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Le foncier irrigué en Asie du Sud-est : objet d’une attention limitée; enjeu majeur de durabilité des territoires irrigués

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Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2023
Asia, Cambodia, Myanmar
Land & Food Security
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
land governance
food security
land law
land conflicts
Les politiques de développement agricole en Asie du Sud-Est s’accompagnent très souvent de mutations foncières qui ont deux visages complémentaires : concentration foncière et exclusion.

En modifiant les perspectives de valorisation du foncier, les investissements dans l’irrigation tendent à renforcer ces tendances.

La question du foncier irrigué fait cependant l’objet de relativement peu d’attention ; mieux la prendre en compte est pourtant crucial dans une perspective d’un développement économique et social des territoires qui soit durable.
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Pathways for the recognition of customary forest tenure in the Mekong region

Reports & Research
November, 2022
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
gender equity
land governance
forest law
customary law
forestry
land dispute resolution
land tenure
customary land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
local communities
Globally, about 2 billion people claim ownership of their homes and lands through a customary tenure system. Customary tenure has long been insecure and is under growing pressure in many places. But it is also increasingly recognized through a variety of mechanisms, formal and informal. RECOFTC released a new report on the recognition of customary tenure of communities living in forested landscapes in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam. It also includes a case study from Thailand.
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Gender, tenure and customary practices in forest landscapes

Reports & Research
December, 2022
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
gender equity
gender equity in access to land
customary law
indigenous peoples' lands
natural resources
natural resources management
customary land rights
customary tenure
women
This report is based on 10 research projects carried out in 18 sites in seven countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Viet Nam. The studies formed the basis of ten informational briefs from the research sites published together with the report (available here: https://www.recoftc.org/publications/0000432). Each study documented the legal frameworks and customary practices that affect indigenous women’s rights to access and manage forest resources and create restrictions on those rights.
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Challenges and opportunities of recognizing and protecting customary tenure systems in Myanmar

Reports & Research
Policy Papers & Briefs
September, 2019
Myanmar, Thailand
Land & Food Security
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land policies
indigenous peoples' lands
customary land rights
indigenous peoples' land rights
customary tenure
Indigenous Peoples
This policy brief was developed in order to enable a meaningful engagement and policy dialogue with government institutions and other relevant stakeholders about challenges and opportunities related to recognizing and protecting customary tenure in the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.
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Persistence and Change in Customary Tenure Systems in Myanmar

Reports & Research
January, 2021
Myanmar
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land Conflicts
land law
land policies
customary law
forestry
agroforestry systems
agriculture
conflicts
migration
customary land rights
customary tenure
Indigenous Peoples
Based on a broad review of the existing documentation, the study describes the diversity of customary tenure systems in various regions of Myanmar; it looks at what they have in common and how they differ. It investigates the processes that affect or weaken the community jurisdiction over their lands and resources. It is intended as a resource for policymakers who are looking at recognizing and protecting the customary rights of rural communities.
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Summary Report of the Second Regional Land forum

Reports & Research
June, 2018
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
land tenure
Following the success of the inaugural Regional Land Forum in Hanoi in 2016, the Second Regional Land Forum was held from 28-30^th May, 2018, in Bangkok. The Regional Land Forum aims to provide a multi-stakeholder platform for networking and dialogue on land governance issues across the Mekong region, particularly Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).
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Social forestry and climate change in the ASEAN region: Situational analysis 2020

Reports & Research
August, 2020
Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land rights
land tenure
Forests play a crucial role in the fight against global climate change. The communities that live in and around forests are well-placed to carry out climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recognizes that social forestry enables communities to manage forests sustainably. It also helps them deliver on economic, social and environmental goals, including mitigation and adaptation. This has motivated ASEAN leaders to study and understand social forestry’s role in climate change and to strengthen its presence in the region.
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Chinese Investment into Tissue-Culture Banana Plantations in Kachin State, Myanmar

Case study, Mekong Region Land Governance

Reports & Research
November, 2020
China, Myanmar
Land & Investments
Land Conflicts
land use change
land investments
land rights
land access
land conflicts
In the last decade, Myanmar’s Kachin State has seen a boom in tissue-culture banana plantations driven by cross-border Chinese investors. This Case Study compiles field research and publicly available knowledge about the scale of the production and its economic, social and environmental consequences. The study provides a detailed snapshot of the investment model and key actors in Kachin State, the methods of land access, landscape outcomes, and experiences of plantation workers.
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Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land”

Reports & Research
July, 2014
Zambia, Brazil, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, Papua New Guinea
land governance
development
land economics
land investments
land rights
dispossession
Indigenous Peoples
Driving Dispossession: The Global Push to “Unlock the Economic Potential of Land,” sounds the alarm on the unprecedented wave of privatization of natural resources that is underway around the world. Through six case studies — Ukraine, Zambia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, and Brazil — the report details the myriad ways by which governments — willingly or under the pressure of financial institutions and Western donor agencies — are putting more land into so-called “productive use” in the name of development.
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The Implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Land Law: a case study in Sagaing Region

Reports & Research
August, 2020
Myanmar
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
land administration
land registration
land law
farmland
land use
land acquisitions
land conflicts
land tenure
tenure security
farmers
This Case Study looks at the implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law (VFV Law) in seven villages in Sagaing Region, to assess the practices on the ground and how the law impacts the land tenure security of smallholder farmers.