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Paving the Way: Ethiopia’s Youth on the Road to Sustainability

Videos
June, 2015
Ethiopia
sustainable development
land use
land investments
local communities
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Big Men

Videos
August, 2014
Ghana, Nigeria
Land Conflicts
land use
mining
land investments
land dispute
local communities
In Big Men, director Rachel Boynton has achieved a tour-de-force of documentary filmmaking. Taking a large, complex and much-contested phenomenon -- the oil business as it is conducted in under-developed countries such as Ghana and Nigeria -- she has crafted an edge-of-your-seat, character-driven drama that is also a clear and enlightening film about the global dealings behind petroleum, a crucial resource that touches everyone's life.
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LFL+FAO Webinar Local finance for forest & landscape restoration

Videos
November, 2018
Global
Forest Landscape Restoration
forest conservation
forest land
forest management plans
land governance
local communities
Local finance for forest and landscape restoration. Featuring Lucy Garrett, Specialist on financing mechanisms for sustainable food systems and landscape restoration at FAO. Facilitators: Maria Nuutinen (FAO) and Natalia Krasnodebska (LFL) and participants from around the world. Join us for a lively discussion. The Landscape Finance Lab is an initiative of the WWF (the Worldwide Fund for Nature) and made possible through support from EIT Climate-KIC and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
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Widow's Cry (Pakorpa Susangho)

Videos
December, 2016
Western Africa, Ghana
Land & Corruption
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
local communities
poverty
women
Pakorpa Susangho’ (Widow’s Cry) is an exploration of how corruption impacts on widows in the Upper East region of Ghana. This participatory video was devised and shot by ten widows from Kulbia, on the outskirts of Bolgatanga, using cutting-edge production techniques and equipment (including iPads as powerful video cameras). The filmmakers, whose ages range from 29 to 60, lack any formal education yet learned to operate the equipment with confidence and skill during a series of participatory video workshops packed with fun games and exercises.
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Customary Tenure in Myanmar

Videos
March, 2016
Myanmar
customary law
customary tenure
development agencies
land law
local communities
This video is based on the combined efforts of 5 civil society organizations and ethnic youth organizations (88 Generation, Point, FLU, KYO&TSYU) to document local Customary Tenure practices in different villages throughout the country, in the states of Shan North, Shan South, Magwe and Kayah, with the support of MRLG. It’s explains how they implemented the documentation of Customary Tenure practices. The video also explains what customary tenure is, based on the local communities point of view and practices, and why CT recognition is important to them.
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Protecting Our Community Land

Manuals & Guidelines
Videos
January, 2017
Cambodia
Land Conflicts
Land & Investments
land conflicts
land dispute resolution
land grabbing
local communities
This video is part of one of the major activities of the L&A initiative “Collective Learning on Land Conflict Resolution” in Cambodia. It shows how important the solidarity of villagers is important to prevent land grabbing. The concerned village is in Taing Mlou village, Andoung Meas district, Ratanakiri province.