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Unable to access our lands, say Tamils in Jaffna village

27 November 2021

Sri Lanka

Govt. has declared our ancestral lands as wildlife reserve areas, say farmers

In Chundikulam village, located on the eastern tip of Jaffna Peninsula, farmers are facing a peculiar challenge.

Cameroon's real estate nightmare

23 September 2021

Africa

Cameroon

In Cameroon, large numbers of people are leaving the countryside in the hope of a better life in towns and cities.

This exodus is driven by high poverty in rural regions and is further exacerbated by the ongoing conflicts in many parts of the country.

Interview with Paul Radu, co-founder and chief of innovation of the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP)

5 March 2021

Global

Blogs

Three reasons to invest in land tenure security

21 October 2020

Authors:

Harold Liversage

Ms. Giulia Barbanente

Global

For rural people, especially low-income rural people, land and livelihood are one and the same. Access to land means the opportunity to earn a decent income and achieve food and nutrition security, and it can also pave the way for access to social benefits such as health care and education. A lack of secure land access, on the other hand, can disempower rural people and expose them to the combined threats of poverty, hunger and conflict.

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Gender Inequality In Land Ownership In Zambia And The Contribution of Medici Land Governance In Securing Women’s Land Rights.

Multimedia

January 2022

Zambia

The purpose of this report was to evaluate the gender inequality that currently exists in land ownership in Zambia. Zambia currently has two land tenure systems, both of which are relic of the colonial era. In both of these systems, land ownership is along patriarchal lines, with women having little land security.

Land Conflicts in India: An Interim Analysis

Reports & Research

November 2016

India

Land and resource conflicts in India have deep implications for the well-being of the country’s people, institutions, investments, and long-term development. These conflicts reveal deep structural flaws in the country’s social, agrarian, and institutional structures, including ambiguities in property rights regimes and institutions.

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Organizations

Government Blockchain Association - Land Titling Working Group (GBA)

The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) is an international nonprofit professional association with its headquarters located in Fairfax, Virginia. GBA focuses on its members as individuals and organizations that are interested in promoting blockchain technology solutions to government, but does not advocate for any specific policy position. Membership is available to government employees along with student organizations, private sector professionals, and corporations. Membership fees are waived for government employees.

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS)

"International Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IJHSS) is an open access, peer-reviewed and refereed journal published by Center for Promoting Ideas (CPI), USA. The main objective of IJHSS is to provide an intellectual platform for the international scholars. IJHSS aims to promote interdisciplinary studies in humanities and social science and become the leading journal in humanities and social science in the world." - IJHSS

Land Development and Governance Institute (LDGI)

Land Development and Governance Institute

MISSION: To contribute to improved livelihoods through offering a bridge between communities, stakeholders and policy makers in the promotion of equitable access and sustainable management of land and natural resources.

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the title deed of a property is the document which evidences or proves ownership of the property.

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