28 May 2014

GRAIN | La Vía Campesina

For immediate release

This Regional Law establishes that forest land plots granted to citizens free of charge or with the establishment of servitude for agro-forestry (haymaking, grazing, apiculture, reindeer ranching, growing of crops etc.). Land areas shall be established within the following limits: (a) arable land – 3 ha; (b) haymaking – 10 ha; (c) apiculture – 0, 3 ha; and (d) other agricultural activities – 5 ha. Citizens shall have the right to allotment of several forest land plots for performance of different agricultural activities.

This Regional Law establishes that forest land plots granted to citizens free of charge for the length of service for limited utilization shall be allotted to forest officers and staff of state hunting organizations (game managers and gamekeepers) for agro-forestry (haymaking, grazing, apiculture, growing of crops etc.). Land areas shall be established within the following limits: (a) arable land – 3 ha; (b) haymaking – 10 ha; and (c) other agricultural activities – 5 ha.

Friends of the Earth’s report, ‘What’s your pension funding? How UK institutional investors finance the global land grab’, highlights the investments of UK institutional investors, such as British Airways Pension Fund, Legal & General and Standard Life, in companies accused of grabbing land, destroying the environment, and undermining sustainable livelihoods.

Forest Peoples Programme and the Amerindian Peoples Association are pleased to announce the publication of a new special report:

Edited by Kate Dooley and Tom Griffiths

Authors: Oda Almås (FPP), Lawrence Anselmo (APA), Laura George (APA), Tom Griffiths (FPP), Solveig Firing Lunde (RFN) and Jean La Rose (APA)

May 2014

ISBN 978-0-9544252-8-9

This Regional Law establishes legal grounds in the sphere of land reclamation ensuring efficient land tenure and protection of drained land. The scope of land reclamation shall be to improve productivity and sustainability of agriculture, stable agricultural production on the basis of conservation and improvement of soil fertility and involvement of unused and low-productive land in agricultural production. Land reclamation shall be classified as follows: (a) hydrotechnical amelioration; (b) agroforestry; (c) land clearance operations; and (d) chemical amelioration.

This briefing paper makes the case for proactive business engagement in respecting land rights and ensuring legal, fair and inclusive practices on land use, access to natural resources and equitable development opportunities. It outlines key challenges, provides an overview of existing instruments that can help companies address issues related to land, and points to practical entry points for improved business practices.

El presente documento establece a nivel nacional el plan de desarrollo humano, que contempla líneas de acción y medidas para erradicar la pobreza, garantizar el respeto de los derechos de las personas a satisfacer sus necesidades básicas (alimento, vivienda, salud, educación y seguridad) y conseguir una vida digna para todos los nicaragüenses. El Plan es de carácter intersectorial y abarca el período comprendido entre el 2012 y el 2016.

This Law, consisting of 21 articles, creates the National Granting System of lands for agricultural, forestry or silvopastoril purpose, called «Bolsa de terras». This Law applies to rural lands according to their registration and subject to the legislation regulating the ownership transfer of goods. This Law does not apply to: rural lands considered mixed for tax purposes, of lands for non-permanent housing with an area less than 1 ha. Rural lands with authorised tourism activity by the competent authority.

This Law approves fiscal benefits to the use of agricultural, forestry and silvopastoril lands and to the promotion of the «Bolsa de terras». In particular, this Law establishes tax reductions aimed at stimulating the National Granting System of lands, amending the Fee Regulation for Land Registration, approved by Decree-Law No. 322-A/2001 of 14 December.

Implements: Law No. 62/2012 creating the National Granting System of lands for agricultural, forestry or silvopastoril use, called «Bolsa de terras». (2012-12-10)

Este documento contiene el Plan del Sector Desarrollo Agropecuario 2014-2018 “Hacia el 2025”. El Plan, de carácter intersectorial, se aplica a nivel nacional durante el período 2014-2018.

El presente documento define a nivel nacional los principios y directrices para constituir al año 2025 la Bolivia Digna y Soberana y para la construcción de una sociedad más incluyente, participativa, democrática, sin discriminación ni división, sobre la base de 13 pilares fundamentales. En la primera parte del documento se encuentra el texto integral de la Agenda Patriótica 2025, donde se visibilizan los 13 pilares y cada una de sus dimensiones.