationists and Rights Advocates (4/18/16)
    Source: Scientific American
  2. Land Registry: A Big Blockchain Use Case Explored (4/19/16)
    Source: Coin Desk

Africa

  1. Gambia: African Women’s Network for Community Management of Forests Constituted (4/13/17)
    Source: All Africa / The Point
  2. Analysis: South Africa: On land issues, ANC lacks clarity and determination (4/17/17)
    Source: Daily Maverick
  3. Gold rush fever among poor Zimbabweans leaves trail of destruction (4/17/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  4. Ethiopia rights body: ‘More than 600 protest deaths’ (4/18/17)
    Source: BBC News
  5. Kenya’s pastoralists look beyond patriarchy to property rights for women (4/19/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  6. Kenya needs two million homes to curb slum explosion, World Bank says (4/12/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  7. Namibia: Customary land rights holders on communal land urged to embrace each other (4/19/17)
    Source: Namibian Broadcasting Corporation

Americas

  1. Brazilians Dislike Tax Paid to Royal Descendants (4/13/17)
    Source: VOA News
  2. Brazilian tribal leader fronts global protests for land rights (4/18/17)
    Source: Survival International
  3. General Motors Quits Venezuela After Officials Seize Plant (4/20/17)
    Source: NBC News

Asia

  1. Related: This Village In Vietnam Is Holding A Dozen Police Officers Hostage (4/17/17)
    Source: Foreign Policy
  2. Related: Hanoi authorities attempt to settle land dispute (4/19/17)
    Source: VietnamNet
  3. Anatomy Of A Tiger: With all Eyes on Myanmar, See How Land Reform Shaped Asia’s Tiger Economies (4/17/17)
    Source: SKOLL
  4. Does Hong Kong’s land sale system need a new lease of life? (4/18/17)
    Source: South China Morning Post
  5. Cambodia: World Bank Loan of $100 Million Angers Boeng Kak Activists (4/19/17)
    Source: The Cambodia Daily (subscription req’d)
  6. South India’s scorching drought forces farmers into debt bondage (4/19/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Europe

  1. Post-Brexit farm policy must improve public access to land, campaigners say (4/19/17)
    Source: FarmingUK
  2. Infrastructure for introduction of land market prepared in Ukraine – Agrarian Policy Ministry (4/20/17)
    Source: UKRINFORM

Land Matters Media Scan – 13 April 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID

  1. Ask the Expert: An Interview with Zemen Haddis, USAID (4/7/17)
    Source: LandLinks

Reports and Publications

  1. Australian governments have failed Indigenous peoples, says Oxfam (4/11/17)
    Source: The Guardian
    Related report: Moving beyond recognition: respecting the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples (4/12/17)

Global

  1. Tested, Cost-effective, and Practical: Secure Community Land Rights Can Help Protect the Earth and Prevent the Climate Crisis (4/12/16)
    Source: Amazon Watch press release

Africa

  1. South Africa: Land Rights and Justice in South Africa (4/11/17)
    Source: Wall Street Journal (subscription req’d)
  2. South Africa’s Zuma talks tough on land, though repeat of Zimbabwe unlikely (4/6/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  3. Tanzania: At war with the in-laws: Tanzania’s evicted widows push for rights (4/5/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  4. Côte d’Ivoire: sensitization campaign on land legislation goes on (4/12/17)
    Source: Ecofin Agency
  5. Senegal: World in Progress: land grabbing in Senegal – communities vs investors (4/5/17)
    Source: Deutsche Welle

Americas

  1. Indigenous Guyanese villages to receive titles (4/11/17)
    Source: NationNews / GINA
  2. Brazil’s land titles program improves Amazon forest protection: research (4/5/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  3. Brazil’s land war between Indigenous people and farmers: ‘We just need to be home’ (4/7/17)
    Source: The Globe and Mail

Asia

  1. India: Don’t confer forest rights to tribals in critical tiger habitats: NTCA (4/12/17)
    Source: Livemint
  2. India’s landless poor can benefit from public ‘land bank’, analyst says (4/10/17)
    Source: The Express Tribune / Reuters

Pacific

  1. Addressing the past, building the future: Land rights challenges in Timor-Leste (4/13/17)
    Source: Leiden Law Blog

Land Matters Media Scan – 5 April 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID

