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Land rights in Bangladesh
27 June 2023
Asia
Bangladesh
Global

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.

Land Portal News
23 June 2023
Bangladesh

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.

11 May 2023
Bangladesh

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.

Foto: ICRISAT/Flickr
13 April 2023
Mozambique
Rwanda
Ghana
Timor-Leste
Bangladesh
Global

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.


 

 

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9 March 2023
Southern Asia
Bangladesh
India
Nepal

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.

Cox’s Bazar has lost 2,500 hectares of forest land due to the Rohingya influx which began in 2017
17 January 2023
Bangladesh

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.

a farmer from Rajbari District, Bangaldesh
30 December 2022
Bangladesh

Excessive use of chemical fertilizers is causing soil health degradation in Bangladesh, putting the country’s food security at risk

Bangladesh's indigenous Santal people demand justice six years after being attacked and driven out of their ancestral land
8 November 2022
Bangladesh
Pakistan

Indigenous Santal people in Bangladesh remember the deadly clashes that led to their eviction from their ancestral land six years ago.

Land documentation lacking in former Bangladeshi enclave
31 October 2022
Bangladesh
India

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.

Act planned in Bangladesh to handle land disputes
15 October 2022
Bangladesh

According to an official document obtained by UNB, nearly 3.7 million land-related disputes have remained pending at courts

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