Kenya: "Land commission move on boards a threat to reforms"
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Kenya: Policy to Regulate Land Use Being Developed, Kaimenyi Says
By: Ouma Wanzala
Date: March 18th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Daily Nation
The government is in the process of developing a national land use policy to regulate the planning and use of land for sustainable development, Land Cabinet Secretary Jacob Kaimenyi has said.
Prof Kaimenyi observed that sound land governance is fundamental in achieving sustainable development and poverty reduction.
Trinidad and Tobago: Concern over land grabbing in Sangre Grande, Point Fortin
By: Shaliza Hassanali
Date: March 8th 2016
Source: Guardian Trinidad and Tobago
In the last eight months, hundreds of squatters have encroached on State lands in the Sangre Grande and Point Fortin areas.
The land grabbing in these two districts has now become a major concern.
Tanzania: Three Morogoro Region Districts to Benefit From Land Tenure Programme
By: Jimmy Lwangili
Date: March 4th 2016
Source: AllAfrica.com / Tanzania Daily News
Morogoro — Three districts in Morogoro Region will have their land surveyed in a bid to help people access title deeds and proper management of their land.
Surveying land and allocating it for various purposes will be done in Ulanga, Malinyi and Kilombero districts, through implementation of the Land Tenure Support Programme (LTSP) for Tanzania that kicked off in January 2015.
Kenyan wind power project cancelled due to land disputes
By: George Obulutsa
Date: February 23rd 2016
Source: Reuters
Feb 23 A $144 million Kenyan wind power project backed by a joint venture between Macquarie Group and Old Mutual Investment Group has been cancelled due to opposition from local landowners and farmers, developer Kinangop Wind Park said on Tuesday.
African Union, FAO sign agreement on combating land degradation, desertification and drought
By: News Ghana
Date: February 9th 2016
Source: News Ghana
The African Union (AU) and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) have signed an agreement to further strengthen their partnership in support of the Great Green Wall initiative, Africa's flagship initiative to combat land degradation, desertification and drought.
LEGEND publication explores the aims and performance of DFID land programmes
A new LEGEND publication explores the aims and performance of DFID land programmes, including its work on strengthening tenure security for women.
The LEGEND Knowledge Management team has recently published a Portfolio Overview that looks across 24 DFID land programmes. It looks at how programmes are designed, where they work, what they do and how they have performed. It looks at both the main programmes that work on land governance and those that work on land to achieve a broader set of objectives.
Land: Uganda’s ‘dead capital’
By: Ronald Musoke
New World Bank report warns Uganda over errant, archaic land management system.
You can find the World Bank report here
New Resource: Infographic on Women & Land Management Developed by WOCAN & RECOFTC
WOCAN in collaboration with RECOFTC- The Center for People and Forests has developed an infographic to highlight the discussions and recommendations of the Regional Dialogue on Women’s Inclusion in Landscape Management, held on 7-9 October 2014 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.