  1. Securing Land Rights in Zambia – links to TGCC-related World Bank Paper (April 2017)
    Source: Food Tank

Reports and Publications

  1. How to protect Peru’s rainforest? Indigenous land titles, researchers say (4/3/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
    Related report: Titling indigenous communities protects forests in the Peruvian Amazon (4/3/17)
  2. Protect small farms to meet growing global food needs, study says (4/5/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  3. LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin: Can technology revolutionise efforts to secure land rights? (March 2017)
    Source: Land Portal / DFID
  4. New study provides a blueprint for engaging indigenous peoples in REDD+ forest monitoring (3/28/17)
    Source: Mongabay
    Related study: Full and effective participation of indigenous peoples in forest monitoring for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+): trial in Panama’s Darién (2/17/17)

Global

  1. Improving Land Tenure Security with Low-cost Technologies (3/31/17)
    Source: GIM International
  2. Land Information Ecosystem Declaration (3/29/17)
    Source: Land Portal

Africa

  1. Namibia: Windhoek mayor asks residents not to grab land (4/4/17)
    Source: Namibia Broadcasting Corporation
  2. Somaliland: Multi-million dollar deal for Somaliland’s historic port sparks land rush (4/4/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  3. Rwandan forces accused of violence over land disputes (4/4/17)
    Source: eNews Channel Africa
  4. Kenya: Samburu, Maasai elders resolve long-standing pasture conflict (4/1/17)
    Source: Citizen Digital
  5. Kenya: Decades Old Tensions Are Driving the Conflict in Kenya’s Laikipia Region (4/2/17)
    Source: AllAfrica / The Conversation
  6. Uganda: Fraud Cited As 230 Luweero Families Face Eviction From Land (3/30/17)
    Source: AllAfrica / The Monitor
  7. Nigeria: Amnesty International tells Lagos govt to stop ‘forced evictions’ (3/28/17)
    Source: TheCable

Americas

  1. Peruvian court: Indigenous communities must be consulted before drilling (4/4/17)
    Source: Catholic Philly / CNS
  2. Brazil: Thieves or Robin Hood? Brazil squatters step up housing occupations (3/30/17)
    Source: Daily Mail / Thomson Reuters Foundation
  3. Venezuela: Saving the Venezuelan Amazon: mega-nature reserve? Or mega-mining frontier? (3/30/17)
    Source: The Ecologist

Pacific

  1. Indonesia: Three decades of tenure reform in Indonesia (3/31/17)
    Source: CIFOR blog

Land Matters Media Scan – 27 March 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items, including a special section on last week’s Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty:

USAID

  1. Request for Information/Sources Sought: Communications, Evidence and Learning Project (3/21/17)
    Source: LandLinks
  2. Ask the Expert: An Interview with Caleb Stevens, USAID (3/16/17)
    Source: LandLinks
  3. Ask the Expert: An Interview with Heather Huntington, Cloudburst (3/23/17)
    Source: LandLinks
  4. USAID, Hershey’s and ECOM Help Cocoa Farmers Increase Production, Strengthen Land Rights, and Protect Forests (3/15/17)
    Source: LandLinks
  5. USAID Supports Women with Land Issues in Tajikistan (3/8/17)
    Source: LandLinks
  6. Land Rights Mark a New Frontier for Tanzania’s Rural Women (3/6/17)
    Source: LandLinks

2017 World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty

  1. USAID at the World Bank Land and Poverty Conference 2017 – includes papers presented on USAID projects (3/20–23/17)
    Source: LandLinks
  2. There’s a data revolution at grassroots (3/26/17)
    Source: Business Daily
  3. Why Secure Land Rights Matter (3/24/17)
    Source: World Bank
  4. Coke and Pepsi get mixed reviews in bid to clean up Brazil sugar supplies (3/24/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  5. Tech giants should join global campaign to seek land rights for all – experts (3/22/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  6. One in four people fear losing their homes, new nine country poll reveals (3/22/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  7. UA Professor Researching Drone Use To Establish Land Rights (3/22/17)
    Source: KJZZ
  8. Is “Secure Enough” Good Enough for Land Tenure? A Case Study from Rwanda (3/20/17)
    Source: Chemonics
  9. Women, cities, and opportunity: Making the case for secure land rights (3/20/17)
    Source: World Bank
  10. Opinion: Need a reason to open up land rights data? Here are 10 (3/17/16)
    Source: Devex

