South-Eastern Asia
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22 April 2023
People gather to harvest the rich green fields along the road from Taunggyi to Hsi Hseng. None of them, however, are wearing the usual indigo tunics and multi-colour turbans of Pa-O people, who predominate in this area of southern Shan State.
“They are soldiers and their families from military…
22 September 2022
On 15-16 September, the second National Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue on Responsible Agriculture and Forestry Investment took place in Vientiane. Building on the success of a first Dialogue in 2021, this year’s event convened various stakeholders from the sector with the aim to review the progress of…
5 July 2022
LANDac International Conference 2022 Session Summary
This panel was conceptualised around the current era of guidelines and certification as tools for resolving problems arising from weak regulation of agribusiness investments. Some of these tools include international frameworks, voluntary…
22 June 2022
Abordar a violência baseada em gênero e os vínculos ambientais para melhorar a conservação baseada em direitos, a ação climática e o desenvolvimento sustentável para todos e todas.
Durante a última semana, o mundo se reuniu para celebrar Estocolmo+50, apelando para "um planeta saudável para a…
28 January 2022
El pueblo kuy de los bosques tropicales de Prey Lang y Prey Preah Roka se ve afectado.
La tala ilegal de bosques protegidos socava los derechos humanos y anula las tradiciones de los pueblos indígenas de Camboya, según ha revelado una nueva investigación de Amnistía Internacional.
En un nuevo…
17 November 2021
MANILA – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) is hoping its proposed budget for 2022 for its land titling project will be restored during the bicameral committee deliberation of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
In an interview with the Philippine News Agency on Wednesday, DAR…
20 October 2021
FAO is providing support to the Government of Lao People's Democratic Republic in the crafting of relevant sub-legislations under the 2019 Land Law. This process is led by the Department of Land of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment. FAO's support will ensure the mainstreaming of the…
3 June 2021
L’Indice FAO des prix des produits alimentaires affiche sa plus forte hausse mensuelle et atteint son niveau le plus haut depuis septembre 2011.
3 juin 2021, Rome - Les prix mondiaux des produits alimentaires ont enregistré leur plus forte hausse mensuelle depuis plus d'une décennie,…
23 April 2021
Cerca de 1.600 hectares de arroz e 295 hectares de culturas de milho em seis municípios de Timor-Leste foram danificados pelo recente ciclone Seroja, segundo dados recolhidos em voos de avaliação do Programa Alimentar Mundial das Nações Unidas (PAM).
Entre 16 e 21 de abril, o PAM realizou, com o…
17 February 2021
MRLG is hiring a Communications and Event Management for Specialist for the Mekong Region Land Forum 2021.
MRLG and its partners successfully organized two Regional Land Forums, first in Hanoi in 2016 and then Bangkok in 2018. The second Regional Land Forum, co-organized with the Food and…
19 January 2021
Please pass this on to any parties who might be interested in Masters-level training on land:
For more information, please consult the brochure included with this posting, or contact Daniel Hayward at: mekonglandforum@gmail.com
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4 August 2020
The first class action lawsuit against a Thai firm for its actions in Cambodia is a test case for transboundary disputes
BANGKOK, July 31 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A Bangkok court on Friday agreed to grant class action status to more than 700 Cambodian families suing a Thai sugar firm for…