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Consent is Everybody's Business: Why banks need to act on free, prior and informed consent

Consent is Everybody's Business: Why banks need to act on free, prior and informed consent

Reports & Research
August 2019
Kenya
South Africa
Guatemala
Honduras
United States of America
Australia
Papua New Guinea
Global
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Corruption
Land & Investments
communal territory
community land rights
compulsory acquisitions
contract farming
corruption
grazing contracts
grazing land rights
indigenous land rights
indigenous lands
indigenous peoples
indigenous tenure
land investments
land rights

A community’s choice to give, or withhold, their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) to a project or activity planned to take place on their land is a recognized right of Indigenous peoples under international law. It is also a best practice principle that applies to all communities affected by projects or activities on the land, water and forests that they rely on.

Tech and Transparency: democratising data and empowering communities with cutting-edge technologies

Tech and Transparency: democratising data and empowering communities with cutting-edge technologies

Reports & Research
August 2019
Tanzania
Jamaica
Global
Land & Corruption
cadastral administration
cadastral register
cadastres
geographical information systems
geomatics
open data
property rights

lack of transparency in the land and property sector prevents individuals, communities and governments from unlocking the value of the property as an asset, and undermines policies and legal frameworks that aim to provide land tenure security, potentially leading to a misallocation of rights.

GLII Briefing Note: Status of Land Indicators, SDGs Progress 2019 and Related Efforts

GLII Briefing Note: Status of Land Indicators, SDGs Progress 2019 and Related Efforts

Policy Papers & Briefs
August 2019
Global
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
Land, Climate Change & Environment
gender equity in access to land
Global Land Indicator Initiative
land governance
land inheritance rights
land rights
land tenure
land tenure systems
marital property rights
sustainable development
sustainable land use
women

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development provides a conceptual framework of 17 goals and 169 targets. An abundance of interlinkages exists between them.

2018 Land Portal Annual Report

Annual Report 2018

Reports & Research
August 2019
Global
Land & Corruption
Land & Gender
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Rangelands, Drylands & Pastoralism
cadastral administration
community land rights
gender equity in access to land
indigenous land rights
land administration
land conflicts
land grabs
land law
land rights
land use
land use mapping
property
property law
property rights
sustainable land management
women

We’re pleased to share the Land Portal Foundation's 2018 Annual Report. The report demonstrates how we are working to create a vibrant information ecosystem on land that contributes to better informed decisions and policy making on land throughout the world.

Preliminary Report on Country Level Data Status for Indicator 1.4.2

Policy Papers & Briefs
August 2019
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Global
Land Stakeholders & Institutions
continuum in land rights
land development (urbanization)
land rights
land tenure
open data
security of tenure (land)
sustainable development

In April 2019, UN Habitat through the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and Global Urban Observatory (GUO) Units; with support from the Global Land Indicators Initiative (GLII) contacted National Statistical Offices (NSOs), National Land Registries and SDGs focal points with the aim of mobilizing existing data on land tenure security in response to SDGs indicator 1.4.2.

Secure Land Tenure Rights For All

Secure Land Tenure Rights for All: Key Condition for Sustainable Development

Policy Papers & Briefs
July 2019
Africa
Ethiopia
Uganda
Namibia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Peru
Asia
Cambodia
Laos
Eastern Europe
Global
cadastral administration
community land rights
customary tenure
displacement
eviction
gender equity in access to land
informal settlements
land registration
land rights
land tenure systems
private ownership
public ownership
security of tenure (land)
tenure regularization

The aim of this policy paper is to present successful approaches to secure land tenure rights in rural and urban areas. To support future programmatic decisions by he Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ, this paper focusses especially on impacts and good practices.

Guide to Organizing and Working with Community-based Paralegals

Guide to Organizing and Working with Community-based Paralegals

Manuals & Guidelines
Training Resources & Tools
July 2019
Myanmar
Global
advocacy
capacity building
common lands
community land rights
grassroots organizations
land rights
land rights activists
legal empowerment

This manual is intended to be a practical learning aid and helpful reference guide for community-based paralegals and organizations running community-based paralegal programs.

It shows how paralegals equip people to know law, use law, and shape law. It closes with a chapter on how organizations can best support the work of paralegals, including recruitment, payment, and training. 

Webinar Report: Land in Post-Conflict Settings

Webinar Report: Land in Post-Conflict Settings

Reports & Research
June 2019
Uganda
Myanmar
Global
Land in post-conflict settings
cadastral administration
compulsory acquisitions
customary land rights
customary law
customary tenure
displacement
dispossession
environment
land acquisitions
land administration
land conflicts
land dispute
land governance
land grabbing
land grabs
natural resources management

Post-war societies not only have to deal with continuing unpeaceful relations but also land-related conflict legacies, farmland and forest degradation, heavily exploited natural resources, land mines, a destroyed infrastructure, as well as returning refugees and ex-combatants.

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