Spatial Information Act.
The purpose of the present Act is to transpose into national legislation the Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2007 establishing an Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE).
Villagers flee to avoid fighting and portering: Conflict continues to impact civilians in Dooplaya District
Civilians in Dooplaya District continue to be impacted by conflict between the Tatmadaw and armed Karen groups, who have increased fighting in the area since November 7th 2010.
Recognizing Rights to Natural Resources in Mozambique
After a number of constitutional amendments in 1990 had introduced the need to revise the legal framework for land and natural resources1, the government of Mozambique embarked upon a rather piecemeal process to develop a new policy and institutional framework for natural resource management.
Land and property disputes impeding return and reintegration
A survey conducted by UNHCR in 2009 in IDP camps in North Kivu shows that access to land is the second factor after security which prevents people from returning to their zone of origin.
Land, Power and Identity: Roots of violent conflict in Eastern DRC
Identifies disputed control over land as a root cause of conflict in Eastern DRC. Focuses on conflicts between customary and state-run land tenure systems, and claims by some communities to ‘indigenous’ status which are used to relegate others to ‘migrant’ or ‘foreigner’ status.
The Impact of National Land Policy and Land Reform on Women in Zambia
Includes background to women’s land rights in Zambia; policy and legal reforms of the1990s; key findings – gender insensitivity on land laws and policies, the high cost of legal fees to handle land disputes, the limited benefits of title deeds for women, lack of awareness on land policy process, land grabbing and disinheritance, lack of security of tenure, lack of access to justice; conclusions
Agricultural Credits Act, 2010 (No. 35 of 2010).
This Act provides with respect to a system of charge, lien or assignments on agricultural goods and warehouse receipts for credit, and for supervision and the registration and certification of warehouses and for these and other purposes establishes the Warehouse Licensing Authority.
Village Voice of Thak, Southern Laos
Thak would like to learn more about laws pertaining to land conflicts.
Village Voice of Bot, Southern Laos
Bot talks about how land conflicts has decreased in their village.
Village Voice of Amlee, Southern Laos
Amlee talks about their peaceful neighbors.
Building momentum for land restoration: Towards property restitution for IDPs in Colombia
According to the government agency Acción Social, around six per cent of national territory has been abandoned, while between 3.3 and 4.9 million people have been displaced by conflict and violence in Colombia. Roughly half of the internally displaced families owned or occupied land before their displacement. Almost all of them have lost it as a result.