Global

  1. INFOGRAPHIC: Surveying the landscape to reduce poverty (3/21/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  2. The case for thinking local: community-driven land information systems (3/20/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  3. Newest Technologies Becoming Weapons in Fight for Land Rights (3/20/17)
    Source: VOA / Reuters
  4. How Community Land Rights Can Save Our Forests and Climate (3/20/17)
    Source: Intercontinental Cry
  5. Tenure reform: Lessons from the Global South (3/20/17)
    Source: CIFOR blog

Africa

  1. Solving Africa’s land issues to boost productivity, alleviate poverty and eradicate hunger (3/24/17)
    Source: CNBC Africa
  2. Fighting land corruption in Sub-Saharan Africa: Widows tell their story (3/23/17)
    Source: Transparency International
  3. Ethiopia: International aid for Ethiopian land rights reform (3/23/17)
    Source: Floral Daily
  4. South Africa: Special unit created as Pretoria land grabs spiral out of control: report (3/23/17)
    Source: BusinessTech
  5. Tanzania: Despite murderous attacks, Tanzania’s ‘witches’ fight for land (3/22/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  6. Nigeria: Demolition of Lagos slum, defying court order, fuels fears of more evictions – activists (3/20/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Americas

  1. Guyana tribe goes hi-tech to protect its land (3/19/17)
    Source: BBC News
  2. Ecuador: Amazon land battle pits indigenous villagers against might of Ecuador state (3/19/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  3. Brazil: Land rights activist shot dead in Brazilian Amazon hospital (3/21/17)
    Source: The Guardian

Asia

  1. Cambodia: Government Threatens Land Rights Protesters With Legal Action (3/27/17)
    Source: Cambodia Daily
  2. India: Growing runner beans to avert child marriage, trafficking in eastern India (3/21/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  3. India: Indigenous people would be provided land patta: Sonowal (3/18/17)
    Source: DNA

Europe

  1. Romania: Roma fear there is no place for them as Romania’s cities modernize (3/22/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Pacific

  1. Indonesia Gives Some Control of Forests to Native Groups (3/25/17)
    Source: Voice of America
  2. Indonesian tribes rally for land rights (3/17/17)
    Source: Al Jazeera
  3. Australia: Labor to support native title changes to protect mining deals (3/21/17)
    Source: The Guardian

Land Matters Media Scan – 28 February 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID

  1. Group urges improved land policies – mentions USAID’s SURGE project (2/17/17)
    Source: The Manila Standard
  2. Call for nominations: Equator Prize 2017 launches global search for nature-based solutions for local development (2/9/17)
    Source: UNDP

Upcoming and Recent Events

  1. Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region: a Dialogue (2/27/17)
    Source: Land Portal
  2. Urban Land Conflicts in Latin America and the Caribbean (2/24/17)
    Source: Land Portal
  3. Enhancing Open Access to Knowledge, Information & Data in the Mekong: Open Data Festival and Regional Capacity-building Workshop (2/28/17)
    Source: Land Portal

Reports and Publications

  1. Groups urge ECOWAS to wade into communities’ land rights (2/20/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  2. Related: Securing communal lands and forests (2/23/17)
    Source: FIAN
  3. No end in sight for land rows pitting owners and squatters (2/19/17)
    Source: Daily Nation
    Related World Bank report: Opening Doors to the World (2/9/17)

Global

  1. Pope says indigenous people must have final say about their land (2/20/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  2. IASS, FAO and UNDP Highlight Resources to Protect Global Commons (2/21/17)
    Source: IISD
  3. Land Update: Global, National Partnerships and Projects Focus on SLM and Governance (2/14/17)
    Source: IISD

Africa

  1. The Dynamics Of Land Deals in Africa (2/3/17)
    Source: PLAAS
  2. The future of medium-scale commercial farms in Africa: lessons from Zimbabwe (2/20/17)
    Source: The Zimbabwean
  3. Uganda: Bring Back Land Cases to Clan Leaders, Emorimor Tells Soroti Chief Magistrate (2/15/17)
    Source: All Africa
  4. Sierra Leone News: Obliterating Legal Rights in Large Scale Land Deals in Sierra Leone (2/13/17)
    Source: Awoko
  5. South Africa: Land restitution without compensation would spell disaster for SA (2/17/17)
    Source: Biz Community
  6. Kenya: Land question: The elephant in the room (2/14/17)
    Source: Daily Nation
  7. Zimbabwe: Illegal settlers threaten Zimbabwe’s timber industry (2/21/17)
    Source: Place
  8. Nigeria: Controversy trails Cross River’s plan to overrule EIA on UN conservation site (2/27/17)
    Source: The Guardian

