On 27-28 June 2022, RVO organized the first annual LAND-at-scale exchange, bringing together over fifty LAND-at-scale project partners, knowledge management partners, Committee members as well as representatives from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs for an in-depth introduction of all LAND-at-scale stakeholders and facilitate a learning exchange.

Burkina Faso has a long history of land interventions aiming to achieve tenure security at the local level. The “Observatoire National du Foncier au Burkina-Faso” (ONF-BF) is one of the key players in the country working on mapping land rights within communities at commune-level. How does ONF-BF address the challenge of not only attaining tenure security through mapping, but ensuring these tenure rights last over time?

El próximo siete de agosto Gustavo Petro y Francia Márquez, del Pacto Histórico, asumirán la presidencia y la vicepresidencia del Colombia. Un triunfo histórico para muchos, pues se trató de candidaturas de origen popular que fueron apoyadas decididamente por movimientos agrarios –campesinos, indígenas y afrodescendientes–, tradicionalmente excluidos de las decisiones de política de tierras y desarrollo rural.

Written by  Eka Nozadze and Erekle Shubitidze for Georgia Today. Originally posted at https://georgiatoday.ge/forest-fires-and-climate-change-in-georgia-potential-ways-forward/

The Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the global pandemic, have diverted the world’s attention, and in general put climate change and the green economy onto the back burner of the political agenda.

Land and politics is intertwined and it is extremely onerous to separate the two from each other. Politics is very much integral to land in terms of not only who owns or controls it, and who appropriates resources over land. Land is also an asset or a natural resource that has been incessantly used by the state on the pretext of development, protecting the masses, using it for public purpose, preventing its misuse or protecting the rule of law.

The celebration of National Panchayati Raj Day marks a redefining moment in the Constitutional history of India to invigorate and strengthen grassroot democracy in the country, through the institution of Panchayati Raj (73rd Amendment) Act, 1992. This day is also remarkable as on 24th April 2020, the Government of India launched a central sector scheme, Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas (SVAMITVA). Through implementation of this scheme, GoI aims at formalization of land tenure in the abadi (inhabited) area.

"Luchas territoriales por las autonomías indígenas en Abya Yala", es el título del reciente libro que comparte los diálogos entre representantes de pueblos indígenas y organizaciones sociales con intelectuales e investigadores/as de América Latina. Coordinado por Luciana García Guerreiro y Fátima Monasterio Mercado, el prólogo es de Raúl Zibechi.

Por: Raúl Zibechi

Publicado por: Camila Parodi 

Se cumplen 11 días del Paro Nacional indefinido en Ecuador. Una movilización indígena, campesina, feminista y popular trascendental en la historia del país andino. Dialogamos con la socióloga y analista de política internacional de Ecuador, Irene León Trujillo.

Por Camila Parodi para Agencia de Noticias Biodiversidadla

Overcoming Land Disputes by Fostering Relationships in Communities: Experiences from Zambia’s Systematic Land Titling Program

Written by Dimuna Phiri and Kamiji Malasha

Unresolved disputes and disorder, can be addressed through the judicial system. However, the process is expensive, slow, unscalable, and does not focus on reconciling individuals, families and communities. Through the lens of beneficiaries, this article reveals the importance of alternative dispute resolution in land reforms, particularly adjudication committees.