Lao villagers worry that compensation for Pak Beng Dam will be too low
14 March 2023
Lao villagers worry that compensation for Pak Beng Dam will be too low
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Environmental activists say the EACOP pipeline will damage Uganda’s iconic fragile ecosystem and the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people.
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19 February 2023
Supreme Court observed urgent need for legislation to resolve land acquisition disputes for public projects.
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12 May 2021
In conversation: Rights-based approaches for forest protection initiatives
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Women’s Housing and Land Rights and Covid-19
26 May 2020
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United States
Join us for the Land Rights and COVID-19 webinar and discussion series, which is presented by Land Portal, Landesa, the Global Protection Cluster HLP AOR and GIZ, with organizing support from Environmental Peacebuilding Association, LANDac, New America and the UK's Department for International Development (DFID).
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"When we import goods, we export jobs"
Conference Papers & Reports
August, 2017
Africa
Nigeria
This article was submitted for the UN Economic Commission for Africa “2017 Conference on Land Policy in Africa” Nov. 14-17 2017, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
This article sheds light on a series of events that triggered escalating tensions over land and resources in the coastal communities of Lagos, Nigeria. This article provides an in-depth analysis of Nigeria’s laws on expropriation and the processes of acquiring land and compensating landholders in the Lekki Free Trade Zone (LFTZ) case. Specifically, the analysis addresses the following research questions:
The Status of National Legal Frameworks for Valuing Compensation for Expropriated Land
Journal Articles & Books
May, 2017
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Global
The challenges associated with determining fair compensation for expropriated land have been extensively discussed and debated among scholars, practitioners, policymakers, and the public. However, to date, a comprehensive study of national-level compensation procedures established by law considering whether such procedures meet internationally recognized standards on compensation valuation has not been conducted.
Summary Report: Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region
Reports & Research
March, 2017
Cambodia
Laos
Myanmar
Thailand
Vietnam
This dialogue provided a way for the land community to collaboratively explore challenges and opportunities related to the recognition of indigenous, ethnic minority and customary tenure rights in the Mekong region in order to:
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