Americas

  1. Jamaica: Gov’t funds LAMP land titling project through 2017/18 (2/20/17)
    Source: Jamaica Observer
  2. Brazil pushes on with plan to open farmland sales to foreigners (2/16/17)
    Source: Reuters
  3. This Land is Your Land: Patagonia and the Property Rights Fight (2/15/17)
    Source: The Huffington Post
  4. Colombia death toll rises as gangs fill vacuum left by Farc rebels (2/18/17)
    Source: The Guardian

Europe and Asia

  1. Caucasus “land grab” feared in remote UNESCO heritage site (2/20/17) Source: Reuters
  2. Israel’s Lieberman insists land swaps key to two-state solution (2/20/17)
    Source:Your Middle East
  3. China’s Massive Farming Potential Could Be Unlocked by Mortgages (2/30/17)
    Source: Bloomberg News
  4. Cambodia: Land feuds get top-level airing (2/23/17)
    Source: Khmer Times
  5. China: A Million People Live in These Underground Nuclear Bunkers (2/16/17)
    Source: National Geographic

Pacific

  1. Australia: Indigenous land rights could halt Australia’s largest coal mining project (2/16/17)
    Source: The Ecologist
  2. Indonesia: Wilmar grabbed indigenous lands in Sumatra, RSPO finds (2/16/17)
    Source:Mongabay

Land Matters Media Scan – 15 February 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID

  1. Land security to boost PH economy – US envoy – quotes Heath Cosgrove (2/8/17)
    Source: The Manila Times
  2. Related: Overhaul land policy to stop ‘urban nightmare’ (2/9/17)
    Source: The Manila Times
  3. Kosovo launches drive to encourage women to claim property rights – mentions USAID’s country profile and work in Kosovo (1/20/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  4. U.S. launches new program to support land reform in Tajikistan – mentions the new Feed the Future Tajikistan Land Market Development Activity Project (2/9/17)
    Source (requires subscription): The Times of Central Asia
  5. Philippines: Coalition seeks overhaul of land governance policies – mentions USAID’s SURGE project (2/14/17)
    Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer

Reports and Publications

  1. Related: Forced evictions fuel African land disputes, hit investments – activists (2/9/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  2. Related: Investors learning to pay heed to community land rights (2/13/17)
    Source: Mongabay

Global

  1. Four tourist hotspots hit by land rights disputes (2/8/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  2. Land Rights and Global Development (2/7/17)
    Source (registration required): Foreign Affairs

Africa

  1. Land Policy Initiative: Generating African-led policies and strategies on land issues (2/8/17)
    Source: IFAD
  2. Kenya: Maasai and Kipsigis elders to meet, iron out land dispute (2/10/17)
    Source: The Star
  3. DRC: Does ‘conflict free mineral’ compliance really help the DR Congo? (2/12/17)
    Source: Africa Times
  4. Nigerian land conflict sharpened by religious divisions (2/13/17)
    Source: Deutsche Welle
  5. Ethiopia dam causes Kenya water shortage: rights group (2/14/17)
    Source: AFP

Asia

  1. Cambodia: Land Dispute a Litmus Test for Ruling Party Ahead of Vote (2/8/17)
    Source: Voice of America
  2. Cambodia: Three Years On, Government, EU Still at Odds Over Sugar Evictions (2/10/17)
    Source: The Cambodia Daily
  3. India: Powered by Aadhaar, Chandigarh set to be India’s first city to have conclusive land titling system (2/10/17)
    Source: The Financial Express

Pacific

  1. Philippines: ‘Land registration woes setting back Philippine economy’ (2/7/17)
    Source: ABC-CBN News

Land Matters Media Scan – 7 February 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID & U.S. Government

  1. Where the land meets the sea: Governing mangrove forests – discusses USAID’s mangrove tenure report (2/2/17)
    Source: CIFOR
    Related report: Where Land Meets The Sea: A Global Review of the Governance and Tenure Dimensions of Coastal Mangrove Forests (12/15/16)
  2. The human element of mangrove management – republication of Stephen Brooks’ Medium piece (1/30/17)
    Source: CIFOR
  3. Philippines: USAID to stage sustainable land use conference – mentions USAID’s SURGE project (2/7/17)
    Source: Business World Online
  4. An Open Platform for Documenting Property Rights – mentions USAID’s MAST project (1/26/17)
    Source: GIM International
  5. Liberia: LLA Hosts Meeting On Land Rights Bill Today – mentions USAID’s LGSA project (1/26/17)
    Source: AllAfrica / Daily Observer
  6. Extension As Resource In Land Tenure And Transition Matters (2/7/17)
    Source: USDA Radio Podcast

