concession (land)

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A concession is defined as the granting of a territory for its occupation and use.

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Latest news

Area burned in Indonesia fires ‘greater than the Netherlands’

22 October 2020

Indonesia

Greenpeace slams Indonesia for lack of action against the palm oil sector as vast areas of forests burned in five years.

A 150-year old obstacle to land rights

18 September 2020

Indonesia

Main photo: Protestors calling for land reform, Jakarta, September 2019 / Dhemas Reviyanto / ANTARA FOTO

Threatened species caught in crossfire of ongoing land conflict in Myanmar

10 September 2020

Myanmar

Conflict over how best to protect the biodiversity of Myanmar’s Tanintharyi region may be contributing to the rapid loss of its forest cover.
Habitats of globally threatened species, including the critically endangered Gurney’s pitta and recently discovered geckos, face destruction due to logging, agriculture and other human pressures.

Blogs

Consent is Everybody’s Business: Why banks need to act on free, prior and informed consent

27 August 2019

Authors:

Imke Greven

Africa

Latin America and the Caribbean

Asia

Global

Banks must stand with Indigenous and local communities in respecting their land rights

In 2018, every week more than three people were murdered, defending their land and environment from destructive industries like mining, logging and agribusiness. These killings represent the extreme end of a spectrum of violence and threats directed at land rights defenders.

Land Fumbles: The Hangover Effects of the Great Land Grab

7 June 2019

Authors:

Scott Schang

Mozambique

Tanzania

Global

In the past decade, significant international attention focused on “land grabs” in developing countries by companies and others hungry for land to grow food and procure resources for the world’s growing population.

New Online Discussion Aims To Support the Passage of a Bill that Safeguards the Land Rights of All Liberians

16 July 2018

Authors:

Dr. Emmanuel Urey

Mr. Tyler Roush

Africa

Liberia

In the fading afternoon light, Kou Berpa leads a small group out to a patch of land a short distance off of the main road in Ganta, Liberia.

The land is strewn with rocks and dried vegetation. The jagged remains of a tree stump consume one corner. It’s easy to miss the green shoots scattered across the grounds – the beginnings of a crop of corn that Kou has planted.

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Events

First Mekong Region Land Forum

21 June 2016 to 23 June 2016

Location

Hanoi

Vietnam

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VN

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Vietnam

MRLG, GIZ and IPSARD are pleased to announce that they will organize the first Mekong Region Land Forum in Hanoi, on 21st to 23rd of June

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Library

Mekong Land Research Forum: Annual country reviews 2018-19

Policy Papers & Briefs

February 2019

Cambodia

Laos

Myanmar

Thailand

Vietnam

The Annual Country Reviews reflect upon current land issues in the Mekong Region, and has been produced for researchers, practitioners and policy advocates operating in the field. Specialists have been selected from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam to briefly answer the following two questions:

Summary Report: Recognition of Customary Tenure in the Mekong Region

Reports & Research

April 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: