Myanmar
Displaying 49 - 60 of 66
24 Maio 2021
The recognition of customary tenure systems and responsible land-based investments that safeguard legitimate tenure rights and right holders are the interconnected main themes for mainstreaming the principles and internationally recognized good practices of the Voluntary Guidelines on the…
24 Maio 2021
In the Mekong region, agriculture (including forestry and fisheries) employs over 43% of the population and contributes to around 16% to the regional GDP, making it an important sector for investment. Agricultural investment can be key to support economic growth, enhance food security and nutrition…
21 Maio 2021
During Session 3 of the 3rd Mekong Regional Land Forum, we will talk about free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) standards, with the intention to address common concerns of government agencies and private investors about perceived challenges and risks in relation to FPIC application. The session…
21 Maio 2021
The impacts of agribusiness and plantation investments on the forests of the Mekong region have been widely documented. Taken together, much of this evidence paints a picture of global economic forces bearing down on fragile ecosystems and ethnically diverse communities of smallholder farmers. What…
7 Maio 2021
Around five hundred people from civil society, academia, government, private industry, and development agencies will be gathering in a few weeks for the 2021 Mekong Regional Land Forum (#MRLF2021).
We're coming together as reform-minded actors within and beyond the region to engage in debate on…
26 Fevereiro 2021
This blog was originally published at: https://www.evalforward.org/blog/participatory-evaluation-myanmar
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Community-based forest management in Myanmar started during the 1990s. After a decline in forests, the government realized the importance of villagers’…
2 Fevereiro 2021
2020 was a tough year on many fronts, and land rights were no exception. COVID-19 hindered land rights advocates from doing field research, meeting with government officials, prioritizing policy initiatives, and obtaining funding.
Despite these headwinds, we have seen important advances, and the…
11 Dezembro 2020
Yesterday, on International Human Rights Day, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands announced that Saw Eh Say, the coordinator from the Kayah Earthrights Action Network (KEAN), received the 2020 Human Rights Tulip Myanmar Award for his great efforts to promote the right to land in Myanmar.…
26 Fevereiro 2020
Forests are critically important for many of the world’s poor who depend on them for food, income, medicine and building materials. As such, forests are a nexus of broadly held policy goals such as poverty reduction, economic growth, conservation and climate change. Most forests in the developing…
18 Outubro 2019
On the 2019 International Day of Rural Women, Landesa’s Shipra Deo explores how land rights are an essential element for overturning misperceptions about the role of women in society and on the farm.
In a workshop with a group of agronomists who work in agriculture extension in India, I ask the…
17 Julho 2018
Date: 17 juillet 2018
Source: Farmlandgrab, HRW
L’État birman devrait d’urgence offrir réparation pour les terres qui ont été confisquées illégalement par le passé, a déclaré Human Rights Watch dans un rapport publié aujourd’hui. Le gouvernement devrait également faire promulguer des lois et…
17 Abril 2018
Much of the world’s rural landscapes are technically managed by national governments with limited recognition of, or support for, the rights and management responsibilities of the rural poor who live in these areas. In an era of large-scale land acquisitions for global commodity production, this…