The rural poor who have weak or no land tenure rights are among the most vulnerable to the direct effects of climate change, both because insecure land tenure reduces the incentives and capacities to take good care of the land to mitigate /adapt to the effects of climate change, and because without secure tenure rights, disasters can easily lead to land loss and migration, also through document loss and land grabbing.
Excessive and erratic rainfall has caused devastating flooding, hitting parts of Bangladesh hard. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said there will be no quick respite for the country.
Bangladesh, with its new Forest Conservation Bill of 2023, is on the brink of a momentous shift in its forest management practices, with two new laws set to revolutionize the sector. These laws, which will replace the colonial-era Forest Act of 1927, have been hailed as a “paradigm shift” and will have a significant impact on the way forest resources are utilized and protected in the country.
A estimava é da FAO; atraso na superação da discriminação contra mulheres está gerando perdas de quase US$ 1 trilhão na produtividade global; protagonismo feminino poderia aumentar a resiliência de 235 milhões de pessoas; Timor-Leste é citado no estudo.
Secure land rights for women and girls are linked to increased women’s leadership and autonomy, enhanced economic opportunities, better social security, safety and dignified societal standing.
Among the formerly ‘stateless’ residents of the enclave exchange between Bangladesh and India, nationalism thrives despite the state’s failure to provide rights.
A move last year by the Bangladesh government to erase protections for a swath of reserved forest and award it to the country’s soccer federation for a training facility garnered outrage — but is only one example of how protected forests across the country continue to be degraded.
Excessive use of chemical fertilizers is causing soil health degradation in Bangladesh, putting the country’s food security at risk
Indigenous Santal people in Bangladesh remember the deadly clashes that led to their eviction from their ancestral land six years ago.
Over 14,000 persons who had chosen to stay back in India and embraced Indian citizenship instead of returning to Bangladesh are grappling for seven years to get proper documents of their land.
According to an official document obtained by UNB, nearly 3.7 million land-related disputes have remained pending at courts
Land prices surged over twenty-seven-fold, flat prices over seven-fold in the past 21 years, says study