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A Regional Workshop on Land Monitoring Initiatives: Proceedings

Reports & Research
April, 2015
Asia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam
development agencies
land access
land reform
tenure security
This publication contains the major highlights of the Land Watch Asia's "Regional Workshop on Land Monitoring Initiatives: Towards an Accountable Governance on Land" held in Manila, Philippines on 21-22 April 2015. These include the land monitoring country reports (in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Philippines) prepared by Land Watch Asia campaign using the Land Reform Monitoring Framework, which was its landmark contribution towards assessing land issues across the region.
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Concessions and Leases in the Lao PDR: Taking stock of land investments

Reports & Research
December, 2012
Laos
Land & Investments
land distribution
land reform
land investments
land acquisitions
land grabbing
land policies
land law
This publication presents the first nationwide analysis of land concessions and leases in the Lao PDR. It comes at a pivotal moment after investment in land has expanded significantly throughout the country, sparking increased dialogue and a greater level of scrutiny regarding the impacts of this expan- sion, both inside the Government of the Lao PDR (GoL) and throughout wider civil society. Investment in land, particularly foreign direct investment, has been championed as an effective development tool by a number of actors.
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Convergence under pressure

Different routes to private ownership through land reforms in four Mekong countries (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam)

Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2015
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam
Land & Investments
land grabbing
land law
land policies
land reform
land tenure systems
private ownership
All four countries in continental South-East Asia featured in this paper (Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam) are experiencing land conflicts that could potentially destabilise their governments.1 Thailand is in a similar situation in many respects, as it has faced mounting tensions over land tenure since the 1990s (Hall et al., 2011). These conflicts are escalating, sometimes violent, and are attracting more and more attention from the media. They have mobilized numerous local and international NGOs, and often triggered the development of an increasingly visible national civil society.
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Expansion of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis) in Mainland Southeast Asia: what are the prospects for smallholders?

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2013
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Land & Food Security
food security
land reform
land distribution
smallholders
The rubber tree is native to the humid tropics and has traditionally been cropped in the equatorial zone between 108Nand 108S; in mainland Southeast Asia this includes portions of southern Thailand, southeastern Vietnam, and southern Myanmar. In the early 1950s, the Chinese government began to invest in growing rubber in environments perceived to be ecologically marginal and eventually established state rubber plantations in areas that lie as far north as 228 north latitude.
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Gender and access to land

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2002
Rwanda, Laos, Kenya, South Africa, Gambia, Vietnam, Sweden, Zimbabwe, China, Italy, Canada, India
land governance
land
tenant's rights
land use
land tenure
right of access
leases
agrarian reform
land ownership
women
This guide on Gender and access to land has been prepared to support land administrators in governments and their counterparts in civil society who are involved in land access and land administration questions in rural development. It is frequently the case that gender issues are left out or misunderstood in such situations, often with negative results. This guide is designed to show where and why gender inclusion is important in projects and programmes that aim at improving land tenure and land administration arrangements.
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Impacts of formal and informal wood exports on Cambodian economy : input output analysis; final draft

Reports & Research
April, 2015
China, Cambodia, Laos
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Investments
Land, Climate Change & Environment
deforestation
foreign investment
Indigenous Peoples
land reform
The Cambodian government allowed 1,204,750 hectares as economic land concession (ELC) to 118 local and international companies. Global Witness reported that 2.6 million ha had been given in 272 ELCs, mainly for rubber plantations. Many concessionaires do not comply with their contracts, nor with existing land and forest laws. Government revenues from timber exports are extremely low. Deforestation, and removal of luxury timbers has increased dramatically. Land concessions rob local communities of their income from non-timber forest products.
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La parité hommes-femmes et l'accès à la terre

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2003
Rwanda, Laos, Kenya, South Africa, Vietnam, Sweden, Zimbabwe, China, Italy, United Kingdom, Canada
land governance
land
tenant's rights
land use
land tenure
right of access
leases
agrarian reform
land ownership
women
Le présent manuel sur La parité hommes-femmes et l'accès à la terre a été rédigé pour aider les administrateurs fonciers dans les gouvernements et leurs homologues dans la société civile jouant un rôle dans l'accès à la terre et dans l'administration foncière dans le cadre du développement rural. Les questions de parité hommes-femmes sont fréquemment omises ou sous-estimées et cela a souvent des répercussions négatives.
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Land Rights Matter! Anchors to Reduce Land Grabbing, Dispossession and Displacement. A Comparative Study of Land Rights Systems in Southeast Asia and the Potential of National and International Legal Frameworks and Guidelines

Reports & Research
December, 2016
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Vietnam
Land & Investments
Land & Gender
legal empowerment
development agencies
land grabbing
extractive industries
tenure security
land ownership
land distribution
land reform
land investments
land acquisitions
title deeds
land titling
women
poverty
land policies
land law
ABSTRACTED FROM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Land rights systems in Southeast Asia are in constant flux; they respond to various socioeconomic and political pressures and to changes in statutory and customary law. Over the last decade, Southeast Asia has become one of the hotspots of the global land grab phenomenon, accounting for about 30 percent of transnational land grabs globally. Land grabs by domestic urban elites, the military or government actors are also common in many Southeast Asian countries.
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Land to the Tiller: Agrarian Reform STILL a vital strategy for development

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2005
Asia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
agrarian reform
agricultural land management
agriculture
farmers
farming systems
Agrarian reform, or AR, is the redistribution of public and private agricultural lands, regardless of produce and tenurial arrangement, to landless farmers and regular farm workers, to include support services and other arrangements alternative to distribution of land such as production/profi t sharing, labor organization, or distribution of shares of stock.
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Lao PDR Economic Monitor, April 2008

June, 2013
Laos
capacity development
decentralization
land reform
land titling
natural disasters
property rights
transaction costs
Lao PDR's economic outlook remains favorable, with continued strong growth. Gross domestic product (GDP) growth remained at above 7 percent in 2007. Output expanded in mining, newly emerging processing industries, agriculture, and new construction of hydropower projects, tourism and other services. Non-resource sectors contributed over 5 percent to this growth, and the resource sector around 2.5 percent.