Reports and Publications

  1. Honduras land rights activists hit by “epidemic” of violence, watchdog says (1/31/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
    Global Witness report: Honduras: The deadliest place to defend the planet (1/31/17)
  2. Whose Crops, At What Price? Agricultural investment in Myanmar (2/4/17)
    Source: Oxfam

Global

  1. LEGEND Land Policy Bulletin #6 (2/6/17)
    Source: DFID
  2. Related: 2016 DFID Land Portfolio Overview (February 2017)
    Source: DFID / Land Portal
  3. Young change makers using tech to solve land corruption (2/6/17)
    Source: Transparency International

Africa

  1. Cote d’Ivoire: 3,000 land certificates issued through EU cooperation (1/31/17)
    Source: Ecofin Agency
  2. Senegal : Paralegals trained at Kaolack ready to teach women and youth about land tenure (1/23/17)
    Source: Ecofin Agency
  3. Mali: New law a glimmer of hope for women’s land rights in Mali (1/30/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  4. Tanzania: Interview: “Pastoralist women have the capacity to lead” (12/19/16)
    Source: Ileia

Americas

  1. Guatemala: Give women land to build lasting peace in Guatemala – Nobel laureate (2/3/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  2. Brazil alters indigenous land demarcation process, sparking conflict (2/2/17)
    Source: Mongabay
  3. Brazil slum dwellers shun home ownership, fearing gentrification (2/2/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  4. Half of Brazil’s population lack full property rights, govt says (1/27/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  5. Nicaraguan women ‘like farm animals’ despite promised land reform (1/27/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  6. US: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg drops case to acquire Hawaiian land (1/28/17)
    Source: BBC

Asia

  1. Cambodia: Boeung Kak: A Disastrous Decade (2/3/17)
    Source: Phnom Penh Post
  2. Cambodia: Communities protest sugar disputes (2/1/17)
    Source: Phnom Penh Post
  3. Burma: Consultation on investment rules highlights land issues (1/30/17)
    Source: Myanmar Times

Pacific

  1. Indonesia’s land transfer a breakthrough for indigenous rights: activist (1/11/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Land Matters Media Scan – 9 January 2017

Posted on by Amrit Bhandari

Here are the recent land tenure and resource management media items:

USAID

  1. Land Registry App Scaled from Tanzania to Burkina Faso – mentions MAST (12/29/16)
    Source: USAID/ West Africa STIP Newsletter

Global

  1. Ralph Lauren joins fight to ensure fabrics not damaging forests and lives (1/6/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation

Africa

  1. Cameroon: Human rights abuses complaint against WWF to be examined by OECD (1/5/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  2. Nigeria: Drought worsens deadly battle between Fulani herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria (1/3/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  3. Tanzania: Addressing Land Disputes Should Be Priority in 2017 (1/4/17)
    Source: AllAfrica / The Citizen
  4. Kenya: Court Stops Eviction of Squatters From Fraudulently Acquired Sh2 Billion Land (1/4/17)
    Source: AllAfrica / Daily Nation
  5. Cote d’Ivoire: EU to help Ivory Coast secure agricultural land, provides FCFA3.3 billion (1/4/17)
    Source: Ecofin Agency

Americas

  1. Peru Indigenous and Campesinos Fight over 150 Mining Projects (1/4/17)
    Source: teleSUR
  2. Colombia: The frightening issue that could destroy Colombia’s peace deal (1/3/17)
    Source: Washington Post

Asia

  1. Cambodia’s Environment Minister Says Land Concession Problems Solved (1/5/17)
    Source: Radio Free Asia
  2. Cambodian Evictees Attempt to Return Home to Borei Keila (1/3/17)
    Source: Radio Free Asia
  3. Burma: Is Rohingya persecution caused by business interests rather than religion? (1/4/17)
    Source: The Guardian
  4. India: Gurgaon wins award for using drones to create digital maps for land records (1/8/17)
    Source: The Indian Express
  5. New Indian land laws to expedite projects hurt farmers, activists say (1/2/17)
    Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
  6. Sri Lanka protest over Chinese investment turns ugly (1/7/17)
    Source: BBC

Pacific

  1. Philippines: DAR distributes land titles to farmers (1/5/17)
    Source: Philippine Information Agency