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Finnish gov pulls bill to ratify UN declaration on Indigenous peoples rights
The Juha Sipilä administration has withdrawn draft legislation from the Finnish Parliament that would strengthen Sámi rights.
The cabinet said on Thursday in a letter to the Parliament that it would withdraw a 2014 bill intended to ratify an international agreement on the rights of indigenous and tribal peoples.
The Time for ‘Reflection’ Is Up: Calling on the EU to Craft an Effective Plan to Achieve the SDGs
Can you still remember the spirit of excitement and hope engulfing the global community at the end of 2015? Not only had it come together in Paris to adopt an agreement to limit global temperature rise to well below 2°C, it also adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a set of 17 comprehensive Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to achieve prosperity for people and planet by 2030.
The great land reform heist: Report accuses government officials of “enormous” fraud
A total of 42 people - including government officials - have been accused of orchestrating a corrupt land reform project worth hundreds of millions of rand.
A damning report for the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) has uncovered a huge network of fraud relating to land reform projects in South Africa, casting a shadow over the future of the ANC’s land redistribution plans.
Activists demand law to protect rights of fisherfolk
Claim coastal lands are being monetised through tourism
Various fishermen’s organisations on Wednesday demanded a Fishers Rights Act to protect interests of the marine fishermen, the communities which are not into active fishing, the coastal communities who depend on it and the coastal poor.
Such an Act would safeguard their lands, livelihood rights and habitat, said Jesurethinam Christy, convenor, Coastal Action Network (CAN).
Liberia’s community forestry becoming a front for deforestation: Report
- A report released by Global Witness late last year alleges that Liberia’s forestry laws are being “hijacked” by logging companies.
- These logging companies can potentially put vast areas of Liberia’s remaining rainforests at risk of large-scale deforestation.
- There’s historical precedent for the concerns under the current law: in 2012, Liberia was rocked by a scandal over permits meant to enable private landowners to enter into logging agreements with outside parties.
When Liberia emerged from its civil war in 2003, one of the fi
Residents of Shimoni in Kwale want 700 title deeds revoked
More than 8,000 residents of Shimoni in Kwale County want 700 title deeds issued last year by the government revoked.
Speaking to the Nation in Shimoni on Wednesday, the locals from eight villages said the issuance process was flawed and a new one should be initiated.
They said a complete survey to nullify other two previous surveys done on their land must be carried.
New team to resolve dispute over online land transactions
A stalemate over activation of an online platform that may exclude lawyers from the multi-billion shilling land conveyancing business has been referred to a soon-to-be formed taskforce.
Property assessment for rating purposes in Kenya: A case study of Mavoko Municipal Council
Property assessment for rating purposes has been practiced in Kenya for over a century. Property taxation is a major source of local authority finance though its full potential has not being realized. The revenue received from property taxes is used for provision of services to residents within a local authority’s jurisdiction Lack of realization of full potential of the property tax is blamed on inefficiencies in the local authorities as a result of poor property tax administration.
New valuation fees push up the cost of land and homes
The cost of buying land and homes is set to rise significantly as the market factors in new valuation charges that have more than doubled for most asset classes.
Lands minister James Orengo introduced the new charges through an amendment to the forms and fees section of the Valuers Act, paving the way for their application in the property market beginning this month.
Valuation fees for certain classes of land or homes have increased by up to 400 per cent, piling upward pressure on sale prices.
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